Advanced Fluid Dynamics of the Environment
A graduate-level survey from MIT's Civil and Environmental Engineering department covering fluid mechanical problems in water environments. The course emphasizes analytical approximation techniques for handling the nonlinearities in governing fluid equations, aiming to build both computational skill and physical intuition. Scale analysis is treated as a recurring theme across lectures and homework sets, and mathematical methods beyond typical first-year graduate preparation are introduced as needed. Topics shift from year to year depending on current research interests, so the course functions as preparation for reading and engaging with the fluid dynamics research literature rather than a fixed syllabus. Materials include lecture notes and problem sets published through MIT OpenCourseWare, free to access with no certificate offered.