Fluid Dynamics
An MIT OpenCourseWare course introducing the principal concepts and methods of fluid mechanics. Topics include pressure, hydrostatics, and buoyancy, open systems and control volume analysis, mass and momentum conservation for moving fluids, viscous flows and flow through pipes, dimensional analysis, boundary layers, and lift and drag on objects. Students formulate mathematical models to analyze and design fluid systems, building the problem-solving skills used in engineering practice. The course provides lecture materials, problem sets, and exams as part of MIT's OpenCourseWare initiative, free to access online. It suits students with a background in calculus and introductory mechanics who want a rigorous grounding in fluid mechanics fundamentals, from hydrostatic pressure calculations to the analysis of viscous and turbulent flow behavior in engineering applications.