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ESM-3024: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Description: Fluid properties. Hydrostatics. Derivation and application of the mass, momentum, and energy conservation equations. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Introduction to analyses of pipe flows and piping systems, open channel flows, and fluid forces on solid bodies.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ESM-2104 and PHYS-2305

Required By: AOE-4064, BSE-3504, BSE-4204, MINE-4504

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 72

Average GPA: 2.89 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 17.06%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.54%

Mark A Stremler202339.1%40.1%16.3%3.7%0.6%0.3%3.1131
Muhammad R Hajj201622.0%38.2%25.7%11.5%1.8%0.8%2.6231
Anne E Staples201427.1%48.9%16.4%6.0%1.0%0.6%2.979
Osama A Marzouk200766.7%30.0%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.651

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