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ESM-5054: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Description: Fundamentals of fluid mechanics, including approximations, flow regimes, boundary conditions, vorticity, Bernoulli equations, boundary layers, lift, separation and drag, introduction to turbulence, waves in fluids.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ESM-5014

Required By: ME-6454

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.69 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 52.40%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Saad A Ragab202252.3%35.3%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.432
Mark S Cramer201991.7%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.921
Mark A Stremler202384.7%15.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.792
Anne E Staples202488.8%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.791

Grade Distribution Over Time

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Spring 2019Spring 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W