Hydrodynamic Stability
3.0
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Hydrodynamic linear stability theory is developed and applied to a variety of flow problems using analytical techniques and numerical methods. Necessary and sufficient conditions for flow stability are derived. Canonical examples are used to introduce various concepts including, e.g. temporal and spatial analyses, asymptotic and transient flow response, convective and absolute instability, global methods, and direct stability analysis.
Fall 2014
Professor: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Students praised this course for giving students a broad overview of numerical methods and featuring an instructor who clearly explained concepts and problems. Students perceived various issues with the course. Some students found the homework was time consuming to complete and that it took too long to get feedback on assignments. Others thought that the grading was unfairly harsh on assignments. Suggestions to improve the course varied as wel . Some students thought the course would be improved if they were provided additional resources to support what they were learning in lectures. Some students requested that the instructor assign a textbook while others asked for an outline at the start of class so they would know the purpose of each lecture. Prospective students should know that students found that it was important to have a good background in programming languages such as Python and applications such as MATLAB.