SIO 177Fluid Dynamics

4 units · SIO · UC San Diego

This course gives an introduction to ocean and atmosphere fluid properties, statics, and kinematics; fluid conservation laws; irrotational flow; Bernoulli equation; gravity waves; shallow water equations; geophysical applications.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “PHYS 2A and MATH 20D and MATH 20E or consent of instructor.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

One of the options in (1)

Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (B.S.)

What it opens up

Courses that list SIO 177 as a prerequisite (1)

SIO 178 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics