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ME219 - Fluid Mechanics

ME219 - Fluid Mechanics

Instructor

Prof Neeraj Kumbhkarna

Section

S3

Semester

Autumn ‘21

Course Difficulty

The course as a whole is very chill, doable in one night :p. Most of the course is purely basic JEE concepts - hydrostatic pressure, Bernoulli’s equation. Newer concepts like Navier Stoke Equation are introduced in the later classes but are easy to get the hang of.

Time Commitment Required

Not a lot of time commitment is required, which is surprising considering it’s an 8 credit course. There are no quizzes or a midsem, just a 40% weightage endsem and Lecture and tut quizzes.

Grading Policy and Statistics

Grading was very chill with most people getting AAs and ABs.

Attendance Policy

No attendance policy was followed as such but sir held 2 quizzes every lectures on moodle which accounts for 20% of your grade and the tut quizzes on moodle account for 40% of your grade.

Evaluation Scheme

20% - Lecture Quizzes
40% - Tutorial Quizzes
40% - Endsem

Topics Covered in the Course

Hydrostatics, Bernoulli’s Equation, Laminar and Turbulent Flow, Reynold’s Number, Viscosity, Navier Stokes Equation

Teaching Style

The prof took lectures online on MS Teams and quizzes were taken at random times on moodle based on the concepts taught in that lecture.

Tutorials/Assignments/Projects

Tut and Lecture quizzes were very easy, with the prof covering similar questions in the class itself.

Feedback on Exams

Endsem was very easy with people easily scoring >35 marks out of 40

Course Highlights

Na

Course Importance

Core Course so not much to say

References Used

Lecture slides more than covered the syllabus

Review By: Manav Doshi