AEP 4340

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 15, 2026 7:07PM EDT

AEP 4340
Fluid and Continuum Mechanics

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Intro to elasticity (including stress and strain tensors and their linear relations for isotropic materials), very brief intro to plastic deformation, fluid properties and some hydrostatics, conservation laws with applications (including pipes), dimensional analysis, vorticity, ideal flow (including forms of Bernoulli equations and potential flow), flow past objects (including boundary layers, drag, lift, and model aerofoils), instabilities, a brief introduction to turbulence (including Reynolds stress from time averaging), some topics in compressible flow (including choking and shock waves).


Prerequisites minimum grade of C- in AEP 3330.

Enrollment Information Recommended prerequisites: AEP 4200; AEP 3550; or equivalents.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 5340

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3783 AEP 4340   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Wickham, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3784 AEP 4340   DIS 201

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Wickham, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person