2012-2013 Academic Catalog 
    
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PHYS 165 - Continuum Mechanics

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
An intermediate level course providing an introduction to fluid mechanics and elasto-mechanics. Applications of the theory to bird and insect flight, and swimming of large animals such as fish, and small organisms such as bacteria will be discussed. Locomotion in and on sand will be also discussed. Such an advanced course is necessary for students with interests in soft matter, elastomers, gels, granular materials, biophysics, and bio-mechanics. This course will be at the intermediate level. It will target physics and math majors, and biology majors with a strong math background. Typically students will take it in their junior or senior year. It will satisfy one of the physics elective requirements.

Prerequisites: PHYS120/121, MATH 120/121, PHYS160.


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