Plan for Physics 200B

Continuum Mechanics

Strings and membranes. Equations of motion for classical fields. Wave solutions. D'Alambert's method for strings. Perturbation theory and Rayleigh-Ritz variational approaches.

Fluid Mechanics

Ideal fluids, aerofoil theory, viscous fluids, Navier-Stokes equations, vortices, boundary layers, turbulence (?)

Special Topics

Shock waves. Solitons. Pattern formation.

Miscellaneous

Grading

Grading will be based on homework, class participation, a midterm, and a final exam.