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• Fluid Dynamics

  A university course in fluid dynamics for undergraduates in mathematics and physics. Thirteen chapters, from Cartesian tensors to hydrodynamic instability.

  Last updated 27 May 2022

• Fluid-Structure Instability

  4A10 Flow instability and fluid-structure interaction, CUED Part IIB. Galloping and flutter, vortex shedding, conduits and channels.

  Last updated 15 March 2026

• Mechanics of Interfaces

  The mechanics that arises from the surface tension of liquid interfaces: static equilibrium, three-phase contact lines, surface tension and gravity.

  Last updated 18 February 2022

• Dimensional Analysis

  CUED Part IA. How units constrain the form a physical law can take, and what Buckingham's Pi theorem does and does not tell you.

  Last updated 23 August 2026