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Engineering Sciences 23
DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS AND FIELDS
A study of the fundamental properties of distributed systems and their description in terms of scalar and vector fields. After a summary of vector-field theory, the formulation of conservation laws, source laws, and constitutive equations is discussed. Energy and force relations are developed and the nature of potential fields, wave fields, and diffusion fields is examined. A survey of elementary transport processes is given. Particular attention is given to the relation between the description of systems in terms of discrete and distributed parameters. Applications are chosen primarily from fluid mechanics, electromagnetic theory, and heat transfer.
Engs 23 is a core course in the Engineering Sciences major. It is a prerequisite for later courses in fluid mechanics and electromagnetism, and valuable preparation for any course involving fields and transport phenomena.
The prerequisite or Engs 23 is Engs 22 (Systems). It draws heavily upon multivariable calculus (Math 11, 13, or 15.2) and introductory physics (particularly Phys 14). Matlab is used extensively.
Offered: 06F, 06F: 2; 06S, 07S: 9L
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