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ENGS 23 - Distributed Systems and Fields
Description
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. Includes a set of laboratories.Prerequisites
ENGS 22, or equivalentDistribution Code
TASOffered
Term:
Winter
2023
Time:
11
Location:
CUMMINGS 200
Instructors:
Ulf L. Österberg
Term:
Spring
2023
Time:
9L
Location:
MACLEAN B01 ZALESK
Instructors:
Mattias W. Fitzpatrick
Term:
Fall
2023
Time:
2
Location:
MacLean B01
Instructors:
Ulf L. Österberg
Term:
Winter
2024
Time:
11
Location:
Cummings 200
Instructors:
Ulf L. Österberg
Term:
Spring
2024
Time:
9L
Location:
MacLean B01
Instructors:
Mattias W. Fitzpatrick
Term:
Fall
2024
Time:
2
Location:
–
Instructors:
Charles R. Sullivan