ME 3475 — Fluid Mechanics

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: T/ThBostonSeattle, WATraditional

Studies fundamental principles in fluid mechanics. Topics include hydrostatics (pressure distribution, forces on submerged surfaces and buoyancy); Newton’s law of viscosity; dimensional analysis; integral forms of basic laws (conservation of mass, momentum, and energy); pipe flow analysis; differential formulation of basic laws including Navier-Stokes equations; and the concept of boundary layer and drag coefficient. Includes a team-based independent project.

Prerequisites

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 202336612055%18.0
Fall 20232597084%5.5
Spring 20242799385%7.0
Summer A 20242678183%7.0
Summer B 20243498061%10.3
Fall 20242899297%1.5
Spring 20252629466%16.0
Summer A 202539111083%6.3
Summer B 20252577972%11.0
Fall 202526910069%15.5
Spring 2026210010793%3.5

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 46% · T 66% · W 43% · Th 50% · F 13%

Common patterns: MTWR (31% of sections), T (23% of sections), R (13% of sections), TF (10% of sections), W (9% of sections), M (8% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Summer A

Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

BIOE 5630, ENSY 5650, ME 4565, ME 4570, ME 4670, ME 4690

Courses that list ME 3475 in their prerequisites.

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