麻豆影院

Course: Flow Visualization: A Course in the Physics and Art of Fluid Flow

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Professor: Jean Hertzberg

Course description: Anybody who has paid attention to patterns formed while stirring milk into coffee has participated in flow visualization. It is the process of making the physics of fluid flows 鈥� gases and liquids 鈥� visible. Designed for engineering, fine arts photography and video students, the class explores techniques for creating images of fluid flows.

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Abbreviated reading list:

Gavin Pretor-Pinney鈥檚聽The Cloudspotter鈥檚 Guide听(笔别谤颈驳别别/笔别苍驳耻颈苍)

A.J. Smits and T.T. Lim鈥檚聽Flow Visualization Techniques and Examples聽(Imperial College Press)

Hertzberg says:聽鈥淒evelopment of this course has been the most profound teaching experience of my career. For the first time, I found that my course had an impact; students came out with changed perceptions, really being able to 鈥榮ee鈥� the world around them in a
different way.鈥�