The two thermal-fluids courses, EML 3015C and EML 3016C (taught in Spring), together with EML 4304L, Experiments in Thermal Fluid Sciences, form the core curriculum in thermal sciences.Collectively, they should provide you with a sound fundamental as well as a practical knowledge of this area of engineering.
 
 

PREREQUISITES
You should have passed the following courses (and their prerequisites) with a C or better:MAC 2313 (Calculus III); EML 3013C (Dynamic Systems I).Exemptions to the prerequisites should be requested during the first week of classes.If you have not fulfilled these prerequisites, you are not prepared for this class and may be dropped from the course.

Course  Instructor         Dr. F. S. Alvi 

WEB RESOURCES

Course Page: http://www.eng.fsu.edu/~alvi/EML3015/

The Course Web Page is one of the most important resources in this course and will be extensively used, please become familiar with it.

You should check the web page at least three times/week for updates. Information available through the Web page includes:
 

·Reading Assignments: Reading assignments from the textbook will be posted; students are expected to have read the appropriate sections before lecture.

·Lecture Notes: Lecture notes will be posted, usually on a weekly basis. You are expected to have reviewed the notes before lectures.

·Homework Assignments: Homework assignments, as well as selected solutions, will be posted on the web.

·Announcements:  Important announcements and updates, e.g. deadlines, tests, etc. will also be posted.

·Examples and Useful Links: Hyperlinks to sites and materials which further illustrate and reinforce the concepts learned in this course will be provided.

Note:This integrated curriculum in thermal sciences (EML 3015C and EML 3016C) was primarily developed by Dr. C. Shih over the last three years.As an integral part of this course, he has developed an extensive set of web-based resources to aid in the learning of thermal sciences.These resources will be extensively utilized in this course and you are encouraged to become familiar with them.

REQUIRED TEXT

Thermodynamicsand Heat Transfer by Y. A. Cengel, McGraw-Hill

Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, by R. W. Fox & A. T. McDonald,Wiley, fifth edition.

(The second textbook is required for EML 3016 but you may find it useful for EML 3015 C also.)A copy of the Fluid Mechanics textbook will be placed in the Engineering Library.
STUDENT GROUPS
By the end of the first week, each student will by assigned to a group of 3-4 students.For the remainder of this course, as well as the next (EML 3016C), you will work with this group on homework assignments, group projects and workshop/lab assignments.Groups will be assigned by the instructor, details of which will be discussed during the first week of classes.You are responsible for resolving any conflicts that may arise within a group.Since a significant portion of your grade is dependant on group assignments, it is important that you work well together.

GROUP PROJECT

Each group will be responsible for proposing, designing and building a thermo-fluid ‘device’ that illustrates the concepts learned in this course.For this course, the project will be limited to a ‘paper-design,’ the actual hardware will be built in the spring semester in Thermal Fluids II. Deadlines, for the submission of various aspects of the project, will be announced in class where further details of the group project will also be discussed.Each member of the group will receive the same grade.

GRADES

GRADING SCALE

below 60  F 

Here are some of the things you must do to succeed in this course and learn effectively

· Attend lectures and workshops (on time!). The lectures, workshops, textbook and the course web age are meant to complement each other where, for example, concepts learned from the textbook are reinforced in the lecture. Lectures and workshops allow me to present the material from a different perspective, clarify concepts and most importantly, they allow you to ask questions. I hope that you will actively participate in class; please don’t hesitate to ask questions.

· Keep up with the reading and homework assignments. Make sure you know how to solve different types of problems; get as much practice as you can by solving additional problems.

· Get help early and don’t fall behind. Keep up with the class, you cannot learn by last minute cramming! Utilize my office hours fully, especially if you are having difficulties with the course material.