Prereq-Mech 371 and 517 or consent of instructor. 3.00 Fall 01 Study of the minimization of fuctions of varibles that are either unconstrained, subject to equality consraints, subject to inequality contraints, or subject to both equality and inequality constraints. Includes analytical and computational methods. 3.00 Fall 01 Examination of conservation equations for viscous compressible fluids. Includes applications to viscous and inviscid flows, as well as simple flows of non-Newtonian fluids.
Enrollment is limited.
Independent study and seminar course which focuses on modeling the mechanical properties of biological tissues. Data from experiments will be used to refine the predictions of nonlinear mathematical computer models. Aimed at juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Laboratory work performed at Baylor College of Medicine, computer work at Rice University. Computational projects will be assigned.