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Fluid Mechanics Lab. MET website SPSU e-mail Syllabus Notes Power Point. Fluid Mechanics Lab Syllabus. Contact information ADA Prerequisites Outcomes Grade Text. Fluid Mechanics Lab Notes. Schedule Lab locations Groups. Fluid Mechanics Lab Power Point. Fluid principles
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Fluid Mechanics Lab • MET website • SPSU e-mail • Syllabus • Notes • Power Point
Fluid Mechanics Lab Syllabus • Contact information • ADA • Prerequisites • Outcomes • Grade • Text
Fluid Mechanics Lab Notes • Schedule • Lab locations • Groups
Fluid Mechanics Lab Power Point • Fluid principles • Changes in schedule
Fluid Mechanics Lab • Demonstrate fluid principles • Hands-on: equipment & instrumentation • Team work • Communication skills
Communications • Skill valued by employers – surveys • S.D. Warren
FM Lab • Preparation for industry • Good work habits • Safety • Housekeeping: safe, efficient, OSHA • On-time; in right place
Fluid Mechanics Lab • Reports • Individual • Due dates • Ethical behavior academic dishonesty
Reports • Follow format EXACTLY • Format • Title page • Objective • Procedure • Data • Results • Conclusion • Appendix
Reports • Word processor • Proper grammar • Complete sentences • Computer-generated graphs
Reports • Neat & orderly • Follow format exactly
Graphs • Present data in concise, clear manner • See trends • Compare conditions • Extrapolate data • Develop equation to describe data
Graphs • Computer generated • Descriptive title • Abscissa – independent variable; ordinate – dependent variable • Label axes: name & units; orientation
Graphs • Axes increment: consistent increments; appropriately sized • Legend • Staple upper right • Multiple axes - example
Graphs • Continuous functions – smooth, best fit curve. Do not force the curve through every data point. • No “free-hand” curve • Curve vs bar chart