College of Engineering and Architecture
COURSE SYLLABUS
1. Course number and name: Fluid Mechanics, MEEG 307
Fall 2025, MW 9:40 AM – 11:00 AM
Building: LKD, Rm 3116
2. Credits and contact hours: Credit hrs. 3; Contact hrs. 3
3. Instructor name:
Dr. Naren Vira, Room – 3028A, Office Hours – MW (before or after the class;
otherwise, by the appointment on T, R 1:00 – 2:00 PM)
4. Textbook: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Munson, Bothmayer, Okiishi, Huebsch, 8th
Edison, Wiley
5. Specific course information:
a. Catalog Description: Course includes properties and mechanics of fluids;
kinematics; and control volume continuity, momentum, and moment-ofmomentum equations
b. Prerequisites: MATH-159 (Differential Equations); CIEG-302 (Dynamics)
c. This is a required course
6. Specific goals for the course:
a. Instruction Outcomes: This course covers the fundamental physical concepts related to
fluids in static equilibrium and in motion. Students will demonstrate necessary problemsolving skills to solve basic engineering problems in mechanical and energy systems in
which fluid analysis is necessary.
b. ABET Outcomes: In this course the students will demonstrate (a) an ability to apply
knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b) an ability to design and conduct
experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; and (e) an ability to identify,
formulate, and solve engineering problems.
7. Brief list of topics to be covered
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Introduction (0.5 Weeks)
Manometers (0.5 Weeks)
Hydrostatic Forces on Walls and Curved Surfaces (1.0 Week)
Buoyancy (0.5 Weeks)
Introduction to Fluid Flow and Tank Draining Problems (2 Weeks)
One- and Two-Dimensional Flow: Control Volume Approach (3 Weeks)
Differential Forms of the Continuity and Momentum Equation (1 Week)
h.
i.
j.
Potential Flow (1 Week)
Internal Viscous Flow (1 Week)
External Viscous Flow (1.5 Weeks)
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accessible to all students. In accordance with this policy, students in need of
accommodation due to a disability should contact the Dean of Student Services for
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Syllabus Addendum
The following understandings, expectations, and requirements shall apply to all classes that are offered by
the College of Engineering and Architecture, effective fall 2016. These are the expectations that the
students can have from their professors, and the expectations that the professors will have from each
student taking her/his class. These are intended to promote the success of our students here at Howard,
and after graduation.
Students expect that their professors will:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Care about the success of each student and promote mutual respect.
Come to every class, and on time.
Keep abreast of the technical field she/he is teaching.
Explain how the subject being taught is broadly connected to the field and possibly to
other courses.
5. Keep abreast of, and adapt to, evolving teaching approaches.
6. Have office hours for each class and be present at these times.
7. Coordinate any trip with his/her Department Chairs.
Students who feel that a professor fails in the above expectations may confidentially express his concerns
in the Comments box in the Office of Student Services in the L. K. Downing Building, Room 1114, or
email Dr. Rhoulac Smith, Director of Student Services, at trhoulac@howard.edu. Your communication
must be respectful, professional, and truthful.
Professors expect that their students will:
(Failing to comply will result in appropriate penalties. In certain cases these penalties are expressly
defined below.)
1. Take a professional approach to all class activities and interactions. Show that you take
the class seriously and come to class prepared.
2. Absenteeism: Come to every class.
 2% penalty from total class grade for every unexcused absence
3. Lateness: Not come to class after it begins.
 1% penalty from total class grade for every instance of infraction
4. Leaving Early: Not leaving class before it ends.
 1% penalty from total class grade for every instance of infraction
5. Disruption: Avoid entering and leaving the classroom during instruction.
6. Eating: No eating in class.
 1% penalty from total class grade for every instance of infraction.
7. Electronics: No use of laptop, cell phone, iPad, headphones or other electronic
equipment that are not explicitly requested to be used by the Professor.
 1% penalty from total class grade for every unexcused absence
8. Cheating: Any form of cheating, including plagiarism, in an exam or assignment shall
automatically result in a zero-grade for all involved, for that exam or assignment.
9. Communication: Communication, oral or written, with the Professor, including email, in
all matters concerning the course, shall be done professionally; that is, as it would be
done with a potential employer. (e.g., respectful, including your full name, clearly
articulate the objective of the communication concisely)
Additional Course Specific Information
1. Office Hours: T, R 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
2. Homework: Students should work out each problem individually, but they may solicit
assistance from peers and/or their instructor as needed. Unless told otherwise,
problems are due one week after they are assigned. Homework collected for grading
which is not submitted with the rest of the class will not be accepted later. Cheating,
including copying homework, will not be tolerated.
3. Quizzes: Periodically, unannounced quizzes will be given during the class.
4. Report: Students are required to read book chapters and write a 10-12 page doublespaced report summarizing the material. The objective of this long-range reading and
writing assignment is to provide the student with additional exposure and emphasis to
the course material.
5. Mid-Term Examination: There will be one mid-term exam designed to consume the
entire period. The examination will be closed books and closed notes.
6. Project: Instruction will be provided during the lectures.
7. Final Exam: The final exam will be comprehensive and include all material taught
during the semester. Students who know in advance they may miss an exam
(including the final) must obtain an excused absence from the instructor prior to the
day of the exam. Other than sickness (Doctor's note is required) or similar dire
emergencies, all unexcused absences from exams will result in a grade of F. If a
student has obtained an excused absence, a make-up exam will be given.
8. All assignments (homework, report, project, and examination, if take-home) should
be submitted on or before the due date. Late assignments will not be accepted.
9. Grades: Follow the university standard scale of
A
D
≥ 90.0 %
69.9 - 60.0 %
B
F
89.9 - 80.0 %
≤ 59.9 %
C
10. Calculation of grade:
Midterm Exam –
45%
Final Exam –
45% (Comprehensive Examination)
Homework/class quizzes
and class participation 10%
------------------------Total
100%
Note: Penalty points will be subtracted from your final grade.
79.9 -70.0 %