Text: 
Bird, R. B., R. C. Armstrong, and O. Hassager. Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids, Volume 1. Fluid Mechanics. 2nd ed. Wiley-Interscience, 1987. ISBN: 9780471802457.
| SES # | SUBJECTS | TEXT MATERIALS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Funny Flow Phenomena | Chapter 2 | |
| 2 | Review of Classical Hydrodynamics | Chapter 1 | |
| 3 | Equations of Change | Chapter 1 | Homework 1 out |
| 4 | Material Functions I | Chapter 3 | |
| 5 | Material Functions II: Linear Viscoelasticity | Chapter 3 |
Homework 1 due Homework 2 out |
| 6 | Material Functions III: Extensional Flows | Chapter 3 | |
| 7 | Generalized Newtonian Fluids | Chapter 4 | Homework 2 due |
| 8 | Generalized Newtonian Fluids (Continued) | Chapter 4 | |
| 9 | Linear Viscoelasticity: The Basics | Chapter 5 | |
| 10 | Linear Viscoelasticity II | Chapter 5 | Homework 3 out |
| 11 | Experimental Methods for LVE Time-Temperature Superposition (TTS) | Chapter 5 | |
| 12 | Polymer Physics: Dilute Solutions (Rouse/Zimm Theories) | Notes | Homework 3 due |
| 13 | Polymer Physics: Reptation of Entangled Melts & Rubbery Materials | Notes | |
| EXAM 1 | |||
| 14 | Ordered Fluid Expansions | Chapter 6 | Homework 4 out |
| 15 | Ordered Fluid Expansions: Special Cases and Rheometry | Chapters 6 and 10 | |
| 16 | Differential Constitutive Models | Chapter 7 | Homework 4 due |
| 17 | Differential Constitutive Models (Continued) | Chapter 7 | |
| 18 | Differential Constitutive Models (Continued) | Chapter 7 | |
| 19 | Integral Constitutive Models | Chapter 8 | Homework 5 out |
| 20 | Integral Constitutive Models (Continued) | Chapter 8 | Homework 5 due |
| 21 | Gels and Gel Rheology I | Notes | |
| 22 | Gels and Gel Rheology II | Notes | Homework 6 out |
| 23 | Suspension Rheology I | Notes | |
| Exam 2 | |||
| 24 | Suspension Rheology II | Notes | Homework 6 due |
| Special Projects Due | |||
| 25 | In Class Project Presentations | ||
| 26 | Last Day: In Class Project Presentations | ||