Questions

Questions about the course material may be submitted by e-mail to lambers@stanford.edu for extra credit.
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After questions are answered, they will be posted on this page (anonymously, of course) so that other students may benefit.

Date Question Answer

Homework 1

Apr 1 In Q1, can we consider density (rho) constant? So that it can be pulled out of the first order spatial derivative on the RHS? No, you can't consider density constant, because it depends on pressure, but you can use density in your definition of dimensionless pressure.

Date	Question	Answer
Questions about the course material may be submitted by e-mail to lambers@stanford.edu for extra credit. If you submit at least five questions during the quarter you will earn one percentage point toward your overall grade, which may be very helpful if you are a borderline case. To ensure that you are properly credited with your bonus point, please use the subject line "281 QUESTION". The e-mail links at the top of this page provide this subject line automatically. After questions are answered, they will be posted on this page (anonymously, of course) so that other students may benefit.

Homework 1
Apr 1	In Q1, can we consider density (rho) constant? So that it can be pulled out of the first order spatial derivative on the RHS?	No, you can't consider density constant, because it depends on pressure, but you can use density in your definition of dimensionless pressure.