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MECH&AE 103 · MAE 103Elementary Fluid Mechanics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Introductory course dealing with application of principles of mechanics to flow of compressible and incompressible fluids.

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Requisites: Mathematics 32B, 33A, Physics 1B.

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  • MATH 32B
  • MATH 33A
  • PHYSICS 1B

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MECH&AE 103

  • MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
    • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
      • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus1 more beneath
    • MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
      • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  • PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
    • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
    • PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
      • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
      • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
      • MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
    • MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
    • MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
  • MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
    • MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students
      • MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Students1 more beneath
    • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
    • MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it

3 direct requisites. Showing 18 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

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MECH&AE 1032 more beyond

  • MECH&AE 105DTransport Phenomena1 more beyond
    • MECH&AE C131GMicroscopic Energy Transport
    • MECH&AE C138Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
    • MECH&AE 157Basic Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratoryanother path to it
    • MECH&AE 157WBasic Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory with Writinganother path to it
    • MECH&AE 231BRadiation Heat Transfer
    • MECH&AE C231GMicroscopic Energy Transport
    • MECH&AE C238Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
    • MECH&AE 281Microsciences
  • MECH&AE 133AEngineering Thermodynamics
  • C&EE 150Introduction to Hydrology
    • C&EE 151Introduction to Water Resources Engineeringanother path to it
    • C&EE 152Hydraulic and Hydrologic Designanother path to it
    • C&EE 157AHydrologic Modelinganother path to it
    • C&EE 157LHydrologic Analysis
    • C&EE C159Green Infrastructure
    • C&EE 250ASurface Water Hydrology5 more beyond
    • C&EE 250BGroundwater Hydrology2 more beyond
    • C&EE C259Green Infrastructure
  • MECH&AE 150AIntermediate Fluid Mechanics5 more beyond
    • MECH&AE 150BAerodynamicsanother path to it
    • MECH&AE C150PAircraft Propulsion Systems
    • MECH&AE 154SFlight Mechanics, Stability, and Control of Aircraftanother path to it
    • MECH&AE 157AAerospace Design Laboratoryanother path to it
    • MECH&AE 231CPhase Change Heat Transfer and Two-Phase Flow
    • MECH&AE 250AFoundations of Fluid Dynamics2 more beyond
    • MECH&AE 250BViscous and Turbulent Flows2 more beyond
    • MECH&AE 250HComputational Fluid Dynamics for Incompressible Flows
  • MECH&AE 150BAerodynamics
    • MECH&AE 154SFlight Mechanics, Stability, and Control of Aircraft1 more beyond
    • MECH&AE 250CCompressible Flows1 more beyond
    • MECH&AE 250DComputational Fluid Dynamics for Compressible Flows
    • MECH&AE 252CFluid Mechanics of Combustion Systems
  • C&EE 151Introduction to Water Resources Engineering
    • C&EE 152Hydraulic and Hydrologic Design
    • C&EE 157AHydrologic Modeling
    • C&EE C158Coastal Engineeringanother path to it
    • C&EE 190Professional Practice5 more beyond
    • C&EE 250DWater Resources Systems Engineering1 more beyond
    • C&EE C258Coastal Engineeringanother path to it
  • MECH&AE 150CCombustion Systems
  • MECH&AE C150GFluid Dynamics of Biological Systems
  • C&EE 153Introduction to Environmental Engineering Science2 more beyond
    • ENV HLT M166Environmental Microbiology1 more beyond
    • C&EE 154Chemical Fate and Transport in Aquatic Environments
    • C&EE 155Unit Operations and Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment3 more beyond
    • C&EE 156AEnvironmental Chemistry Laboratory
    • C&EE C159Green Infrastructureanother path to it
    • C&EE C164Sustainable Waste Management
    • C&EE M166Environmental Microbiology1 more beyond
  • MECH&AE C150RRocket Propulsion Systems
  • MECH&AE 157Basic Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory
    • MECH&AE 157AAerospace Design Laboratory
    • MECH&AE 157DAerospace Design Laboratory I1 more beyond
  • C&EE C158Coastal Engineering
  • MECH&AE 157WBasic Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory with Writing
    • MECH&AE 157AAerospace Design Laboratoryanother path to it
    • MECH&AE 157DAerospace Design Laboratory Ianother path to it
  • MECH&AE C250GFluid Dynamics of Biological Systems
  • C&EE C258Coastal Engineering

18 courses list this as a requisite. Showing 60 courses over 2 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

  • Fall 2025
  • Winter 2026
  • Spring 2026
  • Summer 2026
  • Fall 2026
  • Winter 2027
  • Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.