After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

• to explain what is the dimension of a physical quantity
• to explain the prerequsites to compare physical quantities
• to deduce the "Bridgman axiom" from the metric conventions
• to formulate and apply the Pi-theorem
• to perform a dimensional analysis of a physical problem
• to find similarity solutions of the first and second kind and interpret them as intermediate asymptotics

Introduction. Bridgeman's axiom. dimensional formulas. Fundamental and derived units. The Pi theorem. dimensional groups. dynamical similarity. similarity solutions of differential equatio

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oral exam

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