8.01x - Lect 27 - Fluid Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pascal's Principle, Atmosph. Pressure

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Today we're going to change topics. I'm going to talk to you about fluids, hydrostatic pressure and barometric pressure. If, for now, we forget gravity and I would have a compartment closed off and filled with a fluid-- could be either a gas or it could be a liquid-- this has area A, here-- and I apply a force on it in this direction, then I apply ... Read More