Hey guys,
to all who did the Modeling of turbulent flows exam: Is it feasible to do the subject without visiting the lectures? How much time did you invest in the exam preparation and is the exam fair?
Your experience on modeling of turbulent flows?
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The class is hybrid meaning the lectures are pre-recorded and made available weekly through moodle. This will also be complemented by a weekly review session to go over the lecture videos and to answer any additional questions. Lastly and probably most importantly there will be a weekly exercise sesh which will also include an optional bonus assignment „group“ project midway through the course that could help you bump up your final score (max of 0.3 but only if you pass the exam). For me the exercise sessions are the most important part, not only because of the bonus assignments, but also because it will help you contextualise what was explained in the lecture and prep you for the long-form derivation/calculation task in the exam.
In terms of exam prep it took me approx. 8-12 weeks with the last 2-3 weeks dedicated to it fulltime since I also had several other exams around the same time frame. The exam itself was really fair but as with any exams at a TU you need to be really specific with your keywords and read them carefully. -
The class is hybrid meaning the lectures are pre-recorded and made available weekly through moodle. This will also be complemented by a weekly review session to go over the lecture videos and to answer any additional questions. Lastly and probably most importantly there will be a weekly exercise sesh which will also include an optional bonus assignment „group“ project midway through the course that could help you bump up your final score (max of 0.3 but only if you pass the exam). For me the exercise sessions are the most important part, not only because of the bonus assignments, but also because it will help you contextualise what was explained in the lecture and prep you for the long-form derivation/calculation task in the exam.
In terms of exam prep it took me approx. 8-12 weeks with the last 2-3 weeks dedicated to it fulltime since I also had several other exams around the same time frame. The exam itself was really fair but as with any exams at a TU you need to be really specific with your keywords and read them carefully.Do you have the grade statistics for the exam you took? What was the average grade? Was there enough time to complete all the tasks?
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The average grade was around 2.5 for WiSe25/26, which I think reflects the volume of material more than the difficulty the syllabus is quite comprehensive and goes deep into different modeling techniques, but the exam itself is fair and manageable within the given time if you've covered everything.
Time was not really an issue for me. As long as you don't get stuck on any one question, you should be able to get through all the tasks comfortably.
The key thing is thoroughness: don't skip anything, including the exercise questions. A good chunk of the exam draws directly from the types of problems covered in the exercises, so if you've worked through those carefully, you'll be in good shape.
