= Introduction to hydrodynamic stability = by '''Prof. Rama Govindarajan''' TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences Hyderabad '''Abstract''' In these lectures I will begin with a brief recap of the lectures on hydrodynamic stability given recently by Prof. Kirti Sahu of IIT Hyderabad. I will follow this up with examples of flow instability arising from different physical processes. I will then discuss non-modal stability and its implications for linear and nonlinear processes in the transition to turbulence. '''Schedule''' 3 April, 11am to 12:30pm 3 April, 2pm to 3:30pm 4 April, 11am to 12:30pm 4 April, 1:30pm to 3pm '''Venue''': TIFR-CAM Yelahanka https://math.tifrbng.res.in/contactus