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PETE 211 · Fluid MechanicsMATH 261 · Linear AlgebraCHEM-E3130 ·········GEO-E3020 · ReservoirPETE 305 · ?CIV-E4050 · Well Eng.PETE 410 · DrillingPETE 432 · ?????????CHEM-E3100 · ThermoGEO-E4010 · ·········PETE 490 · CapstoneCIV-E9000 · ??BIOE 201 · ·········MATH 301 · PDESTAT 220 · ProbabilitySyllabus — PETE 305Week 1 — Reservoir rock propertiesWeek 2 — Darcy's law, permeabilityWeek 3 — Fluid saturation, wettabilityWeek 4 — Capillary pressureWeek 5 — Relative permeabilityWeek 6 — Material balance eq.Week 7 — Midterm · drive mechanismsWeek 8 — Well testing fundamentalsWeek 9 — Decline curve analysisWeek 10 — Reservoir simulation introWeek 11 — Black oil modelWeek 12 — EOR overviewWeek 13 — Field case studiesWeek 14 — Final review— 47 pages · PDF —Syllabus — CHEM-E31305 ECTS · Period III · AaltoTopic 1 — Momentum transportTopic 2 — Heat transportTopic 3 — Mass transportTopic 4 — Shell balancesTopic 5 — Navier–Stokes equationsTopic 6 — Boundary layer theoryTopic 7 — Turbulent flowTopic 8 — Porous mediaTopic 9 — Convective heat transferTopic 10 — Multiphase flowTopic 11 — Interfacial phenomenaTopic 12 — Project review— 38 pages · PDF —Syllabus — PETE 211Week 1 — Continuum mechanicsWeek 2 — Stress and strainWeek 3 — Pressure & hydrostaticsWeek 4 — Conservation lawsWeek 5 — Bernoulli's equationWeek 6 — Pipe flow & frictionWeek 7 — Boundary layersWeek 8 — Compressible flowWeek 9 — Pumps and turbinesWeek 10 — Dimensional analysisWeek 11 — Lab demonstrationsWeek 12 — Final review32 pages · PDF —Syllabus — GEO-E3020Module 1 — Sedimentary basinsModule 2 — Petroleum systemsModule 3 — Trap formationModule 4 — Source rocksModule 5 — Reservoir characterizationModule 6 — Seismic interpretationModule 7 — Well log analysisModule 8 — Field case studyModule 9 — Production geologyModule 10 — Reserves estimation41 pages · PDF —Syllabus — CIV-E4050Module 1 — Drilling fundamentalsModule 2 — Mud engineeringModule 3 — Well controlModule 4 — Casing designModule 5 — CementingModule 6 — Directional drillingModule 7 — CompletionsModule 8 — Well integrityModule 9 — HSE & riskModule 10 — Decommissioning36 pages · PDF —Syllabus — MATH 261Week 1 — Vectors & matricesWeek 2 — Systems of linear eqsWeek 3 — DeterminantsWeek 4 — Vector spacesWeek 5 — Linear independenceWeek 6 — Basis & dimensionWeek 7 — Linear transformationsWeek 8 — EigenvaluesWeek 9 — DiagonalizationWeek 10 — Inner product spacesWeek 11 — OrthogonalityWeek 12 — Applications28 pages · PDF —Syllabus — PETE 410Week 1 — Drilling overviewWeek 2 — Bit selectionWeek 3 — Drilling fluidsWeek 4 — HydraulicsWeek 5 — Casing & cementingWeek 6 — Wellbore stabilityWeek 7 — Directional controlWeek 8 — Drilling problemsWeek 9 — Cost estimationWeek 10 — Project work33 pages · PDF —Syllabus — CHEM-E3100Week 1 — Thermodynamic systemsWeek 2 — First lawWeek 3 — Second lawWeek 4 — EntropyWeek 5 — Phase equilibriaWeek 6 — Chemical potentialWeek 7 — Reaction thermodynamicsWeek 8 — Non-ideal systemsWeek 9 — Statistical thermoWeek 10 — Applications30 pages · PDF —Syllabus — GEO-E4010Week 1 — Structural geologyWeek 2 — Trap formationWeek 3 — Source rocksWeek 4 — MigrationWeek 5 — Basin analysisWeek 6 — Seismic interpretationWeek 7 — Well log analysisWeek 8 — Reservoir characterizationWeek 9 — Field case studiesWeek 10 — Exam prep38 pages · PDF —Syllabus — PETE 432Module 1 — Well testingModule 2 — Transient analysisModule 3 — Boundary effectsModule 4 — Pressure build-upModule 5 — Horizontal wellsModule 6 — Fractured reservoirsModule 7 — Multiphase testingModule 8 — Interpretation softwareModule 9 — Field applications27 pages · PDF —Syllabus — CIV-E9000Week 1 — Project mgmtWeek 2 — Risk analysisWeek 3 — HSE frameworksWeek 4 — RegulationsWeek 5 — DecommissioningWeek 6 — SustainabilityWeek 7 — EthicsWeek 8 — Capstone planning24 pages · PDF —XLScoverage_mapping.xlsxA · CourseB · MatchC · %D · NotePETE 211~FLUID-10172%partialPETE 305???no matchMATH 261MATH-LA-I94%okPETE 410DRILL-30158%reviewCIV-E4050WELL-ENG40%?PETE 432tbdCHEM-E3130THERMO-II65%maybeGEO-E3020RES-GEO55%checkPETE 490????MDmapping-notes.md# Curriculum Mapping## TODO- [ ] PETE 305 → ??- [x] MATH 261 → LA-I- [ ] CHEM-E3130 → ?- [ ] Find equivalency## Questionsdoes PETE 432 countas elective or core?## Notesask faculty again…// unresolved x12PDFAccreditationReport 2023Section 1 — IntroSection 2 — ProgramSection 3 — OutcomesSection 4 — MappingSection 5 — GapsSection 6 — ActionsSection 7 — FacultySection 8 — ResourcesSection 9 — Appendix— 142 pages · PDF —Mapping workshop — notes· PETE 211 ≈ Fluid Mech?· ask Prof. Aydın re: 305· CHEM-E3130 — unclear· need Aalto catalogue· DEADLINE: Friday !!· follow-up meeting Thursday 10am— still so much to do…Equivalency attemptsPETE 305 → CHEM-E ???MATH 261 ↔ MS-A0003PETE 410 →→→ ???no direct match :(maybe CIV-E4050?or CHEM-E2160?— need to check w/ Aalto —call registrarre: PETE 305credit hours?!!! urgent !!!— Maya47 spreadsheetslast updatedAug 2023 ??redo all— ArdaManual.— course by course, by handspreadsheets, emails, phone calls…Disconnected.?nothing links to anything elseSlow.— months of back-and-forthand still not finished…KNOWLEDGE ATLASdisciplines · specializations · topicsBothUni AUni BComputer Sci.MathematicsSoftware Eng.Elec. Eng.PhysicsMETU–Aalto · Joint MSc24 courses · 8 semestersMAPPEDCOVERAGE84%72%vs METU · vs AaltoDOMAINSFluid Mech.88%Reservoir76%Thermo.82%Geosciences55%EQUIVALENCY MAPPETE 211CHEM-E313082%PETE 305GEO-E302076%PETE 410CIV-E405068%PETE 301CHEM-E310059%PETE 432GEO-E401044%PETE 490CIV-E900025%TIMELINEMETU2 semAalto2 semMETU2 semAalto2 semPROGRAM COVERAGE· each specialization mapped to the Atlas ontologyBothUni AUni BDISCSPECIALIZATIONCOVERAGE%CSAlgorithms & DS96%CSArtificial Intelligence92%CSDatabase Systems94%SERequirements Eng.94%SESoftware Design94%SETesting & QA96%MATHCalculus & Analysis96%MATHLinear Algebra98%EECircuit Theory94%EESignal Processing96%PHYSClassical Mechanics96%STATProbability Theory96%12 specializations · 148 topics · 102 shared · 28 Uni A · 18 Uni BSPECIALIZATION TREES· each specialization is a full knowledge treeSortingQuickMergeGraphsBFS/DFSDijkstraMSTDPMemoTabulationAlgorithms & DSSearchHeuristicPlanningSupervisedRegressionClassifierNeural NetsCNNRNNMachine LearningDCKirchhoffTheveninACPhasorImpedanceSemisDiodesTransistorsCircuit TheoryVectorsBasisSpanMatricesEigenvaluesDecomp.TransformsRotationProjectionLinear AlgebraFlowDarcyMultiphasePVTBlack-oilCompositionalNumericsFVMUpscalingReservoir Sim.
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01
Analysis & Benchmark

See every gap and overlap in one view with evidences.

Every course in your department, plotted against a standardized academic ontology. Deep coverage glows. Blind spots surface. Duplicated topics across three different courses finally visible in one chart.

Map your curriculum's coverage and benchmark against peers in a single afternoon.
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PETE 211
Fluid Mechanics I · METU · Ankara
3 CRFall
From Syllabus
Viscous flow in pipes — Hagen-Poiseuille equation, friction factor correlations.
Boundary layer theory — laminar and turbulent regimes, drag estimation.
Bernoulli equation applications — venturi meters, pitot tubes, orifice flow.
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CHEM-E3130
Transport Phenomena · Aalto · Espoo
5 ECTSPeriod II
From Syllabus
Momentum transport fundamentals — Newton's law of viscosity, shell balances.
Convective heat and mass transfer — forced convection correlations.
Dimensional analysis — Buckingham Pi theorem, Reynolds similarity.
Viscous Flow
Both
Evidence
"Hagen-Poiseuille equation" ↔ "Newton's law of viscosity"
Reason
Both cover viscous flow fundamentals from complementary angles.
Boundary Layers
METU only
Evidence
"laminar and turbulent regimes, drag estimation"
Reason
Covered in PETE 211 only — no equivalent in Aalto syllabus.
Pipe Flow
Both
Evidence
"friction factor correlations" ↔ "shell balances"
Reason
Internal flow analysis present in both curricula.
Convection
Aalto only
Evidence
"forced convection correlations"
Reason
Heat/mass transfer convection covered only in CHEM-E3130.
Bernoulli Eq.
METU only
Evidence
"venturi meters, pitot tubes, orifice flow"
Reason
Applied Bernoulli — practical measurement focus unique to METU.
Momentum Transport
Both
Evidence
"drag estimation" ↔ "momentum transport fundamentals"
Reason
Shared concept — approached via boundary layers (METU) and shell balances (Aalto).
Dim. Analysis
Aalto only
Evidence
"Buckingham Pi theorem, Reynolds similarity"
Reason
Scaling and similitude covered only in Aalto curriculum.
Drag & Friction
Both
Evidence
"drag estimation" ↔ "friction factor correlations"
Reason
Friction/drag analysis overlaps across both programs.
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Equivalency

Build defensible equivalencies across borders.

Two curricula, side by side, mapped onto the same ontology. nutshell proposes matches; your committee reviews and approves. The output is an auditable mapping, the kind that survives accreditation review.

Weeks of equivalency committee work compressed to a single working session.
Pairwise Results6 pairs
Min score30%
METU CourseScoreAalto Course
PETE 211
Fluid Mechanics I
82%
CHEM-E3130
Transport Phenomena
PETE 305
Reservoir Engineering
76%
GEO-E3020
Reservoir Systems
PETE 410
Drilling Engineering
68%
CIV-E4050
Well Engineering
PETE 301
Thermodynamics II
59%
CHEM-E3100
Heat & Energy
PETE 432
Production Systems
44%
GEO-E4010
Surface Facilities
PETE 201
Geology for Engineers
38%
GEO-E1000
Earth Sciences Intro
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Program Design

Draft new programs with prerequisites validated live.

Designing a joint master's? A new specialization track? Drag courses onto a semester grid. Prerequisite chains validate in real time. Gaps against target competencies surface as you build.

Design cycles measured in days, not semesters.
METU–Aalto Joint MSc
24 courses · 8 semesters
Draft
84%
vs METUcoverage
72%
vs Aaltocoverage
Prerequisites
Satisfied16
Via equiv.3
Wrong sem.1
Missing0
Domain Coverage
Fluid Mechanics
88%
Reservoir Eng.
76%
Drilling & Wells
64%
Thermodynamics
82%
Geosciences
55%
METU2 sem
Aalto2 sem
METU2 sem
Aalto2 sem
S1
PETE 201
Geology for Eng.
3crCore
PETE 211
Fluid Mechanics I
3crCore
MATH 261
Linear Algebra
3crCore
PETE 215
Rock Properties
3crCore
S2
PETE 220
Petrophysics
3crCore
PETE 301
Thermodynamics II
3crCore
PETE 305
Reservoir Eng. I
3crCore
S3
CHEM-E31
Transport Phenom.
5crCore
GEO-E30
Reservoir Systems
5crCore
ELEC-E10
Signal Processing
5crElec
S4
CHEM-E32
Heat & Energy
5crCore
CIV-E40
Well Engineering
5crElec
GEO-E35
Geomechanics
5crCore
S5
PETE 410
Drilling Eng.
3crCore
PETE 432
Production Sys.
3crCore
PETE 441
Simulation Lab
3crElec
S6
PETE 450
Enhanced Recovery
3crElec
PETE 460
Carbon Capture
3crElec
PETE 475
Field Development
3crCore
S7
GEO-E40
Surface Facilities
5crCore
CIV-E90
Capstone Research
5crCore
CHEM-E50
Process Safety
5crElec
S8
ELEC-E20
Energy Transition
5crElec
THESIS
Joint MSc Thesis
10crCore
04Campaign
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15 institutions · 12 countries · 4 continents
Ordered by QS World University Rankings
QS#1US

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA
QS#3SG

National University of Singapore

Singapore
QS#4UK

University of Cambridge

Cambridge
QS#9UK

Imperial College London

London
QS#9NL

Delft University of Technology

Delft
QS#11US

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA
QS#13CH

École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Lausanne
QS#14IT

Politecnico di Milano

Milan
QS#15JP

Institute of Science Tokyo

Tokyo
QS#16US

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA
QS#19DE

Technical University of Munich

Munich
QS#20SE

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm
QS#37DK

Technical University of Denmark

Kongens Lyngby
QS#41HK

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong
QS#46AU

The University of New South Wales

Sydney
05Standard engagements
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The campaign is our early-bird arrangement — fixed scope, fixed price, first 100 departments. Everything else runs as a standard engagement: we scope your catalog and deliver on a shared timeline.

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06Infrastructure

We don't just connect data.
We connect institutions.

nutshell is the infrastructure layer that turns isolated universities into a benchmarking and collaboration network. Every university that joins makes the graph richer for everyone.

NUTSHELL NETWORKMETUAnkaraAALEspooETHZürichTUMMünchenDTUKongens LyKTHStockholmUCLLondonEPFLLausannePOLIMIMilanoUPCBarcelonaNTNUTrondheimTU/eEindhovenA · COOPERATIONjoint programs12 UNIVERSITIES · 6 JOINT PROGRAMS
07From the field
nutshell saved us at least one year on our draft program case.
METU Northern Cyprus Campus
What nutshell produces matches what our own faculty would arrive at manually. Only we get there in days, not months.
Prof. Dr. Bülent Özer · METU Engineering Faculty Vice-Dean
08How it works

From PDFs to actionable insights
in three steps.

No integrations. No data engineering team. Drop your catalog in. Work with the graph.

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Accepts PDF · XLS · CSV · Notion · HTML
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Every course is plotted onto a standardized ontology of topics and competencies — the same one used by every other institution on the network.

We deliver the results under 48 hours.
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You work with the analysis

Audit coverage. Build equivalencies. Design new programs. Export what accreditation reviewers actually want to see.

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