User:Preetangad/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Turbulence
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. It is one of the aspects of fluid mechanics covered in the course CE219.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The lead includes an introductory sentence that clearly describes turbulence and in a concise manner. Although it does not include a brief description of the major sections of the article, it does set the context in which the term is defined. It also does not contain any information not present in the article and is concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The content is completely relevant to the topic 'Turbulence'. The content additionally seems to be up to date. The article, although thorough if looked at through a fluid mechanics perspective, may further be improved if it also talks about influence of turbulence in environmental transport, which seems to be missing from the current version. There is no part of the content that seems to be out of scope or context.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The tone of the article is undoubtedly neutral. There are no claims or statements that seem to be biased towards a particular position. Kolmogorov's theory on Turbulence is given extra consideration in the article. One might says that his theory is over represented, although it may also be true that this theory is the most widely accepted. Despite this, the article does not seem to persuade a reader in favor of any one position.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
The article is certainly missing references. Many statements that have been included in the article are not supported by a reliable reference. For example, statements under the sub-heading 'Rotationality' are not supported by references. The references include many peer reviewed research papers as well as books published under renowned publishing houses. Thus, the references are certainly thorough, although many statements in the article need to be referenced. The sources are certainly current, with the latest one being a paper published in 2015. In addition, all the links under references section work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is easy to read and is clear and is devoid of grammatical or spelling errors. The article seems to be quite well organized, although some of the sub heading names could be changed to better reflect the relation of the topic to the title of the article i.e. turbulence (eg. 'Heat and Moment Transfer').

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
The article makes good use of images to enhance understanding of the topic. These images are visually appealing and are well captioned and also adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. However, some parts of the article (eg. 'Heat and Moment Transfer') are devoid of images and may benefit from inclusion of relevant images or diagrams for better understanding of the topic.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
The conversations mainly revolve around removing/adding images, some quote issues, and several content related technical issues, and a latest comment (February 2020) claiming that new contributions have been made to the field of 'turbulence' and may be included in the article. The article is rated 'Start Class' mainly due to lack of sufficient references, and is also part of three WikiProjects. Wikipedia discusses the topic mainly from a 'fluid mechanics' point of view while in the class we are studying the topic as a feature that characterizes flows and transport in the environment.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
The article is a good read for a beginner in fluid mechanics, but needs improvement if it s to be used by people with much better understanding of the context of the phenomenon of turbulence. It gives a good amount of theoretical and fluid mechanics based information on the topic.The article however needs addition of content that reflects the presence and influence of turbulence in practical ways and not just a theoretical treatment of the subject. Based on my evaluation, I would call the article as a 'developing' article that needs more content for completeness.

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