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5.00 Credits
Introduction to aircraft and spacecraft; how airplanes fly, how airplanes and rockets are made, how they are controlled, and how space missions are designed. Laboratory and computer simulations used as illustrations. Emphasis on conceptual, rather than mathematical, comprehension. Not recommended for upperdivision students in physical sciences and engineering. Offered: A.
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4.00 Credits
Vector analysis applied to equilibrium of rigid body systems and subsystems. Force and moment resultants, free body diagrams, internal forces, and friction. Analysis of basic structural and machine systems and components. Prerequisite: either MATH 126, MATH 129, or MATH 136; PHYS 121; recommended: graphics background. Offered: AWSpS.
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3.00 Credits
Research on special topics under the supervision of a faculty member. Application of fundamentals learned in the classroom to real problems in research. Offered: AWSpS.
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4.00 Credits
Aerodynamics as applied to the problems of performance of flight vehicles in the atmosphere. Kinematics and dynamics of flow fields. Thin airfoil theory; finite wing theory. Compressible fluids; one-dimensional compressible flow; two-dimensional supersonic flow. Prerequisite: CHEM E 260. Offered: W.
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4.00 Credits
Aerodynamics as applied to the problems of performance of flight vehicles in the atmosphere. Kinematics and dynamics of flow fields; incompressible flow about bodies. Thin airfoil theory; finite wing theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 123; either AMATH 351, MATH 136, or MATH 307. Offered: Sp.
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4.00 Credits
Newton fs law of gravitation. Two-body problem, central force motion, Kepler fs laws. Trajectories and conic sections. Position and velocity as functions of time. Orbit determination and coordinate transformations. Rocket dynamics, orbital maneuvers, Hohmann transfer. Interplanetary trajectories, patched conics. Planetary escape and capture. Gravity assist maneuvers. Prerequisite: M E 230. Offered: A.
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4.00 Credits
Applied Aerodynamics, aircraft flight "envelope,"minimum and maximum speeds, climb and glide performance. Range and endurance, take-off and landing performance, using both jet and propeller power plants. Longitudinal and dynamic stability and control, wing downwash, stabilizer and elevator effectiveness, power effects. Lateral and directional stability and control. Offered: A.
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4.00 Credits
Vibration theory. Characteristics of single and multidegree-of-freedom linear systems with forced inputs. Approximate methods for determining principal frequencies and mode shapes. Application to simple aeroelastic problems. Prerequisite: M E 230. Offered: W.
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3.00 Credits
Handson laboratory experience in aerospace instrumentation. Students build sensors, power supplies, and circuits. Application of signal conditioning to wind tunnel data. Digital systems, A/D conversion, D/A conversion, and actuator control. Introduction to instrumentation requirements for space vehicles. Offered: A.
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3.00 Credits
The design and conduct of experimental inquiry in the field of aeronautics and astronautics. Laboratory experiments on supersonic flow, structures, vibrations, material properties, and other topics. Theory, calibration, and use of instruments, measurement techniques, analysis of data, report writing. Offered: W.
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