Graduate Degree Programs
AERSP 401A
Spacecraft Design--Preliminary (3) Conceptual and preliminary design of a spacecraft, its constituent subsystems, and related systems, to satisfy a given set of specifications.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 309 . Prerequisite or concurrent:AERSP 450
AERSP 401B
Spacecraft Design--Detailed (2) Detailed design of the constituent subsystems and related support systems for a spacecraft.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 301, AERSP 401A
AERSP 402A
Aircraft Design--Preliminary (3) Conceptual and preliminary design of an aircraft, its constituent subsystems, and related systems, to satisfy a given set of specifications.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 306 . Prerequisite or concurrent:AERSP 413
AERSP 402B
Aircraft Design--Detailed (2) Detailed design of the constituent subsystems and related support systems for an aircraft.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 301, AERSP 402A
AERSP 403
Design of Air Transport Systems (3) Air transportation; vehicle technology; vehicle-airport-route design interface; ATC, energy, environmental, human, and regulatory considerations in design.
Effective: Summer 1984
Prerequisite:
AERSP 306
AERSP 404H
Flight Vehicle Design and Fabrication II (3 per semester/maximum of 12) Project management, design, fabrication, aerodynamic and structural testing, and flight evaluation of an advanced composite flight vehicle.
Effective: Spring 2000
Prerequisite:
AERSP 204H
AERSP 406W
Structures and Dynamics Laboratory (2) Experiments in static deformations and stresses, vibrations, and control of aerospace structures.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
or concurrent:ENGL 202C
AERSP 407
Aerodynamics of V/STOL Aircraft (3) Rotary wing aircraft; VTOL and STOL performance; propeller-wing combinations; jet flap; high lift devices.
Effective: Fall 1984
Prerequisite:
AERSP 312
AERSP 410
Aerospace Propulsion (3) Analysis and performance characteristics of reciprocating engine, turbo-jet, turbo-prop, turbo-fan, ram-jets, and chemical rockets. Aerothermodynamics of inlets, combustors, and turbomachinery.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
AERSP 312
AERSP 411
Aeroelasticity (3) Structural deformations under static and dynamic loads; static aeroelastic phenomena; unsteady two-dimensional incompressible and compressible flow; flutter.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 312
AERSP 412
Turbulent Flow (3) Homogeneous turbulence; spectral transfer of energy, viscous dissipation; turbulent shear flow: mixing-length theory, eddy viscosity, scaling laws, energy budget.
Effective: Winter 1978
Prerequisite:
one course in fluid mechanics
AERSP 413
Stability and Control of Aircraft (3) Static and dynamic stability and control of aircraft; open and closed loop systems.
Effective: Fall 1989
Prerequisite:
AERSP 304, AERSP 306
AERSP 420
Principles of Flight Testing (3) In-flight and analytical studies of airplane performance, stability, and control; reduction of data; instrumentation; flight test techniques.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
AERSP 306
AERSP 423
Introduction to Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics (3) Finite difference methods applied to solving viscid/inviscid fluid dynamics problems, error control, numerical stability.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
AERSP 312 orM E 320;MATH 250 orMATH 251;CMPSC 201 orCMPSC 202
AERSP 424
Advanced Computer Programming (3) Engineering and scientific programming topics: object oriented programming, parallel programming, and various modern languages (e.g. C++, Java, and Ada).
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
CMPSC 201 orCMPSC 202;MATH 220
AERSP 425
Theory of Flight (3) Advanced wing and airfoil theory, conformal mapping, slender body theory.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
AERSP 306
AERSP 430
Space Propulsion and Power Systems (3) Analysis and performance of chemical and nuclear rockets, electric propulsion systems. Introduction to solar, chemical, thermoelectric, and nuclear power sources.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 410 orM E 432
AERSP 440
Introduction to Software Engineering for Aerospace Engineers (3) Software engineering for safety- and mission-critical systems, including requirements, management, processes, designs, programming, validation/ verification, and other aspects of software development.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
CMPSC 201 orCMPSC 202
AERSP 450
Orbit and Attitude Control of Spacecraft (3) Principles of mechanics and vector analysis applied to basic concepts of satellite motion and control, rocket ballistics, and gyroscopic instruments.
Effective: Fall 1987
Prerequisite:
AERSP 304, AERSP 309
AERSP 460
Aerospace Control Systems (3) Design and analysis of feedback control systems for aerospace applications; stability, root locus, time- and frequency-domain, state-space methods.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
AERSP 304
AERSP 470
Advanced Aerospace Structures (3) Design and analysis of aerospace structures. Plates and sandwich panels; composite materials; structural dynamics; aeroelasticity; damage tolerance.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
AERSP 301 . Prerequisite or concurrent:AERSP 304, E MCH 315
AERSP 473
(E MCH 473)
Composites Processing (3) An introduction to the principles of mechanics governing manufacturing, computer-aided design, and testing of composite materials and structures.
Effective: Summer 1988
Prerequisite:
E MCH 471
AERSP 490
(E E 471, NUC E 490)
Introduction to Plasmas (3) Plasma oscillations; collisional phenomena; transport properties; orbit theory; typical electric discharge phenomena.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E E 330 orPHYS 467
AERSP 492
(E E 472)
Space Astronomy and Introduction to Space Science (3) The physical nature of the objects in the solar system; the earth's atmosphere, ionosphere, radiation belts, magnetosphere, and orbital mechanics.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E E 330 orPHYS 400
AERSP 494
Aerospace Undergraduate Thesis (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Individual problem investigations reported in written thesis and seminar lectures. Cooperative research with faculty guidance on topics of current interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing
AERSP 494H
Aerospace Undergraduate Thesis (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Individual problem investigations reported in written thesis and seminar lectures. Cooperative research with faculty guidance on topics of current interest.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
seventh-semester standing
AERSP 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1992
AERSP 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1983
AERSP 497A
Advanced Orbital Mechanics (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AERSP 497B
Experimental Methods and Projects (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
AERSP 497D
Special Topics in Aerodynamics (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AERSP 497I
Spacecraft/Environment Interactions (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AERSP 497K
Aerospace Projects Lab (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AERSP 498
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2006
AERSP 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008
AERSP 504
Aerodynamics of V/STOL Aircraft (3) Jet wings, high lift devices, propellers and ducted propellers, circulation and boundary layer control, unsteady airfoil theory.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
AERSP 407
AERSP 505
Aero- and Hydroelasticity (3) Interaction of elastic systems having several degrees of freedom with fluid flows in various configurations.
Effective: Winter 1978
AERSP 506
Rotorcraft Dynamics (3) Modeling and analysis techniques for dynamic response, vibration, aeroelastic stability, and aeromechanical stability of rotary-wing vehicles.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 504, E MCH 571
AERSP 507
Theory and Design of Turbomachinery (3) Theory and principles of machinery design: compressors, turbines, pumps, and rotating propulsors; opportunity to work out design examples.
Effective: Winter 1978
AERSP 508
Foundations of Fluid Mechanics (3) Mathematical review, fluid properties, kinematics, conservation laws, constitutive relations, similarity principles, the boundary layer, inviscid flow, vorticity dynamics, wave motion.
Effective: Spring 1972
AERSP 509
Dynamics of Ideal Fluids (3) Irrotational flow theory, two-dimensional and axisymmetric flows, airfoil theory, complex variables, unsteady phenomena; flow with vorticity, finite wing theory.
Effective: Winter 1978
Prerequisite:
AERSP 508
AERSP 510
Compressible Flow (3) Classification and solution of compressible flow problems, high-speed gasdynamics, unsteady motion, transonic and hypersonic flows, atmospheric reentry.
Effective: Fall 1983
AERSP 511
Aerodynamically Induced Noise (3) Review of fluid mechanics. General theory of aerodynamic sound. Noise radiation from jets, boundary layers, rotors and fans. Structural response.
Effective: Winter 1978
AERSP 512
Viscous Flow (3) Stress-deformation relations; Newtonian fluids, Navier-Stokes equations; exact, asymptotic laminar solutions; instability, transition; similitude and turbulent boundary layer.
Effective: Winter 1978
AERSP 514
Stability of Laminar Flows (3) The stability of laminar motions in various geometries as influenced by boundary conditions and body forces of various kinds.
Effective: Winter 1978
AERSP 518
Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles (3) Dynamical problems of aircraft and missiles, including launch, trajectory, optimization, orbiting, reentry, stability and control, and automatic control.
Effective: Fall 1987
Prerequisite:
AERSP 413 orAERSP 450
AERSP 524
(M E 524)
Turbulence and Applications to CFD: DNS and LES (3) First of two courses: Scalings, decompositions, turbulence equations; scale representations, Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation modeling; pseudo-spectral methods; 3 computer projects.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
a graduate-level course in fluid mechanics
AERSP 525
(M E 525)
Turbulence and Applications to CFD: RANS (3) Second in two courses: Scalings, decomposition, turbulence equations; Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) modeling; phenomenological models; 3 computer projects.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
AERSP 524
AERSP 526
(M E 526)
Computational Methods for Shear Layers (3) Study of numerical solution methods for steady and unsteady laminar or turbulent boundary-layer equations in two and three dimensions.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 423 orM E 523
AERSP 527
(M E 527)
Computational Methods in Transonic Flow (3) Numerical solution of partial differential equations of mixed type, with emphasis on transonic flows and separating boundary layers.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 423 orM E 523
AERSP 528
(M E 528)
Computational Methods for Recirculating Flows (3) Numerical solution techniques for laminar/turbulent flow with large recirculation zones. Both primitive variable and stream function-vorticity equations used.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
M E 523
AERSP 529
Advanced Analysis and Computation of Turbomachinery Flows (3) Review of numerical methods; three-dimensional inviscid flow computation, two- and three-dimensional viscous flow effects and computation; recent advances.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 423;AERSP 507 orM E 422
AERSP 530
Aerothermochemistry of Advanced Propulsion Systems (3) Physics and chemistry needed to analyze high performance rocket propulsion systems including reacting high temperature radiating gas and plasma flows.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 312 orM E 420
AERSP 535
(M E 535)
Physics of Gases (3) An introduction to kinetic theory, statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular structure, chemical thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics of gases.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AERSP 540
(E E 571, NUC E 540)
Theory of Plasma Waves (3) Solutions of the Boltzmann equation; waves in bounded and unbounded plasmas; radiation and scattering from plasmas.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E E 471
AERSP 550
Astrodynamics (3) Applications of classical celestial mechanics to space flight planning. Determination and construction of orbital parameters by approximation methods. Perturbation techniques.
Effective: Fall 1987
Prerequisite:
AERSP 450 orE MCH 410 orPHYS 419
AERSP 560
Finite Element Method in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (3) Application of finite element techniques to viscous/unsteady fluid flow/heat transfer problems.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
AERSP 312, AERSP 313
AERSP 571
(E MCH 571, M E 571)
Foundations of Structural Dynamics and Vibration (3) Modeling approaches and analysis methods of structural dynamics and vibration.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 304, E MCH 470, M E 450 orM E 470
AERSP 590
Colloquium (1-3) Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
Effective: Spring 1987
AERSP 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1987
AERSP 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Fall 1983
AERSP 597A
Advanced Experimental Methods (3) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
AERSP 597D
Special Topics in Aerodynamics (3) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AERSP 597E
Estimation Theory (3) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AERSP 597F
Behavior of Advanced Structures (3) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
AERSP 597I
Physics of Gases (3) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
AERSP 597I
Spacecraft/Environment Interactions (3) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AERSP 597J
Rotorcraft Stability and Control (3) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
AERSP 597K
Small Scale Turbomachinery Design (3) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
AERSP 599
Foreign Studies (1-2 per semester/maximum of 4) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Fall 2008
AERSP 600
Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
AERSP 601
Ph.D. Dissertation Full-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
AERSP 602
Supervised Experience in College Teaching (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Provides an opportunity for supervised and graded teaching experience in aerospace engineering courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
AERSP 603
Foreign Academic Experience (1-12) Foreign study and/or research constituting progress toward the degree at a foreign university.
Effective: Fall 2006
AERSP 610
Thesis Research Off Campus (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
AERSP 611
Ph.D. Dissertation Part-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
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