AERSP 001S
Aerospace Explorer--First-Year Seminar (1) First-Year Seminar explores aerodynamics, structural mechanics, flight mechanics, rotorcraft systems, high performance computers, air/space propulsion, and space systems.
Effective: Fall 1999
AERSP 055
(GN)
(S T S 055)
Space Science and Technology (3) The science and technology of space exploration and exploitation; physical principles; research and development; history, space policy, and social implications.
Effective: Spring 1994
AERSP 097
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: Summer 1998
AERSP 097S
First Year Seminar - Hands on Helicopter (1) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AERSP 097S
First Year Seminar - Hands on Helicopter (1) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
AERSP 199
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008
AERSP 204H
Flight Vehicle Design and Fabrication I (2 per semester/maximum of 8) Integrated project management, design, fabrication, testing, and flight evaluation of an advanced composite flight vehicle.
Effective: Spring 2000
AERSP 299
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008
AERSP 301
Aerospace Structures (3) Aerospace structural design concepts, flight safety. Stiffness, strength, stability of thin-walled structures under combined loads. Energy methods, finite element analysis.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E MCH 210 orE MCH 213 . Prerequisite or concurrent:AERSP 313
AERSP 304
Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Systems (3) Vibrations of single, multiple, and infinite degree-of-freedom systems; operational methods applied to aerospace vehicles; design of controllers.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
AERSP 313, E MCH 212
AERSP 305W
Aerospace Technology Laboratory (3) Experiments in measurement systems, aerodynamics, aerospace structures, dynamics and control, and propulsion, technical report writing and presentations.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
Prerequisite or concurrent:AERSP 301, AERSP 311, ENGL 202C
AERSP 306
Aeronautics (3) Lift and drag characteristics of aircraft; propulsion systems; airplane performance; introduction to stability and control.
Effective: Fall 1989
Prerequisite:
AERSP 311, AERSP 313
AERSP 308
Mechanics of Fluids (3) Kinetics and dynamics of fluids; perfect fluid theory using complex variables; introduction to viscous flow theory; fundamentals of compressible flow.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E MCH 212 orE MCH 212H;MATH 251
AERSP 308H
Mechanics of Fluids (3) Kinetics and dynamics of fluids; perfect fluid theory using complex variables; introduction to viscous flow theory; fundamentals of compressible flow.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
Prerequisite:
E MCH 212 orE MCH 212H;MATH 251
AERSP 309
Astronautics (3) Introduction to space and space flight; laws of particle mechanics; orbits and trajectories; space vehicles and propulsion.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
E MCH 212, MATH 250;CMPSC 201 orCMPSC 202
AERSP 311
Aerodynamics I (3) Fluid statics and kinematics; fluid dynamics of inviscid and viscous flows; Navier-Stokes equations; introduction to boundary layers.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E MCH 212, MATH 250, CMPSC 201 orCMPSC 202
AERSP 312
Aerodynamics II (3) Fluid mechanics of viscous and compressible flows, laminar boundary layers, turbulent flows, isentropic flows, shock waves, supersonic life and drag.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
AERSP 311, AERSP 313, M E 201
AERSP 313
Aerospace Analysis (3) Mathematical methods applied to aerospace engineering: Fourier series, ordinary and partial differential equations, complex variables, numerical methods, data analysis.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
MATH 220, MATH 230, MATH 250;CMPSC 201 orCMPSC 202
AERSP 399
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008
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 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 405
Experimental Methods and Projects (3) Experimental methods involving a variety of aerospace engineering topics; teams of students focus on adanced measurement techniques and project engineering.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite:
AERSP 305W
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 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 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
AERSP 497C
Wind Energy Engineering & Projects (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
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 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
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 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
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
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