This page gives a list of those courses that are offered by the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering AND are required to get the B.S.A.E. degree. Note that there are other degree requirements and other non-required courses offered by the Department described in other pages.
AME 20211 Introduction to Aeronautics
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites: MATH 10260 , PHYS 10310 .
An introduction to the atmosphere, fundamental concepts in fluid mechanics and airplane aerodynamics. Application of the principles of mechanics to aircraft flight performance, stability and control. Fall.
AME 20213 Measurements and Data Analysis
(1-2-3)
Prerequisities: AME 20211
Introduction to experimental methods used in aerospace and mechanical engineering, including basic instrumentation, data acquisition and data analysis techniques. Embeddable microprocessors may be used for data acquisition and/or control. Fall and Spring.
AME 20214: Introduction to Engineering Computing
(1-0-0)
Prerequisities: EG 10112
Introduction to the Unix operation system and the Fortran programming language with applications to engineering computing. Fall.
AME
20221 Mechanics I
(3-0-3).
Prerequisites: MATH 10260 (126), PHYS 10310 (131), EG 10111 (111) or equivalent.
Introduction to systems of forces and couples.Vector Mechanics equilibrium of
rigid bodies. Internal forces and moments,trusses and beams, distributed loads
and properties of areas, friction and virtual work, kinematics and kinetics
of particle motion, systems of particls. Fall.
AME
20222 Mechanics II
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites: AME 20221 , MATH 20550
Introduction to Newtonian dynamics. Kinematics and kinetics (energy, linear
and angular momenta) of particles, systems of particles and rigid bodies. Spring.
AME 20231 Thermodynamics
(3-0-3)
Prerequisities: MATH 20550
Basic concepts of thermodynamics. The First Law of Thermodynamics. Work, heat, properties of substances and state equations. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Applications to engineering systems. Student and/or instructor-conducted experiments may entail use of embeddable microprocessors. Spring.
AME 20241
Solid Mechanics
(3-2-4)
Prerequisites:AME 20221 , MATH 20550
An introduction to theoretical and experimental aspects of the mechanics of
deformable solids. Concepts of stress, strain, stability, and deformation of
simple structures are introduced. Experimental exercises may entail use of embeddable
microprocessors. Spring.
AME 30314 Differential Equations, Vibrations and Controls I
(3-1-3)
Prerequisites:MATH 20580
First of a two-course sequence that introduces methods of deifferential-equation
solution together with common engineering applications in vibration analysis
and controls. Includes second-order, linear differential equations, feedback
control and numerical solutions to systems of ordinary differential equations.
Fall.
AME 30315 Differential Equations, Vibrations and Controls II
(3-1-3)
Prerequisities:AME 30314
Systems of nth-order differential equations, mechanical vibrations, linear feedback
s-plane controls analysis, frquesncy response analysis, partial differential
equations. Spring.
AME
30331 : Fluid Mechanics
(3-0-3)
Prerequisities: AME 20222 , AME
20231 and MATH 20580
A basic course in fluid mechanics. Topics include mathematics of fluids, Euler
N.S Bernoulli's equation, control volumes, differential analysis, dimensional
analysis and dynamic similarity, aerodynamics, boundary layers and turbulence.
Fall.
AME 30332 Compressible Aerodynamics
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:AME 30331
An intermediate course of the study of the dynamics and thermodynamics of compressible flow for both internal and external geometrics, including boundary layer effects. Applications of compressible flow principles to propulsive nozzles, flight simulation facilities and supersonic airfoil problems. Spring.
AME 30333 Aerodynamics Laboratory
(1-4-3)
Prerequisite: AME 20213 ,AME 30331
Use and operation of subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels, flow velocity, pressure and strain gauge measurements, data acquisition and analysis, with emphasis on interpretation of aerodynamic flow phenomena. Spring.
AME 30334 Heat Transfer
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:AME 30331
An introductory course covering three modes of heat transfer: steady and unsteady conduction, elementary boundary layer analysis for laminar and turbulent convection and the basic theory of radiation. Spring.
AME 30341 Aerospace Structures
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:AME 20241
Study of the basic principles and methods of structural analysis of lightweight structures. Introduction to stress, deformation, yielding, buckling, and fatigue/ fracture analysis of truss and semi-monocoque structures and mechanical behavior of aerospace structural methods. Fall.
AME 30361
Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
(1-4-3)
Principles of engineering-graphic communication: visualization, sketching, orthographic
projection, principal and auxiliary projections, 3D surfaces, and feature-based
design. Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, computer-integrated manufacturing,
and rapid prototyping.Fall and Spring.
AME
30381 Orbital and Space Dynamics
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites: AME 20222
The one- and two-body problems: geometrical elements and time dependence. Orbital
determination. Linear orbits and regularization. Orbital transfer. The n-body
problem; various forms of the three-body problem, including the circular restricted
case, its "equilibrium" solutions and their stability. Spring.
AME 40431 Gas Turbines and Propulsion
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:AME 30331
The mechanics and thermodynamics of air-breathing propulsion devices. The mechanics of various space propulsion systems are also presented, including an introduction to rocket propulsion. Fall.
AME 40451 Aerospace Dynamics
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:AME 20222, AME 30315
Mechanics and equations of motion. Aerodynamics forces and motions, longitudinal, lateral and roll motions. Introduction to autopilot design. Fall.
AME
40461 Flight Mechanics and Introduction to Design
(3-0-3)
Prerequisite: AME 30332 and AME 30331
The fundamentals of flight performance are developed. Primary emphasis will
be on examining how configuration design parameters affect aircraft performance.
Students are introduced to aircraft preliminary design methodology. Fall.
AME
40462 Aerospace Design
(2-4-4)
Prerequisites: AME 40461
Team design project with application to an aerospace system development. Includes
topics in all associated technologies, design methodology, standards and engineering
ethics. Spring.
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