Instructor(s): Mata, Clara, Simha, Narendra

Prerequisites: IT student, PHYS 1301, concurrent Math 2374 or equiv.

Force and moment vectors, resultants. Principles of statics and free-body diagrams. Applications to simple trusses, frames, and machines. Distributed loads. Internal forces in beams. Properties of areas, second moments. Laws of friction.

Instructor(s): Hesla, Todd

Prerequisites: IT student, AEM 2011, concurrent MATH 2373 or equiv.

Kinematics and kinetics of particles; Newton's laws; energy and momentum methods; system of particles; kinematics and kinetics of planar motions of rigid bodies; plane motion of rigid bodies; mechanical vibrations.

Instructor(s): Leo, Perry H., Mata, Clara

Prerequisites: IT student, AEM 2011 or AEM 2021, MATH 2374 or equiv., concurrent MATH 2373 or equiv.

Uniaxial loading and deformation. Stress and strain at a point, Mohr's circle. Internal forces in beams. Material behavior, linear elasticity. Torsion of circular shafts. Bending of beams of symmetrical section. Column buckling. Statically indeterminate structures.

Instructor(s): Sheng, Jian

Prerequisites: IT upper division or graduate student, AEM 2012, MATH 2373 or equiv., MATH 2374 or equiv.

First course in fluid mechanics. Includes stress and strain rate descriptions, fluid statics, use of differential and finite control volume analysis with continuity, momentum, and energy equations, Bernoulli and Euler equations, vorticity, potential flow, incompressible viscous flow using Navier-Stokes equations, dimensional analysis, pipe flow, boundary layers, separation, introduction to turbulence.

Prerequisites: Departmental Approval.

Topics of current interest. Individual projects with consent of faculty sponsor.

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Instructor(s): Gebre-Egziabher, Demoz

Prerequisites: IT upper division or graduate student, MATH 2373 or equiv., AEM 2012 or equiv.

The two-body problem. Earth-satellite operations, rocket performance, reentry dynamics, the space environments, the restricted three-body problem, interplanetary trajectories. Numerical simulations. Elementary spacecraft attitude control. Design project.

Prerequisites: [4303 or equiv or ME 3281 OR EE 3015], [IT upper div or grad student]

Modeling, characteristics, and performance of feedback control systems. Stability, root locus, frequency response methods. Nyquist/Bode diagrams. Lead-lag, PID compensators. Digital implementation, hardware considerations.

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Instructor(s): Garrard, William, Hammer, Jeffrey M.

Prerequisites: AEM Senior, AEM 2301, AEM 4202 or Instructor Approval.

Students teams/disciplines design atmospheric flight vehicle with realistic constraints and engineering standards. Design process, project environment, mission requirements, trade studies, vehicle sizing, performance, stability/control, propulsion, trajectory analysis, CAD/vehicle integration, systems/equipment, operating envelopes, baseline specification, certification. Professional ethics/responsibilities. Students keep design log and present an oral conceptual design review with written report.

Prerequisites: Departmental Approval.

Topics of current interest. Individual projects with consent of faculty sponsor.

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Instructor(s): Elliott, Ryan

Prerequisites: IT upper division or graduate student, C or better in AEM 4501 or Instructor Approval.

Application of finite element methods to problems in structural analysis. Emphasis on properly posing problems and interpreting calculation results. Use of commercial FEA packages. Introduction to the theory of finite elements.

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Prerequisites: Departmental Approval.

Topics of current interest. Individual projects with consent of faculty sponsor.

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Instructor(s): Shield, Thomas W.

Prerequisites: IT upper division or graduate student, AEM 4201, AEM 4501, AEM 4601, ENGC 1011 or equiv.

(Writing Intensive Course) Experimental methods and design in fluid and solid mechanics. Wind tunnel and water channel experiments involving flow visualization, pressure, velocity, and force measurements. Experimental measurement of stresses, strains, and displacements in solids and structures, including stress concentrations, aerospace materials behavior and structural dynamics. Computerized data acquisition and analysis, error analysis, data reduction techniques. Experimental design, written and oral lab reports required.

Instructor(s): Garrard, William

Prerequisites: IT Upper Division, AEM major, written proposal, Departmental Approval.

Work experience with substantive engineering component. Written report.

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Prerequisites: IT Upper Division, AEM major, written proposal, Departmental Approval.

International work experience with substantive engineering component. Written report.

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Instructor(s): Schwartzentruber, Thomas

Prerequisites: IT Upper division or graduate student, CS 1113, AEM 4201

Introductory concepts in finite difference and finite volume methods as applied to various ordinary/partial differential model equations in fluid mechanics. Fundamentals of spatial discretization and numerical integration. Numerical linear algebra. Introduction to engineering and scientific computing environment. Advanced topics may include finite element methods, spectral methods, grid generation, turbulence modeling.

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Instructor(s): Ketema, Yohannes

Prerequisites: IT upper division or graduate student, MATH 2243, AEM 2012.

Three-dimensional Newtonian mechanics, kinematics of rigid bodies, dynamics of rigid bodies, generalized coordinates, holonomic constraints, Lagrange equations, and applications.

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Instructor(s): Tadmor, Ellad

Prerequisites: IT graduate or upper division student, MATH 2243 or equiv., AEM 3031 or equiv.

Concepts that are common to all continuous media. Elements of tensor analysis. Motion, deformation, and vorticity. Material derivatives. Mass and the continuity equation. Balance of linear and angular momentum. Stress and its geometric characterization. Need for constitutive equations.

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