AEM 8203: Fluid Mechanics III
This is a graduate level course in fluid mechanics, and the third of a three-course sequence.
The course discusses theoretical approaches to the analysis of compressible turbulent flows. Topics discussed include: properties of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations, energy transfer in compressible flows, conditions under which compressibility is important, Mach number as a measure of compressibility, linear acoustics, properties of wave equation, acoustic refraction, acoustic sources, sound generation by fluid flows, transonic small disturbance equations, linear theory of compressible turbulence, and shock waves.

AEM 8253: Computational methods in fluid mechanics
This is a graduate level course in Numerical Methods.
The course deals with numerical methods used in the simulation of turbulent flows. Topics discussed include: conservative properties of the fluid equations and relevance to numerical methods, spatial discretization, Pade schemes, error as a function of scale, Fourier and Chebyshev spectral methods, aliasing errors, temporal discretization and sources of error, solution of the wave, Poisson and Burgers equations, Galerkin, colocated and tau-methods, simulation of isotropic turbulence and turbulent channel flow, and discrete energy conservation.

AEM 4202: Aerodynamics
This is a junior level course on Aerodynamics.
The course deals primarily with inviscid aerodynamics. Topics discussed include: potential flow, incompressible thin airfoil theory and applications, finite wing theory and applications, introduction to compressible flows, one-dimensional compressible flow, linearized theory of compressible flows, normal and oblique shock waves, Prandtl-Meyer expansions, subsonic, transonic, and supersonic airfoil theory.

AEM 2011: Statics
This is a sophomore level service course on Statics required of engineering students in many majors.
Topics discussed include: force and moment vectors, resultant of forces, free-body diagrams, applications to simple trusses, frames, and machines, distributed loads, internal forces in beams, properties of areas and second moments, and the laws of friction.

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