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Aerospace Analysis
(AERSP 313)

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Fall 2011
4:15 - 5:30 PM
Tues. & Thurs.
220 Hammond Building

Dr. Lyle N. Long
Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering, and Mathematics
The Pennsylvania State University
Certified Software Development Professional (IEEE Computer Society)
Fellow of APS and AIAA
http://www.personal.psu.edu/lnl

Course Description:

This course is designed to reinforce the mathematical concepts learned in the prerequisite mathematics and computer science courses and to present new mathematical material that is necessary for aeronautics, astronautics, dynamics and control, and fluid dynamics analysis. In practice, analytical and numerical approaches to problems solving are complementary, hence, this course will emphasize a combined analytical and numerical treatment.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Brief Description: Mathematical methods applied to aerospace engineering: Fourier series, ordinary and partial differential equations, complex variables, numerical methods, data analysis.

Detailed course notes:

Required Textbook:

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Additional Recommended Books and Papers

Interesting Video Clips

Course Outline:

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Grading (tentative):

    The students will be evaluated using a combination of homework assignments, team projects, and exams. There will be no final exam. The weight given to each will be roughly:
    • 30% homework
    • 35% team project (15% final report, 10% final test, and 10% peer grade)
    • 35% exams

    Academic Integrity: Faculty Senate Rule 49-20 states, in part, "Academic integrity is the pursuit of scholarly activity free from fraud and deception and is an educational objective of this institution." Faculty are required to clarify the application of this rule to each course:

      I encourage you to study together and to discuss ideas for your projects, but the work that you hand in must be your own. Don't cheat: the specified penalties (see Policies and Rules for Students) are not worth it. At a minimum, assignments or exams that show evidence of cheating will be given zero credit. At the other extreme, you may be given an F in the course, or be reported for disciplinary action.

    Note the important line in the Penn State song:

      "May no act of ours bring shame
      To one heart that loves thy name,"

The instructor will use a standard technology-based classroom. There may also be team-based assignments, and team presentations. The course will be offered every year.

Teaching Assistant: (Email: , room Hammond Bldg )

  • You will need to read and study all webpage notes also check the homework webpage regularly.

  • I will use Angel, so please go there and upload a picture of yourself: cms.psu.edu.

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