Freshman Aerospace Engineering Seminar (AERSP 001)

Prof. Lyle N. Long

Fall Semester
2009
3:35 - 4:25 PM
Mondays
351 Willard Bldg

1. Background Information
   • First Day Info
   • Syllabus
   • Student Introductions
   • Survey

2. Introduction to Computing Facilities at Penn State
   • Miscellaneous Computer Info
   • Penn State Computer Systems HELP
   • Penn State Computing Organizations

3. Engineering Co-Op program

4. Career Services at Penn State
   • ASSIGNMENT: Attend Career Services GetConnected StayConnected Event on Oct. 20 (9 AM - 1 PM) or Oct. 21 (9 AM - 1 PM). You must swipe your PSU ID.

5. MOVIE: Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), NOVA Movie
   • NASA Mars Website
   • Wikipedia Website
   • NASA JPL

6. Clubs, Societies, and Organizations at Penn State
   • Join a club or organization !!
   • AIAA
   • IEEE
   • State College Radio Control Club
   • ASSIGNMENT: Join a club or organization. Extra credit if you join two (preferably one should be academic or professional, e.g. AIAA, IEEE, ACM, ...). (must show me proof of joining, by either putting proof in the Angel Dropbox or having one of the club officers send me email) )

7. Library Facilities at Penn State
   • Tom Conkling, Head, Engineering Library, Sept. 28
   • ASSIGNMENT: Visit these three PSU libraries (in person, not online): Engineering, Physical Sciences & Mathematics, and Paterno, and check out a book from each one. Get a book on aerospace engineering from the Engineering library, a book on calculus from the math library , and a book on business from Paterno library. Then go to: My Lbrary Account and print that webpage to a PDF file and put it in the Angel dropbox for this course.

8. MOVIE: Stealth Technology

9. Seminar on V-22, AIAA, and AHS , Oct. 19

10. Introduction to Astrodynamics (Prof. David Spencer), Oct. 26

11. MOVIE: "The Magic of Flight" (IMAX film narated by Tom Selleck), Nov. 2

12. The Future of Computing, Software, and Systems, Prof. Lyle Long, Nov. 9, 2009
    • Computational Science Graduate Minor
    • Information Science and Technology UnderGraduate Minor for Aerospace Engineers
    • Read: CrossTalk Journal paper, by L. N. Long
      ASSIGNMENT: Submit a one paragraph (at least 150 words) summary of the above paper and put it in the Angel dropbox for this course.

13. MOVIE: History of Satellites , Nov. 16

14. The Aerospace Curricula and Undergraduate Minors
    • Key Disciplines (from Prof. Long's paper)
    • Aerospace Webpage
    • Undergraduate Guide
    • Aerospace Courses
    • Some Good Possible Minors:
      • IST
      • IST for Aerospace
      • Math
      • Physics
      • Business Logistics
      • Engineering Entrepreneurship
      • Engineering Science and Mechanics
      • Others

    ================== Other Possible Topics: ====================

15. Photographic Tour of Historic Aircraft

16. Information on Graduate School
    • Aerospace Graduate Guide

17. Building project....?

18. Useful Penn State Sites:
    • Academic Success
    • Counseling and Psychological Services (Use them if you are having trouble !)
    • Health Services
    • Penn State Center for Excellence in Writing

19. MOVIE: SR-71 Blackbird

20. MOVIE: Aviation Pioneers

21. MOVIE: F-22 Raptor

22. MOVIE: History of X-Planes

23. MOVIE: Spy Planes

24. MOVIE: Apollo 11

25. MOVIE: Wright Brothers

26. MOVIE: B-2 Stealth Bomber