Freshman Aerospace Engineering Seminar (AERSP 001)

Prof. Lyle N. Long

Spring Semester
2011
3:35 - 4:25 PM
Mondays
219 Hammond Bldg

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Aero. Dept.

Engr. College

Penn State

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1. Background Information (Jan. 10)
   • First Day Info
   • Syllabus
   • Freshman Seminar Info
   • Student Introductions

2. no classes (Jan. 17)

3. Engineering Career Resources & Employer Relations , (Jan. 24)
   
   • Rick D. McClintic (rxm166@psu.edu), Director
   • Powerpoint Slides
   • Facebook Link to Career Office
   • eCareer System
   • Career Services at Penn State

4. Informal discussions with Upper-class aero students (Joe Singer, jas5295@psu.edu, Jan. 31)

5. Library Facilities at Penn State (Feb. 7)
   • Tom Conkling, Head, Engineering Library
   • Some key library sites:
     • Main Library Webpage
     • Knovel (engineering and science handbooks)
     • Compendex (engineering paper database)
     • Safari Online computer books
     • Interlibrary loan (ILLIAD)
     • List of other databases

6. The Aerospace Curricula, Undergraduate Minors, and Graduate School (Feb 14)
   • Key Disciplines (from Prof. Long's paper)
   • Aerospace Curriculum Guide
   • Aerospace Webpage
   • Some Good Possible Minors:
     • Business Logistics
     • Engineering Entrepreneurship
     • Engineering Science and Mechanics
     • IST
     • IST for Aerospace
     • Math
     • Military Studies
     • Physics
     • Others
   • Aerospace Graduate Guide
   • Aerospace Webpage
   • Possible degrees:
     • M.Eng. (~1 year)
     • M.S. (~2 years)
     • Ph.D. (~5 years total)
   • Student Perspective on Grad School (by M. Lapsley)
   • Graduate School Funding:
     • Teaching assistanships (~$16K/year and your tuition is paid)
     • Research assistanships (~$16K/year and your tuition is paid)
     • Fellowships: (~$30K/year and your tuition is paid)
       • NSF , DOD , DOE , Hertz

7. Early Aircraft (Feb. 21)
   • Virtual Tour of Air Force Museum
   • Air and Space Museum

8. MOVIE: Stealth Technology (Feb. 28)
   • SR-71, F-117A, B-2, F-22, ...
   • Key publication: "Method of Edge Waves in the Physical Theory of Diffraction by Petr Ufimsev

9. no classes (Mar. 7, spring break)

10. Tour of Aerospace Engineering facilities (by Rick Auhl, Mar. 14)

11. Michael Lapsey, "Graduate Student Life, should it be my life? A student's perspective," (Mar. 21)

12. The Future of Computing, Software, and Systems, (Mar. 28)
    • Computational Science Graduate Minor
    • IST UnderGraduate Minor for Aerospace Engineers
    • Jobs: Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, and NASA
    • Software Education , CrossTalk Journal paper by L. N. Long
      

13. MOVIE: History of Satellites (Apr. 4)
    • KH-11 Spy Satellites, Satellite Wars

14. Satellite Systems, by Prof. David Spencer, (April 11)

15. Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) (Apr. 18)
    • Slides on UAV's
    • Hummingbird UAV
    • NOVA: Spies that Fly
    • Penn State Course on UAV's

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

17. Study Skills, People Skills, and Time Management (Apr. 25)
    • Learn about Learning
    • Studying Tips
    • Time Management by Randy Rausch ( full set of slides )
    • Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
    • Seven Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen Covy
    • Managing People
    • Don't study while listening to music or watching TV!!!!!!! It doesn't work.
    • Books you should read this summer:
      • "How to Win Friends and Influence People," by Dale Carnegie
      • "Seven Habits of Highly Successful People," by Stephen Covey
      • "The One Minute Manager," by Blanchard and Johnson
      • "The Last Lecture," by Randy Rausch
      • "The Drunkard's Walk," by Len Mlodinow
      • "Feynman's Rainbow," by Len Mlodinow
      • "How We Decide," by Jonah Lehrer

Other possible topics:

• MOVIE: "The Magic of Flight" (IMAX film narrated by Tom Selleck) (Apr. 25)

• Clubs, Societies, and Organizations at Penn State (April 18)
  • Join a club or organization !!
  • AIAA
  • IEEE
  • State College Radio Control Club
  • MOVIE: "Journey to the Moon"

• FAA Pilot handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge ( FAA website ) :
  • Chapters 1 - 5 (5 MB)
  • Chapters 6 - 9 (11 MB)
  • Chapters 10 - 12 (4 MB)
  • Chapters 13 - 16 (3 MB)

• Introduction to Computing Facilities at Penn State
  • Miscellaneous Computer Info
  • Penn State Computer Systems HELP
  • Penn State Computing Organizations
  • Information Technology Services
  • Student Computer Labs
  • PSU Computer Store
  • Download Free Software

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

• X-planes
  • Battle of the X-Planes Movie (part 1)
  • Battle of the X-Planes Movie (part 2)
  • X Planes on Wikipedia
  • Top 25 Fastest Aircraft
  • Bell X-1 first superconic aircraft: (2 min.) , (3 min.)
  • North American XB-70 Valkyrie, Mach 3 bomber: (5 min.) , (5 min.) , (4 min.)
  • North American X-15 rocket plane: (6 min.) , (11 min.)
  • X-23 (3 min.)
  • X-45: (3 min.)
  • Lockheed F-35 (X-35) aircraft: (3 min.)
  • Additional fun videos:
    Helicopter hits tree (1 min.)
    • Lockheed U-2 spy plane: (11 min.)
    • Lockheed SR-71 spy plane: (7 min.) , (9 min.) , (10 min.)
    • Lockheed F-22 Raptor supersonic cruise fighter: (3 min.), (3 min.), (5 min.) ,