ATTENTION! AE201 Students at ERAU
Only a portion of this eBook is covered in AE201. The chapters and topics generally included in the course are listed below. Within each chapter, some headings may be highlighted in red. These topics are relevant to AE201 but are more advanced, are not typically covered in class, and are not examinable. If you are unsure which materials are included in the current offering of AE201, you are responsible for consulting the current syllabus and confirming with your instructor.
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I Introductory
1. What is Aerospace Engineering?
2. History of Aircraft & Aviation
3. History of Rockets & Space Flight
II. Preparations
4. Mathematics for Engineering (Not covered in the classroom – review yourself as needed.)
5. Physical Quantities, Units, & Engineering Calculations (Covered continuously throughout the semester.)
6. Physics for Engineering (Not covered in the classroom – review yourself as needed.)
7. Professional Responsibilities, Ethics, & Copyright (Study on your own and follow along with the ethics scenarios discussed in class.)
III. Design Aspects of Flight Vehicles
8. Aircraft Classifications & Regulations
9. Anatomy of Aircraft & Spacecraft
IV. Fluid Properties & Hydrostatics
13. Fundamental Properties of Fluids
14. Fluid Statics & the Hydrostatic Equation
V. Introduction to Fluid Dynamics
20. Problem Solving & Modeling
VI. Modeling of Fluid Motion
24. Energy Equation & Bernoulli’s Equation
25. Applications of the Conservation Laws
VII. Other Types of Flows
VIII. Airfoil & Wing Aerodynamics
33. Aerodynamics of Airfoil Sections
34. Wing Shapes & Nomenclature
35. Aerodynamics of Finite Wings
IX. Basis of Airplane Performance
39. Equations of Motion for an Airplane
40. Fundamentals of Propulsion Systems
X. Propulsion Systems
47. Turbofan & Turboprop Engines
XI. Atmospheric Flight Performance
50. Steady Level-Flight Operations
54. Climbing, Ceiling & Gliding
XII. Faster, Higher, & Into Space
59. Rockets & Launch Vehicle Performance
AE201 Worked Examples
This section of the eBook presents many worked examples drawn from past exam questions and homework problems. These examples, called exemplars, are fully worked problems that illustrate every step and highlight the key principles you must master to succeed. Study them on your own or with your study group. You do not need dozens of examples to understand a topic in AE201. Begin with one exemplar and concentrate on the reasoning behind each step. When you are comfortable, tackle a second exemplar without looking at the solution and confirm that you can reproduce every step accurately. Finally, work through a third exemplar, then stand at a whiteboard and review the solution methods for yourself as if you were teaching a class. This mirrors the Feynman Technique: explaining an idea in plain language exposes any gaps in understanding and helps you close them. If you have the opportunity, you could teach your study partners the solution. If you can explain and teach it clearly, you are ready for the exam.
76. Worked Examples: Introductory
77. Worked Examples: Anatomy, Regulations & Structures
78. Worked Examples: Preparations
79. Worked Examples: Fluid Properties & Hydrostatics
80. Worked Examples: Dimensional Analysis
81. Worked Examples: Fluid Flows & Fluid Dynamics
82. Worked Examples: Bluff Body Flows
83. Worked Examples: Internal Flows
84. Worked Examples: Airfoils & Wings
85. Worked Examples: Propulsion Systems
86. Worked Examples: Airplane, Rocket, & Spacecraft Performance
