2025 Fall
AEROENG 10 001 - LEC 001
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering Design
James Casey, Mark Wilfried Mueller
Class #:30091
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Mechanical Engineering
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
29
Enrolled: 31
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 60
Waitlist Max: 20
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week.
Other classes by James Casey
Other classes by Mark Wilfried Mueller
Course Catalog Description
This course introduces mathematical engineering concepts and a wide range of analysis and design techniques of relevance to aerospace engineering via approximately 3-week modules covering the following topics: dynamics and control of a small quad-rotor aircraft; dynamics of elliptic, hyperbolic, and parabolic orbits, including rendezvous of objects in the same circular orbit; control volume analysis of a rocket engine; sling-shot effect to drive space probes into space; thermal control in outer space; optimization of airfoils using morphing techniques; rapid prototyping-assisted design of lightweight materials.
Class Notes
Priority seats are for AE Sophomores and AE Junior Transfers.
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Undergraduate Students: Aerospace Engineering Majors
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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