2025 Fall AEROENG 10 001 LEC 001

2025 Fall

AEROENG 10 001 - LEC 001

Introduction to Aerospace Engineering Design

James Casey, Mark Wilfried Mueller

Aug 27, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025
Tu, Th
11:00 am - 12:29 pm
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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