Department of Aerospace Engineering
Iowa State University
COURSE SYLLABUS
Instructor :
Office Hours :
Class Hours :
Classroom :
Professor Paul Durbin, 2237 Howe Hall
1:00-3:00 TuTh
10:00-10:50 pm, MWF
Hoover 1227 durbin@iastate.edu
TA:
Textbook :
Bin Wang 2242 Howe binw@iastate.edu
Anderson, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics , 4 th or 5 th Ed., McGraw-Hill
Course Learning Objectives :
By completion of the course, students will be able to:
 Understand basic principles of compressible flow of gasses.
 Know equations of one-dimensional gas dynamics
 Know shock jump conditions
 Be able to analyze flow with shock and expansion fans.
 Be able to analyze quasi-one dimensional duct flow
 Understand forces produced on wings by shocks and expansions
 Apply principles of compressible flows to aerodynamics.
Course Grade : Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
Homework
~25%
~55%
~20%
 Homework may be done in collaboration, but each student must hand in a complete, independent assignment. Late homework will not be accepted .
 Scope: Chapters 7-12 of Anderson, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics