Aerospace engineering

Suggested Structure

• General introduction

General Prerequisites

• Basic Mathematics - differentials, integrals, basic mechanics, vector algebra, matrices and matrix manipulation, total derivative (for mass and momentum equations, among others)
• Thermodynamics/Heat Transfer
• Circuits/Electronics
• Physics - Forces, Gravity Equation

Statics

• Structural Analysis
• Mechanics

Fluid mechanics

• Aerodynamics - Derivation of shear stress on a fluid, perfect gas equation, Bernoulli equation, Langrangian and Eulerian reference frames, control volumes and control surfaces, Conservation of mass up to 3-d, balance of momentum equations up to 3-d, Aerofoils, Circulation,
• Propulsion - Turbomachinery

Materials Science

• Material Classes - Metals, Ceramics, Composites, Polymers, Ionic and Covalents
• Material Microstructure
• Properties of Materials - Strength, Stiffness, Young's Modulus, Elasiticity and Modulus of Elasticity, Hardness, Toughness, Electrical Properties?
• Materials Selection
• Material Processes - Annealing, Quenching, Precipitaiton Hardening, Case Hardening
• Failure - Fatigue, Creep, Fracture, Case studies (aircraft)
• Composites - matrix and fibers, explanation of directional properties, case studes (carbon fibre, kevlar, fibreglass)

Aircraft Design

• Basic Aircraft Performance - Air density at altitudes, Perfect Gas equation,
• Dynamics and Control - Control Surfaces,