Compressible
Fluid Flow
Course: Aerospace Engineering (Aer E) 532/Mechanical Engineering
(M E) 532, section
XC (CD-ROM), section XL (streaming media)
Thermodynamics of compressible flow. Viscous and inviscid
compressible flow equations. One dimensional steady flow;
isentropic flow, normal shock waves oblique and curved shocks,
constant area flow with friction and heat transfer. Linear
theory and Prandtl-Glauert similarity. Method of characteristics.
Subsonic, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic flows.
Prerequisite: Aer E 541 (Incompressible Flow Aerodynamics)
or M E 335
Computer
requirements: College
of Engineering distance education specifications
Dates: January 10-May 6
Day/Time: live streaming Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 -9:20 a.m.
Delivery method: CD-ROM or Streaming Media
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition:
$915
Delivery
fee: CD-ROM $663, streaming media $495 (If
you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may
be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)
Computer
fee applies--see table
Off-campus programs: Master
of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Master
of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Instructor: Michael Olsen, Assistant Professor
Registration
deadline: December 30
Text:
For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education
at www.ede.iastate.edu
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Signal Analysis and Kalman Filtering
Course: Aerospace Engineering (Aer E) 573/Electrical Engineering
(E E) 573/Mathematics (Math) 573/Mechanical Engineering
(M E) 573, section
XC (CD-ROM), section XL (streaming media)
Elementary notions of probability. Random processes. Autocorrelation
and spectral functions. Estimation of spectrum of finite
data. Response of linear systems to random inputs. Discrete
continuous Kalman filter theory and applications. Smoothing
and prediction. Linearization of nonlinear dynamics.
Prerequisite: Aer E 331 or E E 324 (Signals and Systems
II) or M E 370 or 411 or Math 341 or 395
Computer
requirements: College
of Engineering distance education specifications
Dates: January 10-May 6
Day/Time: live streaming Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:00
-11:00 a.m.
Delivery method: CD-ROM or Streaming Media
Credit: 3 graduate credits
Tuition:
$915
Delivery
fee: CD-ROM $663, streaming media $495 (If
you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may
be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)
Computer
fee applies--see table
Off-campus programs: Master
of Science in Electrical Engineering, Master
of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Instructor: Peter Sherman, Associate Professor
Registration
deadline: December 30
Text:
For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education
at www.ede.iastate.edu
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