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Spring 2005 Courses
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

Random 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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