Catalog Info
Effective Term
Winter 2016
Credit Hours
3.00
Contact Hours Per Week
5 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description
Presents a type of engineering which develops new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration. Explores the evolution of flight, flight fundamentals, navigation and control, aerospace materials, propulsion, space travel, orbital mechanics, ergonomics, remotely operated systems, and related careers. Course also presents alternative applications for aerospace engineering concepts, and discusses how to analyze, design, and build aerospace systems. Final course activity is a multimedia project envisioning future professional accomplishments.
Pre-requisites
ENGR-101 or ENGR-102 or Instructor Permission
Course Satisfies MACRAO Requirements
No
MTA Categories
- Category 6.1: Natural Sciences
General Education Categories
- Natural Sciences
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other Details
Completion of Aeronautical Engineering (AE) at an official PLTW schools