Course description
Introduction to Aerodynamics
This aerodynamics course focuses on the study of the flow of air about a body, and the “body” will be an airplane, but many of the concepts explored are relevant to a wide variety of applications from sailboats to automobiles to birds. Learners completing this aerodynamics course will gain a fundamental understanding of concepts and models used to aerodynamically analyze and design subsonic, transonic, and supersonic aircraft.
While the course is an introduction to aerodynamics, it is an advanced subject typically taken as a third or fourth year undergraduate subject in aerospace engineering.
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Who should attend?
Prerequisites
Physics, vector calculus, and differential equations (all at a first-year university level). Some familiarity with introductory gas dynamics (in particular control volume analysis) is also assumed, though additional, optional background material will be provided as part of the course content discussing the necessary gas dynamics.
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a partner institute of EdX.
10-14 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$100
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- Basics of aerodynamics
- Fundamentals of potential flows from subsonic to supersonic speeds
- Viscous flows including laminar and turbulent boundary layers
- Aerodynamic models of airfoils and wings
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