Fall 2009

Class Section Information

Section Times
Lecture TR 15:00 - 16:15
Rm.: Engr. 164
Lab by arrangement
Rm.: Engr. 164

Weekly Schedule

This schedule is subject to change during the semester.
Please check for updates at least once a week.

Week of

Topics

Reading

Problems & Other Assignments  Due at the beginning of class on Thursday of the week!

Aug. 24 Introduction.  Ice breaker. Chapter 1: 
Sections 1.1 - 1.2 
Aug. 31 Review of thermodynamics. Chapter 1: Sections 1.3 - 1.7
Sep. 7 1-D Compressible Flow
Campus Furlough Day:
Friday, Sep. 4
Chapter 3: 
Sections 3.1 - 3.5
PS1 - Thermo
Sep. 14 Normal Shocks
Campus Furlough Day:
Friday, Sep. 18
Chapter 3:
Sections 3.6 - 3.7
PS2 - Stagnation & Sonic Conditions
Sep. 21

Moving Shock Waves
Faculty Furlough Days:
Tuesday Sep. 22
Thursday, Sep. 24

Chapter 7: Sections 7.1 - 7.3  
Sep. 28 Shock Tube 
Campus Furlough Day:
Friday, Oct. 2
Chapter 7: Section 7.8, Chapter 3: Section 3.8 PS3 - Normal Shocks

PS4 - Flow with Heat Addition

Oct. 5 Mach Waves
Oblique Shock Waves

Supersonic Flow over Wedges and Cones
Faculty Furlough Day: Friday, Oct. 9
Chapter 4: Sections 4.1 - 4.13  PS5 - Flow with Friction
Oct. 12 Oblique Shock Waves
Supersonic Flow over Wedges and Cones
Tuesday, Oct. 10: Midterm 1: Ch.1 + Ch.3 (Normal Shocks) + Ch.7 (Moving Shocks)
Faculty Furlough Day: Friday, Oct. 16
Chapter 4: Sections 4.1 - 4.4
Oct. 19 Prandtl-Meyer Expansion Waves
Campus Furlough Day:
Monday Oct.  19
Chapter 4: Section 4.14 PS6  - Oblicque Shocks & Expansion Waves
Oct. 26 Supersonic Airfoils


Chapter 4: Section 4.15, 4.6 - 4.7, 4.9 
Nov. 2 Reflected Shocks
1-D Flow with Heat Addition
1-D Flow with Friction
Campus Furlough Day:
Friday, Nov.  6
Chapter 5: Sections 5.1 - 5.4 
Nov. 9 Quasi 1-D Flow
Campus Furlough Day: Friday, Nov.  13
Chapter 5: Sections 5.5 - 5.10  
Nov. 16 Quasi 1-D Flow Chapters 6, 8 PS7 - Quasi 1D Flow
Nov. 23 Furlough Days Nov.  24 - 25
Campus Closed: Nov. 26 - 27
Chapter 9: Sections 9.1 - 9.5  
 
Nov. 30
  Chapter 9: Sections 9.6 - 9.12 Dec. 3 - Project Presentations
Dec. 7 Project Presentations
All Project Reports Due
Dec. 7 - Project Presentations
All Project Reports Due
Dec.10 Thursday 14:45 - 17:00 FINAL EXAM