80 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION

636-Principles of Engineering Analysis 4; EGC 637-Principles of En-
gineering Analysis 5; EGC 671-Introduction to Plasmas; EGC 672-Plasma
Theory; EGC 675-Plasma Laboratory.

COURSES FOR ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES
ASE 501-STABILITY AND CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. 4 credits
ASE 541-AEROSPACE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES 1. 3 credits
ASE 570-PRINCIPLES OF GUIDANCE AND CONTROL. 3 credits
 GRADUATE COURSES
ASE 601-ADVANCED PLASMA TOPICS. 3 credits
 Selected topics with application to aeronautics and astronautics.
ASE 602-PROBE TECHNIQUES FOR PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: EGC 671. Basic theory of electric and magnetic probes for plasma
diagnostics and its practical application to laboratory plasmas.
ASE 611-THE DYNAMICS OF REAL GASES 1. 3 credits
 Theoretical basis of high energy gas dynamics reviewed and applied to reacting
ionizing and radiating flows.
ASE 612-THE DYNAMICS OF REAL GASES 2. 3 credits
 Continuation of ASE 611.
ASE 613-THE DYNAMICS OF REAL GASES 3. 3 credits
 Continuation of ASE 612.
ASE 631-ADVANCED AEROSPACE STRUCTURES 1. 3 credits
 Steady state aeroelastic and structural problems. Flutter analysis. Transient
loads, nonstationary and oscillating airfoil theory.
ASE 632-ADVANCED AEROSPACE STRUCTURES 2. 3 credits
 Continuation of ASE 631.
ASE 633-ADVANCED AEROSPACE STRUCTURES 3. 3 credits
 Continuation of ASE 632.
ASE 641-AEROSPACE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES 2. 3 credits
 Prerequisites: ESM 634, ASE 541. Analysis of fibrous reinforced structural
composites for aerospace applications.
ASE 650-PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE FLIGHT.
 3 credits
 Physiological and psychological factors influencing design considerations for
manned aircraft and spacecraft.
ASE 661-ASTRONAUTICAL MECHANICS 1. 3 credits
 General laws of mechanics of particles and rigid bodies. Newtonian orbits;
theory of gyroscopes. General transformation theory; Hamilton-Jacobi equations.
ASE 662-ASTRONAUTICAL MECHANICS 2. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: ASE 661. Small oscillations. Perturbation theory; methods of
celestial mechanics. Numerical methods of orbit computation.
ASE 663-ASTRONAUTICAL MECHANICS 3. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: ASE 662. Lunar theory; orbits about an oblate spheroid; tumbling
of an orbiting vehicle. Atmospheric entry problem.
ASE 670-CONTROL TECHNIQUES IN AEROSPACE SYSTEMS. 3 credits
 Prerequisites: ASE 570, EE 474. Stability criteria. Techniques of feedback con-
trol with applications to aerospace systems. Use of computers in control system
design.