Showing posts with label RocS101. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RocS101. Show all posts
9/17/11
Rocket Science 101 Course Syllabus
Rocket Science 101
Course Syllabus
Professor:
Daniel Taylor Hastings
Aerospace Engineering
Iowa State University
DTHRocket[at]gmail[dot]com
Prerequisites:
- Trigonometry, minimum knowledge of calculus, basic physics
Textbooks:
- Rocket Propulsion Elements (7th edition) Sutton and Biblarz
- Handbook of Model Rocketry (7th edition) Stine and Stine
Grading:
- Students grade themselves. There will be several quizzes and one exam, weighted by:
- Quizzes: 25%
- Semester project 25%
- Final Exam 50%
Schedule:
1. Definition of a rocket
2. Math background
3. Physics background
4. Chemistry/thermodynamics background
5. Basic nozzle theory
6. Forces on a rocket
7. Aerodynamic drag
8. Flight stability
9. Thrust and weight
10. Analysis of flight
11. Model rocketry
12. Semester project
Remember: There is nothing magical about rocket science. It is just a sampling of subjects such as physics, chemistry and math, all applied to the goal of flying through space. You don’t have to be a G-whiz to become a rocket scientist, despite the popular phrase “it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to .” It really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to study math, science and engineering and love space travel.
9/12/11
Rocket Science 101
I'm going to start a video series on YouTube on basic rocket science. Nothing too complex or too basic; I will be starting with concepts like Newton's laws and gradually get more complicated to describe the motion of a rocket. At the end, I will give an introduction to the actual engineering of a rocket (model rocket).
My aim is to get more people interested in the field of aerospace engineering, specifically rocketry and spacecraft. Even if only a handful of people watches these videos and only one of them is inspired to dig deeper, these videos will have been a success.
I will post a short "syllabus" soon.
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