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AOE-3114: Aerodynamics & Compressibility

Description: Inviscid aerodynamics. Wings and wing theory for low speed flight. How and when compressibility becomes important. Integral form of the conservation equations and thermodynamics. One-dimensional steady compressible flow, nozzle flows. Compressible flow with heat addition. Oblique shock waves and Prandtl-Meyer expansions. Supersonic airfoils. Aerodynamics at subsonic and transonic speeds.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: AOE-3164

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 9

Average GPA: 3.00 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 23.22%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.05%

William J Devenport202440.0%39.5%15.9%2.7%1.3%0.6%3.146
Liselle A Joseph202412.5%41.6%29.1%8.3%0.0%8.3%2.761
Shuo Mao202326.6%13.3%39.9%13.3%0.0%6.7%2.461
Vidya Vishwanathan202252.3%19.1%14.4%9.6%4.8%0.0%2.961

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Spring 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W