AOE-3154: Astromechanics
Description: This course teaches the application of Newtons Laws to the dynamics of spaceflight. Topics include the two-body problem equations of motion, Keplers Laws, classical orbital elements, energy and time-of-flight relations, orbit specification and determination, orbital maneuvering and orbit transfers, patched conic approximations, and relative motion.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 17
Average GPA: 3.29 (rounds to B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 34.97%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.23%
| Riley M Fitzgerald | 2024 | 46.2% | 35.3% | 11.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3.23 | 5 |
| Scott L England | 2023 | 60.0% | 31.1% | 7.8% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 3.49 | 7 |
| Kevin K Schroeder | 2024 | 41.2% | 34.8% | 18.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.07 | 5 |