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AOE-4264: Principles of Naval Engineering

Description: This course studies naval engineering systems and systems engineering processes with particular emphasis on: naval missions; combat system performance including radar; underwater acoustics and sonar; ballistics; weapon propulsion and architecture; weapons effects; ship survivability including underwater explosion and shock waves; surface ship and submarine balance and feasibility analysis; and total ship integration. Senior Standing required.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (MATH-2204 or MATH-2204H or MATH-2224) and PHYS-2306

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.26 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 27.33%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.78%

Alan J Brown202446.9%36.7%12.8%0.0%2.0%1.8%3.266

Grade Distribution Over Time

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