Instructor: David B. Goldstein Pre-requisite: Concurrent registration for ASE 320

Office: WRW 313C 471-4187 Office Hours: M & W 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Lab Assistant: Rod Austin: WRW 313A; raustin@mail.utexas.edu

Grading: Abstract (individual) 15%

Lab. report #1 (individual) 20%

Group project 65%

Attendance: Monday 3:00-4:00 p.m. in WRW 113

Additional lab hours to be arranged

The class will meet for one hour every week at the scheduled time. In addition, laboratory tests will be conducted by groups of about four students.

Each group is allowed two hours for the first two laboratories. This is fully adequate provided you understand the assignment before you come to the lab. Formal lab reports are due two weeks after the end of your lab period and must be printed on a word processor and submitted in both hard copy and electronic format (e-mail). Report format, grammar, and spelling will help determine your report grade. The large group project lab time will be scheduled later in the term.

NOTE: Missed labs MUST be made up during the scheduled week of the test because a new set-up will be installed at the end of the week. You MUST attend the lab to get a grade for the lab. Failure to turn in reports will result in an F for the class.

Text: ASE 320 Text

Course Packet on the Web

Fluid Mechanics Measurements, ed. R. Goldstein (reserve)

Other texts are on reserve in the Engineering Library

Critical Dates: Feb. 12 Last day to drop without academic penalty.

Grades and Exams: Submitted material will be graded numerically and

Students should have knowledge of differential and integral calculus, basic engineering physics,

and simple computer spread sheets, graphics, and word processing.

Students will gain intuition about fluid flow, understand basic experimental methods and the aerodynamics of aircraft, know better how to prepare a technical report, and develop teamwork skills.

Material is presented as co-requisite with that of ASE 320 and is most important for subsequent courses in viscous and compressible flow, propulsion, flight mechanics, aircraft design.