Mondays, 2-2:50pm, BSIF 1217
Enrollment Code: 57539
This course includes description of the aerodynamic forces and aeronautical principles that make flight possible. Connections will be made to the various areas of specialty within mechanical engineering, including fluid mechanics, structures, materials, control, and thermal sciences. Future trends in air transportation will be discussed.
Professor Glenn Beltz, Mechanical Engineering, teaches ME 110, an introductory aeronautics course, ME 15, a strength of materials course, and several graduate courses on materials and structures. His research area is in the design and mechanics of composite structures, especially those based on metals and/or ceramics. He currently serves as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering.
