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EG314

Aerodynamics

Course DirectorySNHU EG314 has 3 direct prerequisites, with 14 courses in its complete prerequisite tree, and is required by 1 other course.

Undergraduate · 3 credits

This course examines the principles and applications of aerodynamics, focusing on the forces and moments acting on aircraft in atmospheric flight. Students will study fundamental concepts, including inviscid, laminar, and turbulent flows, potential flow theory, and their applications to aerodynamic design. The course also covers advanced topics such as airfoil and finite wing theory, including linear airfoil theory, Prandtl’s lifting-line theory, and compressibility effects in subsonic and supersonic flows. Key phenomena like wingtip vortices, downwash, induced drag, and aerodynamic center will be analyzed. Through computational simulations such as XFOIL and hands-on wind tunnel experiments, students will acquire and interpret computational and experimental data to real-world problems. By the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate and predict the aerodynamic performance of airfoils, wings, and aircraft.

Prerequisite Tree

  • EG201 — Fluid Mechanics
    • EG200 — Statics
      • ETE200 — Fundamentals of Statics
        • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
          • MAT140 — Precalculus
            • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
          • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
        • PHY215 — Physics I
          • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
            • MAT140 — Precalculus
              • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
            • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
      • PHY215 — Physics I
        • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
          • MAT140 — Precalculus
            • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
          • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
    • ETE200 — Fundamentals of Statics
      • EG200 — Statics
        • PHY215 — Physics I
          • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
            • MAT140 — Precalculus
              • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
            • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
      • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
        • MAT140 — Precalculus
          • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
        • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
      • PHY215 — Physics I
        • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
          • MAT140 — Precalculus
            • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
          • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
    • MAT275 — Calculus II: Integration and Series
      • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
        • MAT140 — Precalculus
          • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
        • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
  • EG209 — Thermodynamics I
    • MAT275 — Calculus II: Integration and Series
      • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
        • MAT140 — Precalculus
          • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
        • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
    • PHY216 — Physics II
      • MAT275 — Calculus II: Integration and Series
        • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
          • MAT140 — Precalculus
            • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
          • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
      • PHY215 — Physics I
        • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
          • MAT140 — Precalculus
            • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
          • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
      • PHY215L — Physics I Lab
        • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
          • MAT140 — Precalculus
            • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
          • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
  • MAT330 — Differential Equations
    • MAT275 — Calculus II: Integration and Series
      • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
        • MAT140 — Precalculus
          • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
        • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits
    • MAT350 — Applied Linear Algebra
      • MAT225 — Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus
        • MAT140 — Precalculus
          • MAT136 — Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
        • MAT142 — Precalculus with Limits

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