ENAE311

Aerodynamics I

Prerequisite: PHYS271, MATH461, PHYS270, MATH246, ENAE283, ENES220, ENAE202, MATH241, and ENES232. Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Aerospace program; or permission of ENGR-Aerospace Engineering department. And junior standing or higher. Fundamentals of aerodynamics. Elements of compressible flow. Normal and oblique shock waves. Flows through nozzles, diffusers and wind tunnels. Elements of the method of characteristics and finite difference solutions for compressible flows. Aspects of hypersonic flow.

Sister Courses: ENAE311H

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.60 between 1,433 students*

ENAE311 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 7.68%
A: 11.79%
A+: 1.33%
B-: 10.33%
B: 20.45%
B+: 11.72%
C-: 4.47%
C: 10.47%
C+: 6.14%
D-: 0.63%
D: 5.79%
D+: 1.61%
F: 4.75%
W: 2.65%
other: 0.21%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.