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IAP 2006 Subjects

Aeronautics and Astronautics

16.821
Flight Vehicle Development
Prof. D.W. Miller, Prof. E. Murman
Mon Jan 9, 09-10:00am, 33-218, Full Schedule TBA

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Prereq: 16.82
Level: U 18 units Standard A - F Grading   

Implementation and operation of a flight system. Extension of the 16.82 project in the previous semester. Emphasis is on system integration, implementation, and performance verification using methods of experimental inquiry. Includes refinement of subsystem designs and fabrication of working prototypes. Experimental analysis of subsystem performance and comparison with physical models of performance developed in 16.82 and design goals. Component integration into the full system, with detailed analysis and operation of the complete vehicle in the laboratory and in-the-field. Communication skills are honed through written and oral reports. Formal reviews of the overall system design will be performed. Principles of laboratory safety.
Enrollees register for 18 units during IAP and receive a T grade. They re-register for 18 units in the spring. Only six units of credit (the amount of IAP work) are counted toward the IAP credit limit of 12 units.
Contact: Prof. D.W. Miller, 37-327, x3-3288, millerd@mit.edu

16.900
Computational Tools for Engineering
Dr. Raymond Sedwick
Tue, Thu, Jan 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, 2, 10am-12:00pm, 33-319, room changed, 1/10 session is in 37-312.

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Limited to 30 participants.
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Prereq: 16.02 or 16.020
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F   

Introduction to computational tools and their use in solving engineering problems, analyzing data, and presenting scientific results. Techniques for the practical use of spreadsheets (XESS), mathematical and numerical analysis packages (MATLAB), symbolic algebra (MAPLE), and other Athena-based software packages are presented. Issues of computational accuracy and efficiency are discussed. Emphasizes problem solving using available software packages, not programming or algorithmic development. Enrollment may be limited.
ENROLLMENT IS FULL. CONTACT MARIE STUPPARD TO BE ADDED TO WAIT LIST: mas@mit.edu

This IAP, the course will focus on the use of MATLAB to the solution of aerospace related problems. The class will cover the Matlab environment and syntax, special functions and packages,techniques for setting up and solving problems, issues of computational accuracy and algorithm efficiency.
Contact: Dr. Raymond Sedwick, 37-431, x3-7831, sedwick@mit.edu


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