ASEN 5151: Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics
Graduate course, University of Colorado Boulder, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, 2025
Course covering fundmental physics and solutions of compressible flows. Emphasis on analytical and numerical methods of solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Sole graduate teaching facilitator, 50 students.
Responsibilities
Hosted weekly office hours with additional availability via Zoom, graded assignments and half of all exams, hosted exam review sessions, covered class lectures as needed.
Course Topics
- Governing Equations for a Control Volume
- Thermodynamics of Ideal Gases
- Generalized One-Dimensional Flow
- Partial Differential Equations Governing Inviscid Compressible Flow
- Linearized Flows and Analytical Techniques
- Supersonic Flow over a Cone
- Steady, Two-Dimensional Supersonic Flow
- Unsteady, One-Dimensional Flow