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*Note - This is an Archived course*

This is a course about aerodynamics, i.e. the study of the flow of air about a body. In our case, the body will be an airplane, but much of the aerodynamics in this course is relevant to a wide variety of applications from sailboats to automobiles to birds. Students completing 16.101x will gain a conceptual understanding of aerodynamic models used to predict the forces on and performance of aircraft.

Topics covered are relevant to the aerodynamic performance of wings and bodies in subsonic, transonic, and supersonic regimes. Specifically, we address subsonic potential flows, including source/vortex panel methods; viscous flows, including laminar and turbulent boundary layers; aerodynamics of airfoils and wings, including thin airfoil theory, lifting line theory, and panel method/interacting boundary layer methods; and supersonic airfoil theory.

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Is there a required textbook?
You do not need to buy a textbook. All material is included in the edX course and is viewable online.

Will certificates be awarded?
Yes. Online learners who achieve a passing grade in a course can earn an honor code certificate of achievement. These certificates will indicate you have successfully completed the course, but will not include a specific grade. The certificates will be issued by edX under the name of MITx.

Can I still register after the start date?
You can register at any time, but you will not get credit for any assignments that are past due.

How are grades assigned?
Grades are made out of four parts: responses to concept questions embedded in the reading; weekly homework problems; and two exams, one at the midpoint and one at the end of the course. Details of the grading will be provided at the beginning of the course.

How does this course use videos? Do I need to watch the lectures live?
Various videos will be provided including: discussions of concept questions; sample problem solutions; and some short lectures on selected topics. You can watch these at your leisure.

Will the material be made available to anyone registered for this course?
Yes, all the material will be made available to all students.

What are the prerequisites?
The student is expected to have some knowledge of basic physics, vector calculus, and basic differential equations. Some familiarity with introductory gas dynamics (in particular control volume analysis) is also assumed, though additional, optional background material will be provided as part of the course content discussing the necessary gas dynamics.

We do not check students for prerequisites, so you are certainly allowed to try. If you do not know those subjects before taking the class, you will have to learn them over the semester, which can be an extremely difficult task.

This is a past/archived course. At this time, you can only explore this course in a self-paced fashion. Certain features of this course may not be active, but many people enjoy watching the videos and working with the materials. Make sure to check for reruns of this course.

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