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ME 564Aerodynamics

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Mechanical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An introductory course in aerodynamics for engineers. Kinematics and dynamics of inviscid flow; airfoil dynamics including thin airfoil theory, finite wings, panel methods and airfoil parameters. Boundary layer theory and boundary layer control as applied in aerodynamics. Introduction to high speed aerodynamics. Introduction to dynamics of flight including stability and control.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • ME362 - Fluid Mechanics 2 (0.50)
    • Complete 1 of the following

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00147880 / 75TTh 10:00–11:20
LEC 701192274 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it44% easy81% useful

From 5 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This course was really well taught by the professor, the assignments did contain some fluids 2 content, but also included a lot of relevant content to help you prepare for the exam. Both the quiz and final exam were very fair and if you give yourself time to study then you will have no problems doing them (I disagree with the other reviewer saying it was hard). And especially since we are given a 4 pg (single side) crib sheet. I also found the textbook content to be very useful. The aircraft design project was fun, also was not bad to do since you can reference a real airplane for it.
    Overall, I am very satisfied with Aerodynamics and it maybe my favorite course of 4th year.

    May 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Course content is pretty interesting but the professor made this course so hard for absolutely no reason with the unorganised notes and confusing lectures. The first assignment is basically just a fluids 2 review for some reason and the project took way longer than we thought it would. The final was also kinda cooked.

    Apr 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • More of a course on airplane design rather than pure aerodynamics (not that I'm complaining). Lecture content was mostly split between airfoil theory and aircraft performance; engines were discussed briefly. There's an aircraft design project, 2 assignments, 1 quiz and a final. The project isn't bad if you set up your calculations and drawing correctly. The graded material oddly focused on homework content and 3rd year fluids review, rather than content we learned in class. There are design tidbits in lectures though

    Apr 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

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Winter 2018

need some advise on 4th year mech courses 6 points, 10 comments

u/shaysura: “… and what the workload was like:   ME 566 - Computational Fluid Dynamics ME 564 - Aerodynamics   ME 524 - Adv Dynamics and Vibrations ME 559 - Finite Element Methods   ME 436 - Welding & Joining Processes ME 533 - Non-metallic and Composite Materials   ME 452 …”

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