Readers and regulars might be interested in this 100% free university-level intro course to Aeronautical Engineering from
TU Delft, presented online at edX:
https://www.edx.org/course/introduct...ftx-ae1110x-0#!
The online course starts June 2, 2015.
This is a self-paced course so you can learn it at your leisure.
About this course
This course provides an overview of and introduction to the fundamentals of aeronautics, using the history of aviation as a story line. The course uses examples from the very beginning of aviation (the Montgolfier brothers’ balloon flight in 1783 and the Wright brothers’ heavier-than-air flight in 1903) and continues all the way through to the current Airbus A380 and future aircraft. During this trajectory three major topics are discussed: aeronautics, aerodynamics and flight mechanics.
Lectures are frequently accompanied by related exercises and demonstrations. The course also incorporates (design) challenges/competitions, based on the knowledge obtained through the lectures.
Is this course related to a TU Delft campus course?
The material treated in this course forms part of the BSc programme in Aerospace Engineering, but the MOOC certificate does not offer any exemptions.
Prerequisites
High school level Mathematics & Physics