FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Courses


FENG 101  Fundamentals of Engineering Culture

In this course, the main aspects of engineering history, the fundamentals of ethics in engineering, the analysis of engineering applications from an ethical perspective, the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of engineering applications. The public health and safety impacts of engineering applications, the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and innovation, success stories of entrepreneurial engineers, the methods of obtaining scientific information, the usage of scientific databases will be covered.


PHYS 100  General Physics I

In this course, we will discuss the subjects of motion along a straight line, motion in two and three dimensions, Newton’s laws, work and kinetic energy, potential energy and conservation of energy, momentum, collisions, dynamics of rotations, gravitation and periodic motion.


IUE 100  Orientation and Career Planning

The course will help students recognize the skills needed for university life and their career goals. These skills include self-awareness, goal setting, time management, effective communication, mindfulness and analytical thinking. The course will also raise students’ awareness on problems such as addiction and bullying.


SFL 1013  Second Foreign Languages I


ENG 101  Academic Skills in English I

This course aims at preparing students to use academic skills in English.


SE 113  Introduction to Programming

Course Content This course introduces the students to the fundamental concepts of programming using Python programming language.


MATH 153  Calculus I

Calculus I provides important tools in understanding functions of one variable and has led to the development of new areas of mathematics.


FENG 102  Introduction to Engineering

The course will cover basic engineering concepts such as units, engineering analysis and design process. The second half of the course will be dedicated to program-based introductory content.


SFL 1024  Second Foreign Languages II


ENG 102  Academic Skills in English II

ENG 102 is a compulsory course for first year students. ENG 102 focuses on the cognitive skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking. Students' academic listening skills will be improved by listening to important / relevant information from lectures or discussions and reading skills by reading recent academic texts and then using this information to create an output task. Speaking focuses on giving presentations and students get prepared to express their ideas and opinions by speaking persuasively and coherently. The writing component is a consolidation of the speaking activities.


PHYS 102  General Physics II

In this course, we will cover the topics of electric field and charge, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, current, resistance and electromotive force, direct-current circuits, magnetic field and magnetic field sources and induction.


MATH 154  Calculus II

In this course, integration techniques and application of integration, Taylor and Maclaurin series and their applications, functions of several variables, their derivatives, integrals and applications are examined.


CHEM 100  General Chemistry

The contents of this course is: matter and measurement (precision and accuracy), atoms, molecules, ions, and their properties, stochiometry and chemical calculations, chemical reactions in aqueous solutions, thermochemistry, atomic structure, electron configurations, atomic properties and the periodic table.


MATH 207  Introduction to Differential Equations I

In this course basic concepts of differential equations will be discussed.The types of first order ordinary differential equations will be given and the solution methods will be taught. Also, solution methods for higherorder ordinary differential equations will be analyzed.


SFL 201  Second Foreign Languages III


ME 203  Engineering Drawing

In this course, 2D Drawing Techniques, 3D Solid Modeling, Orthographic Projection, Sectioning Principles, Assembly of Machine Elements, Dimensioning, Tolerances, Creating Manufacturing Pictures from 3D Model are explained with the Solidworks program.


ME 211  Statics for Engineers

This course covers important vector concepts, classification and equivalence of force systems and free body diagrams, analysis of structures; trusses, beams, cables and chains, dry friction, first and second moment of areas, virtual work.


MATH 250  Linear Algebra for Engineers

The main subjects of the course are the vector and matrix operations, linear independence and dependence of vectors, linear vector spaces and subspaces, dimensions and basis vectors for vector spaces, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalue and eigenvectors.


POOL 003  GEC-Social Sciences A: Economics


FENG 345  Numerical Methods for Engineers I

Solutions of system of linear equations, iterative methods, interpolation, cubic splines, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, numerical solution of nonlinear equations, initial value problems, numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, finite difference method, engineering application problems.


ME 201  Engineering Thermodynamics

The main topics included in this course are heat, work, kinetic theory of gasses, equation of state, thermodynamics system, control volume, first and second laws of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes, introduction to basic thermodynamic cycles, system applications, entropy.


ENG 210  Technical English for Engineers

The course focuses on technical writing and oral presentation skills by engaging students in project work related to their departments. It also covers language areas specific to the genre of technical reports, summaries and project proposals.


SFL 202  Second Foreign Languages IV


ME 206  Dynamics

This course covers kinematics and kinetics of particles and systems of particles, planar motion of rigid bodies, Newton’s laws, equations of motion, concepts of work and energy, concepts of impulse and momentum.


ME 305  Fluid Mechanics

This course covers the fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics, properties of fluids, hydrostatic pressure force on plane and curved surfaces, pressure changes in fluid movement, the Bernoulli's equation, momentum, mass and energy balances, dimensional analysis, viscous flow in pipes, laminar and turbulent flows, and major and minor losses.


FENG 346  Numerical Methods for Engineers II

In this course, the following topics will be covered, with a special focus on practical applications: the importance of optimization, basic definition and facts on optimization problems, theory of linear programming, nonlinear programming (constrained and unconstrained optimization problems), numerical methods for constrained and unconstrained problems, numerical solution of partial differential(elliptic and parabolic) equations.


EEE 205  Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits

The following topics will be included: DC analysis of resistive networks, operational amplifiers, time-domain analysis of first order (RC, RL) circuits, analysis of complex circuits using phasor, derivation and plot of transfer functions, frequency-domain analysis of second order (RLC) circuits.


ME 208  Mechanics of Materials

This course includes concepts of stress and strain, material behavior, axial loading, thermal deformations, torsion, simple bending, asymmetric bending, elastic curve, stability of columns, 2-D state of stress, states of deformation, strain energy, failure hypotheses, static structural analysis under combined loadings.


AE 301  Aerodynamics

Aerodynamics course provides important tools in understanding of aerodynamic design process. The course is composed of the topics related to mainly inviscid and incompressible flow modeling and computations.


ME 202  Materials Science

Crystal structures, Mechanical Properties, Diffraction, Polymer Chemistry, Structural defects, Diffusion, Diffraction, Fatigue, Fracture


TURK 100  Turkish

Students will be taught how to use the written and verbal communication tools accurately and efficiently in this course. Various types of verbal and written statements will be examined through a critical point of view by doing exercises on understanding, telling, reading, and writing. Punctuation and spelling rules, which are basis of written statement, will be taught and accurate usage of these rules for efficient and strong expression will be provided. As for verbal statement, students will be taught how to use the body language, use accent and intonation elaborately, and use presentation techniques.


AE 304  Flight Mechanics

Flight Mechanics course provides important tools in understanding of motion of aircraft. The course is composed of the topics related to mainly trajectory analysis, stability/control issues and computations.


POOL 004  GEC- Social Sciences B: Humanities and Social Sciences


AE 322  Principles Of Electromagnetics

This course will cover basic topics; Coulomb’s law, electrostatic field, potential and gradient, electric flux and Gauss’s Law and divergence. Metallic conductors, Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations, capacitance, dielectric materials. Electrostatic energy and forces. Steady electric currents, Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s Laws, charge conservation and the continuity equation, Joule’s Law. BiotSavart’s law and the static magnetic field. Ampere’s Law and curl. Vector magnetic potential and magnetic dipole. Magnetic materials, forces and torques. Faraday’s Law, magnetic energy, displacement current and Maxwell’s equations.


ME 304  Heat Transfer

This course will cover; heat transfer principles, conduction, one-dimensional steady state conduction, heat transfer on plane wall and cylindrical surfaces, heat transfer on spherical surfaces, transient conduction heat transfer, convection, external flow, internal flow, free convention, heat exchangers, radiation.


MATH 236  Engineering Statistics

This course focuses on sampling distributions, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, simple and multiple linear regression. In addition, experimental design and applications of these methods to industrial systems engineering are discussed.


AE 308  Introduction to Wireless Communication

This course will cover basic topics in wireless communications for voice, data, and multimedia. It starts with a brief overview of current wireless systems and standards. We then characterize the wireless channel, including path loss for different environments, random lognormal shadowing due to signal attenuation, and the flat and frequency selective properties of multipath fading. Next we examine the fundamental capacity limits of wireless channels and the characteristics of the capacity achieving transmission strategies. The course concludes with a brief overview of wireless networks, including multiple and random access techniques, WLANs, cellular system design, adhoc network design and applications for these systems, including the evolution of cell phones.


AEST 404  Engineering Summer Training


FENG 497  Multidisciplinary Engineering Projects

The design, analysis and business-plan development of a project by teams of students by using engineering techniques; preparation of project reports and presentation by using state-of-the-art tools and methods.


POOL 006  GEC- Social Awareness and Ethics


HIST 100  Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution

This course provides a general information of the events from the end of the 19. century until the end of the Turkish War of Independence and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 and the following period until 1990’s.


FENG 498  Engineering Capstone

Students in teams can specify, analyze and handle business plan of a project using engineering fundamentals. They can realize and implement the project using emerging tools. They can report and present all the details of their final product.


Elective Courses


AE 302  Space Environment

The course contents cover the topics of space, space environment and its fundamentals, neutral environment, plasma environment, Sun and its atmosphere, solar radiation, solar wind, and solar activity, geomagnetic and ionized environment, ionosphere, radio wave propagation and communication.


AE 303  Measurement Techniques

The course content covers the topics of static and dynamic characteristics of transducers, voltage, current and resistance measurement, Wheatstone bridge, flow rate, velocity, displacement, rotational speed, torque, acceleration, pressure, temperature measurements by using optic and ultrasonic measurement systems, filtering the measured data.


AE 305  Automatic Control

The course covers the topics of principles of control, open loop systems, closed loop systems, Laplace transform method, transfer functions and block diagrams, signal flow graphs, analysis of control systems in the time domain, time responses of systems, steady state error of systems, stability analysis of linear feedback control systems and the concept of stability.


AE 306  High Speed Aerodynamics

High Speed Aerodynamics course provides important tools in understanding of aerodynamic design process. The course is composed of the topics related to mainly compressible flow modeling and computations.


AE 311  Orbital Mechanics

The course content titles are: Dynamics of point masses, Two body problem, Time dependent orbital position, Three dimensional orbits, Orbit determination, Orbital maneuvers, Interplanetary orbits.


AE 351  Optical Engineering

The course contents the topics of Gaussian optics, paraxial optics and calculations, optical system considerations, the primary aberrations, the third order aberration theory and calculation, prism and mirror systems, characteristics of the human eye, apertures, pupils and diffraction, optical materials, optical coatings, principles of radiometry and photometry, the basics of lens design.


AE 352  Space Plasma

The course contents are characteristic parameters of a plasma, single particle motion, waves in cold plasma, Kinetic theory and the moment equations, Magnetohydrodynamics, Discontinuities and shock waves, Nonlinear effects


AE 401  Rocket Propulsion

Rocket Propulsion course provides important tools in understanding of rocket engines. The course provides basic information about gas dynamics, thermodynamics, combustion, and rocket engine performance.


AE 404  Spacecraft Communication

The course content titles include : Introduction to Satellite Communications and Satellite Orbits, Satellite Subsystems, The RF Link, Link System Performance, Propagation Effects Modeling and Prediction, Rain Fade Mitigation, The Composite Link, Satellite Multiple Access, The Mobile Satellite Channel, Pico and Nano Class Satellites Communication Systems, SATCOM and 5G integration


AE 405  Aircraft Design

Aircraft Design I course provides important tools in understanding of aircraft design process. Mission requirements are the basic design goals for aircraft. The course provides basic information about aerodynamics, structure, propulsion, landing gears, performance, and configuration layout. It also includes some conceptual design examples such as single-seat aerobatic and lightweight supercruise fighter aircraft.


AE 409  Propulsion Systems

Propulsion Systems course provides important tools in understanding of aircraft engines, which are mainly, gas turbines. The course provides basic information about aerodynamics, gas dynamics, thermodynamics, turbomachinery, combustion, and engine performance.


AE 412  Flight Stability and Control

Flight Stability and Control course provides important tools in understanding of safely motion of aircraft. The course is composed of the topics related to mainly airworthiness regulations, static and dynamic stability/control issues and computations.


AE 414  Spacecraft Design

The course contains the topics of a system view of spacecraft, payloads and missions, the space environment , orbital mechanics, propulsion systems, launch vehicles, atmospheric-entry, spacecraft structure, attitude determination and control, electrical power systems, thermal control of spacecraft, telecommunications, command and data handling, groundcontrol.


AE 416  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) course provides important tools in understanding of UAVs. The course is composed of UAV categories, initial UAV sizing, UAV geometry and configurations, characteristic features of different UAV types, structures, payloads, communication systems, launch and recovery systems and propulsion systems.


AE 418  Engineering Optimization

Engineering Optimization course provides important tools in understanding of optimization philosophy and methods. The course is composed of the topics related to gradient based optimization methods and heuristics.


AE 419  Introduction to CFD

Introduction to CFD course provides important tools in understanding of simulating the fluid flow. The course provides basic information about fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and numerical methods


AE 420  Applications of Nanodevices in Space Engineering

This course employs several pedagogical strategies to justify the existence of dispersion forces, such as considering completely classical acoustic Casimir forces to shed light on the existence of more complex quantum electrodynamical Casimir forces. Also, highly simplified semiclassical models are adopted leading to correct predictions while avoiding excessively complex reasoning. The behavior of nanodevices under the combined action of elastic, dispersion and electrostatic forces is discussed by means of straightforward but powerful lumped parameter models. Technological demonstrations of the applications of disperison forces in nanotechnology are placed within the present context of ongoing spacecraft miniaturization.


AE 421  Wind Energy Engineering

This course teaches the basic concepts of wind and energy that can be obtained from this source. The course primarily covers types of turbines, turbine mechanisms and numerical calculations regarding power generation.


AE 422  Thermal Radiation

This course introduces the basic concepts of thermal radiation. The course primarily covers basic thermal radiation laws and equations, radiation properties of objects, factors of view, applications of heat transfer by radiation, and combined heat transfer mechanisms and its analysis methods.


AE 423  Introduction to Antennas

Fundamental properties. Dipoles, loops, reflectors, Yagis, helices, slots, horns, microstrips. Antennas as transitions between guided and free radiation, ultrasound analogue. Famous antennas. Pattern measurements. Friis and radar equations. Feeds, matching, baluns. Broadbanding. Arrays, aperture synthesis, interferometry, verylongbaseline interferometry. Thermal radiation, antenna temperature, microwave passive remote sensing.


AE 424  Special Topics in Astrophysics and Orbital Mechanics

This course introduces the study of high performance computing for the analysis of complex astrophysical systems and realistic orbital mechanics problems dictated by next generation propulsion and navigation technologies. Simplifications typically introduced in introductory courses are removed and analysis is carried out on multiple length and time scales and involving the simultaneous interaction of various physical principles thus introducing the need for HPC with modern Fortran and representation of complex results with other FOSS tools.


AE 426  Aerospace Structures

Aerospace structure course provides important tools for students in understanding of analysis and design of aerospace structures. It reviews concepts of stress, strain, and equations of elasticity. Analysis of plane stress and plane strain problems wıth application to aerospace structural elements including general bending and torsion of rods and beams, and thin-walled structures and box beams.


AE 428  Hypersonic Systems

The course describes hypersonic flight vehicles and their performance,aerothermodynamics of hypersonic propulsion and hypersonic air breathing propulsion performance. In this course advanced high temperature materials, aerostructures and hypersonic aircraft concept design are discussed.


AE 430  Advanced Lightweight Structure

Advanced lightweight structure course provides important tools in understanding of lightweight structures design process. The course is composed of the new topics related to mainly composite and fiber modeling and simulation accompanied wıth experıments. Furthermore, this course could include a variety of information that is of current interest in aeronautics and astronautics.


AE 451  Astrophysical Systems

The course is composed of Spatial Coordinates and Time, Orbital Motions and Distances in the Solar System, Mechanics and Gravitational Theory, Space Research, the Physical Structure of the Objects, Radiation and Matter, Astronomical and Astrophysical Instruments.


CE 470  Introduction to Neural Networks

The following topics will be included in the course: The main neural network architectures and learning algorithms, perceptrons and the LMS algorithm, back propagation learning, radial basis function networks, support vector machines, Kohonen’s self organizing feature maps, Hopfield networks, artificial neural networks for signal processing, pattern recognition and control.


MCE 310  System Dynamics and Control

Introduction to System Dynamics and Control, Basic Analysis and Design methods, Stability analysis, Basic control algorithms and structures, Design examples.


ME 402  Modelling, Analysis and Control of Dynamic Systems

Methods on system modeling. Simulation techniques. Taking system responses with related mathematics. Case studies for different systems


ME 415  Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering

Introduction to numerical methods will be explained. Root finding and solution systems of linear equations will be shown. Curve fitting, numerical integral, numerical derivative, solution of ordinary differential equations will be used with problems.


ME 450  Composite Materials

Composite materials. Definitions and classification of composites. Matrix materials. Fiber (reinforcement) materials. Metals, ceramic and polymer matrix composites. Production methods for composite materials. The strength properties of unidirectional composites. Mechanical Testing of Composites. Visco-elastic properties of composite materials.


ME 460  Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

Definition of nanomaterials, classification of nanomaterials, properties of nanomaterials, applications in nanotechnology, nanochemisry


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