Department of Aerospace Engineering

AE 352 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Space Plasma

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
AE 352	FALL	3	0	3	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	ELECTIVE_COURSE
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	Face-To-Face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupational Classification Code	-
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Diaa Gadelmavla
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Diaa Gadelmavla
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

The objective of the course is to introduce aerospace engineers to the basic concepts of space plasma and to study the physical phenomena occurring in space.

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

Name	Description	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
Name	Description	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
LO1	Define the conditions required to treat plasma as a gas.				X
LO2	Classify electrostatic electromagnetic waves.					X
LO3	Determine the physical mechanisms required for the formation of these waves.					X
LO4	Determine the equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamic conditions for plasma.				X
LO5	Examine the equilibrium state and classify important non-equilibrium plasma states.					X

Course Description

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.

Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Managment Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Required Materials	Learning Outcome
1	Introduction	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch.1	LO1
2	Characteristic parameters of a plasma	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch.2 – Sections 2.1 – 2.4	LO2
3	Characteristic parameters of a plasma	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch.2 – Sections 2.5 – 2.8	LO2
4	Single particle motion	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch3. – Sections: 3.1 – 3.4	LO2
5	Single particle motion	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch3. – Sections: 3.5 – 3.8	LO2
6	Waves in cold plasma	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch. 4 - Sections 4.1 – 4.2	LO3
7	Waves in cold plasma	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch. 4 - Sections 4.3– 4.5	LO3
8	Midterm		-
9	Kinetic theory and the moment equations	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch.5 – Sections: 5.5 – 5.7	LO3
10	Kinetic theory and the moment equations	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch.5 – Sections: 5.5 – 5.7	LO4
11	Magnetohydrodynamics	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch.5 – Sections: 5.5 – 5.7	LO4
12	Magnetohydrodynamics	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch. 6 – Sections: 6.5 -6.8	LO4
13	Discontinuities and shock waves	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch7 – Sections: 7.1 – 7.2	LO5
14	Non-linear effects	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch7 – Sections 7.3	LO5
15	Non-linear effects	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications, Ch7	LO5
16	Final		-

Course Notes/Textbooks	Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications 1st Edition by D. A. Gurnett and A. Bhattacharjee 2010.
Suggested Readings/Materials	-

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
Homework / Assignments	1	20	X	X	X	X	X
Midterm	1	30	X	X	X
Final Exam	1	50	X	X	X	X	X
Total	3	100

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Participation	-	-	-
Theoretical Course Hours	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours	-	-	-
Study Hours Out of Class	14	4	56
Field Work	-	-	-
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	-	-	-
Portfolio	-	-	-
Homework / Assignments	4	5	20
Presentation / Jury	-	-	-
Project	-	-	-
Seminar / Workshop	-	-	-
Oral Exams	-	-	-
Midterms	1	12	12
Final Exam	1	14	14
		Total	150