printer friendly pageAA 100: Introduction to Aeronautics and Astronautics
The principles of fluid flow, flight, and propulsion; the creation of lift and drag, aerodynamic performance including takeoff, climb, range, and landing performance, structural concepts, propulsion systems, trajectories, and orbits. The history of aeronautics and astronautics. Prerequisites:
MATH 41, 42; elementary physics.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Alonso, J. (PI)
AA 113N: Structures: Why Things Don't (and Sometimes Do) Fall Down
Preference to freshmen. How structures created by nature or built by human beings keep things up and keep things in. Topics: nature's structures from microorganisms to large vertebrae; buildings from ancient dwellings to modern skyscrapers; spacecraft and airplanes; boats from ancient times to America's Cup sailboats, and how they win or break; sports equipment; and biomedical devices including bone replacements and cardiovascular stents. How composite materials are used to make a structure light and strong.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Springer, G. (PI)
AA 115N: The Global Positioning System: Where on Earth are We, and What Time is It?
Preference to freshmen. Why people want to know where they are: answers include cross-Pacific trips of Polynesians, missile guidance, and distraught callers. How people determine where they are: navigation technology from dead-reckoning, sextants, and satellite navigation (GPS). Hands-on experience. How GPS works; when it does not work; possibilities for improving performance.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ANTHRO 98B: Digital Methods in Archaeology (ANTHRO 298B)
This is a course on digital technologies in archaeology used for documentation, visualization, and analysis of archaeological spaces and objects. Emphasizes hands-on approaches to image manipulation, virtual reality, GIS, CAD, and photogrammetry modeling methods.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
| Repeatable
1 times
(up to 5 units total)
Instructors:
Rick, J. (PI)
APPPHYS 78Q: Tools of Nanotechnology
Preference to sophomores. Topics include: current and future applications of nanotechnology, nanofabrication tools, nanoscale characterization and manipulation tools, scanning probe microscopy (SPM), Stanford nanotechnology research examples, hands-on activities, research lab tours. Prerequisite: high school physics.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Beetz, T. (PI)
APPPHYS 79N: Energy Options for the 21st Century
Preference to freshmen. Choices for meeting the future energy needs of the U.S. and the world. Basic physics of energy sources, technologies that might be employed, and related public policy issues. Trade-offs and societal impacts of different energy sources. Policy options for making rational choices for a sustainable world energy economy.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Fox, J. (PI)
;
Geballe, T. (PI)
BIOC 118Q: Genomics and Medicine
Preference to sophomores. Knowledge gained from sequencing human, bacterial, and viral genomes and implications for medicine and biomedical research. Novel diagnoses (chips, SNPs and gene expression) and treatment of diseases including gene therapy, stem cell therapy, and rational drug design. Ethical implications of stem cell therapy and uses of genetic information. Use of genome and disease databases to determine gene function in disease, diagnosis, and potential treatments. See
http://biochem118.stanford.edu/.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Brutlag, D. (PI)
BIOE 80: Introduction to Bioengineering (ENGR 80)
Overview of biological engineering focused on engineering analysis and design of biological processes. Topics include overall material and energy balances, rates of biochemical reactions and processes, genetic programming of biological systems, links between information and function, and technologies to probe and manipulate biological systems. Applications of these concepts to areas of current technological importance, including biotechnology, biosynthesis, molecular/cellular therapeutics, and personalized medicine and gene therapy.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-FR, GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Smolke, C. (PI)
BIOE 10N: Form and Function of Animal Skeletons (ME 10N)
Preference to freshmen. The biomechanics and mechanobiology of the musculoskeletal system in human beings and other vertebrates on the level of the whole organism, organ systems, tissues, and cell biology. Field trips to labs.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
CEE 31: Accessing Architecture Through Drawing
Preference to Architectural Design and CEE majors; others by consent of instructor. Drawing architecture to probe the intricacies and subtleties that characterize contemporary buildings. How to dissect buildings and appreciate the formal elements of a building, including scale, shape, proportion, colors and materials, and the problem solving reflected in the design. Students construct conventional architectural drawings, such as plans, elevations, and perspectives. Limited enrollment.
Last offered: Spring 2010
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-CE
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