Please answer the questions below on the SUSSAI form, below ``OPTIONAL ITEMS PROVIDED BY INSTRUCTOR''. Be careful to answer the questions on the SUSSAI form using the same number.

(Graduate students: please fast-forward to section 2.)

Use the following scale:

A = Strongly Agree

B = Agree

C = Neutral

D = Disagree

E = Strongly Disagree

Course Outcomes

For undergraduates only:

1.

I am literate about at least some of the most important historical developments in gas dynamics.

2.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

3.

I understand the physical meaning of key thermodynamic state variables of simple gasses, including pressure, density, specific volume, temperature, internal energy, enthalpy, and entropy.

4.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

5.

I understand the relationship between thermodynamic pressure and density or specific volume and mechanical properties, and am able to compute basic mechanical properties from the thermodynamic ones and vice-versa.

6.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

7.

I understand the requirements for the thermodynamic state of a typical gas to be completely determined.

8.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

9.

I understand the relationship between inviscid and isentropic flows for typical compressible flows, the major limitations of isentropic and inviscid flows, and the effect of irreversibility and viscous effects on entropy.

10.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

11.

I am able to recognize where the equation of state may be used to find additional variables, and am able to do so.

12.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

13.

I understand the concept of Mach number, and how it relates to compressibility effects, typical flow properties, and wave propagation.

14.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

15.

I understand the physical origin of the equations of compressible one-dimensional flows.

16.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

17.

I am able to analyze one-dimensional flows including shock waves, heat addition, and friction.

18.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

19.

I understand the relationship between Mach number and stagnation and pitot properties and am able to compute their relationship in typical applications.

20.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

21.

I am able to analyze converging and converging-diverging ducts in typical applications such as windtunnels, turbines, and rocket exit nozzles.

22.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

23.

I am able to analyze the starting problem in supersonic wind tunnels.

24.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

25.

I am able to analyze unsteady one-dimensional wave motion, including moving and reflected shock waves, expansion waves, for typical applications such as shock tubes and flow measurements.

26.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

27.

I am able to graphically describe and analyze one-dimensional wave motions.

28.

The class covered the material of the previous question sufficiently.

General Course Information

For all students:

A = Strongly Agree

B = Agree

C = Neutral

D = More the opposite

E = Exactly the opposite

29.

The pace of the course was too fast.

30.

The amount of material covered during the semester was too much.

31.

I would prefer less strict deadlines on homework and projects.

32.

I was able to submit most of my homework and laboratory assignments on time.

33.

The projects took too much time.

34.

I would like less tasks requiring MathCad.

35.

I would prefer not to have any programming projects.

36.

I found the projects interesting and useful.

37.

I would prefer three 50 minute lectures instead of two long ones.

38.

There should not be any classes on Friday afternoons.