Aerospace engineering pocket reference

Designed for the Aeronautical/Aerospace Student or Practicing Engineer Find the material you are looking for without having to sort through unnecessary information. Intended for undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in the field of aeronautical/aerospace engineering, the Aerospace Engineering Pocket Reference is a concise, portable, go-to guide covering the entire range of information on the aerospace industry. This unique text affords readers the convenience of pocket-size portability, and presents expert knowledge on formulae and data in a way that is quickly accessible and easily understood. The convenient pocket reference includes conversion factors, unit systems, physical constants, mathematics, dynamics and mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electrical engineering, aerodynamics, aircraft performance, propulsion, orbital mechanics, attitude determination, and attitude dynamics. It also contains appendices on chemistry, properties of materials, atmospheric data, compressible flow tables, shock wave tables, and solar system data. This authoritative text: Contains specifically tailored sections for aerospace engineering Provides key information for aerospace students Presents specificity of information (only formulae and tables) for quick and easy reference The Aerospace Engineering Pocket Reference covers basic data as well as background information on mathematics and thermal processing, and houses more than 1000 equations and over 200 tables and figures in a single guide. Front Cover 1 Table of Contents 6 Preface 12 Unit Systems 14 Numbers and Symbols 44 Constants 54 Properties of Geometric Planes and Solids 60 Coordinate Systems 84 Algebra 86 Trigonometry 92 Linear Algebra 104 Calculus 112 Vector Calculus 142 Differential Equations 150 Laplace Transforms 158 Physics 168 Kinematics and Dynamics 174 Mechanics of Materials 182 Fluid Mechanics 202 Thermodynamics 212 Heat Transfer 224 EM Radiation 232 Electric Circuits 242 Control Systems 260 Aerodynamics 270 Aircraft Performance 288 Air- Breathing Propulsion 300 Rocket Propulsion 310 Orbital Mechanics 326 Attitude Determination 346 Attitude Dynamics 356 Appendix A Chemistry 366 Appendix B Properties of Materials 376 Appendix C Standard Atmosphere 384 Appendix D Isentropic Compressible Flow Tables 406 Appendix E Normal Shock Tables 416 Appendix F Solar System Data 426 References 444 Back Cover 450 Subject Intended for undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in the field of aeronautical/aerospace engineering, this pocket reference book is a concise, portable, go-to guide covering the entire range of information on the aerospace industry. The text affords readers the convenience of pocket-size portability, and presents expert knowledge on formulae and data in a way that is quickly accessible and easily understood. It includes conversion factors, unit systems, physical constants, mathematics, dynamics and mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electrical engineering, aerodynamics, aircraft performance, propulsion, orbital mechanics, attitude determination, and attitude dynamics Unit SystemsInternational System (SI)US Customary System (USCS)Electromagnetic UnitsConversion FactorsTemperature ConversionsUnit Definitions (selected)Numbers and SymbolsCommon FractionsNumber SystemsPrime NumbersPrefix MultiplesGreek AlphabetPhonetic AlphabetMorse CodeMathematical SymbolsConstantsNumerical ConstantsPhysical ConstantsProperties of Geometric Planes and SolidsCentroidsArea Moments of InertiaMass Moments of InertiaPlanesSolidsCoordinate SystemsCoordinate TransformationsAlgebraBasic Properties and RulesQuadratic FormulaFactoringFactorialsCombinationsPermutationsTrigonometryUnit C