Spring 2020
Prof. Ashok Joshi
Author: Avinash Arun
Pre-requisite courses: None
Pre-requisite skills: None
Course Content:
- Introduction: About space missions and Launch Vehicles
- Ascent Mission
- Multi-stage Launch Vehicles
- Launch Vehicle Attitude Motion
- Basic Orbital Solution
- Satellite Operations
- Spacecraft Motion
- Descent Mission
- Spacecraft Attitude Motion
Information about Projects/Assignments: A simple project which usually carries a weightage of 15% is given towards the end of the course The project aims to analyze a space mission. Students get a chance to implement whatever they have learnt throughout the course.
Quizzes/Midsem/Endsem papers Difficulty: 3/5
Overall Course Difficulty: Moderate
Average Time Commitment: (Apart from lectures and tutorials) Between 3-6 hrs
Attendance Policy: Attendance is not mandatory, but he keeps surprise quizzes almost every other class, so you need to attend every class.
General funda: Spaceflight Mechanics is a very interesting course and it get better as the course develops. The professor conducts surprise quizzes, Class Tests, Mid-sem and an End-sem. Surprise quizzes are held in almost every class, Hence, you have to attend all the classes if you do not want to miss them. The professor tests your understanding of the Theory in surprise quizzes and in the remaining exams he tests your problem solving skills.
Grading stats: The professor is usually lenient while grading.
| AA | 19 |
| AB | 13 |
| BB | 14 |
| BC | 8 |
| CC | 2 |
| CD | 4 |
| DD | 1 |
| FF | 5 |
| PP | 10 |
| S | 12 |
Professor’s Teaching Style: The professor completes the course in a very structured way. He starts right from the basics and breaks down the complicated parts in a way that it is easy to understand. The lectures were quite interesting and the topics were ended by some application based numericals making the topics clearer. He also gives a project in which students can apply whatever they have learned in the course.
Should you do this course?: Strongly recommended. The course content is very appealing, no wonder why people form various departments take up this course.