Introduction to Linux – introduction to programming – basic elements of a program, variables, values, types, assignment – expressions and control flow – iteration and loop design, arrays, for loop, functions, parameters, recursion – object-oriented paradigm, objects, classes, inheritance, reusability, polymorphism, overloading, libraries, containers, classes for file handling, parameter passing and pointers, linking, shell commands, data structures, linked list, stack, queue – applications.

Study of general purpose hand tools in workshop
Assembly and disassembly practices of the following models
–  Gear box assembly

–  Centrifugal pump assembly along with shaft alignment practice

–  Cam and follower mechanisms assembly

–  Transducer (sensor) trainer

Experiments on different basic machines
– Turning exercise – straight turning, taper turning, thread cutting practice

–  Welding practice – arc welding

–  Fitting practice – models with marking and drilling exercises

Wiring and Soldering practices

Damped driven oscillator
Waves and oscillation
Modulus of elasticity
Surface tension
Moment of inertia and angular acceleration
Faraday’s law of induction
Biot-Savarts law
Ratio of electronic charge to mass
Brewster’s angle and Malu’s law
Earth’s magnetic field
Charge of an electron

Functional English: conversation skills – asking questions, requests, doubts, engage in conversation – different types of communication-verbal and non-verbal, body language.

Teaching Grammar: grammar games, exercise. Teaching Vocabulary: Language games, exercise.

Reading and appreciating stories, poems, essays – listening and appreciating video lectures – comprehensive questions and answers.

History of aviation – standard atmosphere – aerodynamic forces – lift generation – airfoils and wings – drag polar – concept of static stability – anatomy of an aircraft – mechanism of thrust production – propellers – jet engines and their operation – helicopters – aircraft performance – simple manoeuvres – aerospace materials and structural elements – aircraft instruments. Elements of rocket propulsion – launch vehicle dynamics – basic orbital mechanics – satellite applications and orbits – future challenges in aerospace engineering.

Heat conduction governing equation, extended surface heat transfer, multi-dimensional steady and unsteady conduction, conduction in semi-infinite domain, concept of superposition integral, applications, solidification and melting, inverse heat conduction.

Introduction to air-breathing and rocket propulsion systems – classification of air-breathing engines – thrust and performance evaluation – cycle analysis of ramjet, turbojet, turbofan, turboprop – diffuser and nozzle component analysis – combustion chambers – rocket propulsion systems classification – performance parameters of rocket propulsion – nozzle flow theory – chemical rockets – liquid rocket engine cycles – liquid propellants – solid propellant rockets.

Eulerian and Lagrangian approach – fluid kinematics: material derivative, rotation, deformation –Reynolds transport theorem – physical conservation laws – integral and differential formulations – Navier–Stokes and energy equations – exact solution of Navier–Stokes equations: steady and unsteady flows – potential flows: basic flow patterns, superposition – waves in fluids – boundary layer theory: momentum integral approach, Blasius solution, Falkner–Skan solutions – turbulent flows:time-averaged equations – closure problem – turbulence modeling.

Elements of analytical dynamics – discrete systems with multiple degrees of freedom – elastic and inertia coupling – natural frequencies and mode – free vibration response – uncoupling of equations of motion – modal analysis – forced vibration response – vibration isolation – vibration of continu- ous systems – differential equations and boundary conditions – longitudinal, flexural and torsional vibrations of one-dimensional structures – vibration analysis of simplified aircraft and launch vehicle structures – structural damping – free and forced response of continuous systems – introductio

Introduction – approximate solutions to governing differential equations (GDE) – finite element for- mulations starting from GDE – finite element formulations based on stationarity of a functional – one-dimensional finite element analysis; shape functions, types of elements and applications – two- and three-dimensional finite elements – numerical integration – applications to structural mechanics and fluid flow.