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CubeSat

The Mathematics Behind Rockets and Propulsion (HS & University)

Grade Level: High School & University (Ages 14 +)

Physical Forces

This project will introduce the basics of physics and discuss the role of physics in space. 

Grade Level: High School & University (Ages 14 +)

How to Design a Microgravity Experiment

This course is to help students focus their efforts in the task of designing a microgravity experiment for EIS. 

Experiment Design, Microgravity considerations, microbiological experiments, physical experiments, engineering experiments and physical experiments  

Grade Level: High School & University (Ages 14 +)

Chemical Bonds

This project is a review of the forces present within molecules. Recall that intermolecular forces control the physical properties of a substance, while intramolecular forces control its chemical properties. Such properties include bond energy (heat required to break molecule into individual atoms) and flammability.  How does that impact experiments in microgravity?
Grade Level: High School & University (Ages 14 +)

An explanation of aerodynamic lift

Lift is explained as resulting from circulation, and is not the consequence of the widely held but the erroneous equal transit time hypothesis. Both wind tunnel observations and the author's own wing modeling in OpenFoam are used to explain what really happens. This lecture puts the Bernoulli equation in lift generation in proper perspective. The presence of lift in other atmospheres, such as found on Mars, is discussed.

Grade Level: High School & University (Ages 14 +)