Here is an list of all the topics available from the Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics site. Clicking on the title will deliver a page with a slide and a scientific explanation of the contents. Click on the word "Animated" for the animated version of selected pages.

• Teacher Problem Sets
  NASA Glenn History and Missions Problems
  FoilSim Problems
  Basic Aerodynamics Problems
• Forces
  Newton's Laws of Motion
  Newton's First Law - Aircraft Application
  Newton's First Law - Falling Objects
  Newton's Second Law - F=ma algebra - calculus
  Newton's Second Law - Aircraft Motion algebra - squares
  Newton's Third Law - Action & Re-action
• Gasses -- Statics
  Animated Gas Lab * - graphs
  Gas Properties Definitions
  Air Properties Definitions
  Equation of State (Ideal Gas) - graphs - algebra
  Boyle's Law ... Animated* - inverse proportions
  Charles and Gay-Lussac's Law ... Animated* - proportions
  Air Pressure - ratios
  Air Temperature
  Air Density - ratios
  Specific Volume
  Speed of Sound - square roots - greek letters
  Similarity Parameters
  Kinetic Theory of Gasses
  Standard Atmosphere ... FoilSim Applet - exponentials
• Aerodynamics
  What is Aerodynamics?
  Aerodynamic Forces
  Mass Flow Rate - proportions
  Momentum Effects ... FoilSim Applet
  Mass Effects ... FoilSim Applet - proportions
  Velocity Effects ... FoilSim Applet - squares
• Aircraft Forces
  Four Forces on an Airplane
  What is Weight?
  What is Lift?
  What is Drag?
  What is Thrust?
  Lift to Drag Ratio - ratios
  Thrust to Weight Ratio - ratios
  Excess Thrust - differences
• Aircraft Motion
  Airplane Cruise - Balanced Forces
  Aircraft Motion - Unbalanced Forces ... Animated* - vectors
  Forces in a Climb - vectors - trig
  Relative Velocity - Ground Reference ... Animated* - vectors
  Relative Velocity - Aircraft Reference - vectors
  Cross Winds - vectors - trig
  Updrafts and Downdrafts - vectors
  Range - Constant Velocity - rates
  Maximum Flight Time - rates - algebra
  Range Summary - rates - algebra
• Thrust
  Short index of Propulsion Slides
• Weight
  Weight Equation - algebra
  Determining Aircraft Weight - summation - calculus
  Determining Center of Gravity - cg - summation - calculus
  Trimmed Aircraft - torques - ratios
• Lift
  Objects with Lift
  Lift from Flow Turning
  Shed Vorticity
  Bernoulli versus Newton
  Incorrect Theory of Lift - #1 - Equal Transit
  Incorrect Theory of Lift - #2 - Newtonian
  Incorrect Theory of Lift - #3 - Half Venturi
  Factors That Affect Lift ... FoilSim Applet
  Shape Effects on Lift ... FoilSim Applet
  Size Effects on Lift ... FoilSim Applet - geometry
  Inclination Effects on Lift ... FoilSim Applet - radian measurement - graphs
  Lift Equation ... FoilSim Applet - squares - graphs
  Lift Coefficient
• Drag
  Factors That Affect Drag
  Shape Effects on Drag
  Size Effects on Drag
  Inclination Effects on Drag
  Drag Equation - squares - graphs -
  Drag Coefficient - squares - greek letters (pi)
• Falling Objects
  Free Fall without Air Resistance)
  Motion of Free Falling Object squares - graphs
  Falling Object with Air Resistance
  Terminal Velocity - algebra
• Gliders
  Three Forces on a Glider
  Glide Angle - trig
  Vector Balance of Forces - Glider - vectors
  Glider Trajectory Problem - matrix algebra
• Airplane Parts and Functions
  Airplane Parts Definitions ... Animated*
  Wing Geometry Definitions
  Wing Area - geometry
  Elevator - Pitch ... Animated*
  Aileron - Roll ... Animated*
  Rudder - Yaw ... Animated*
  Spoiler - Roll ... Animated*
  Spoilers ... Animated*
  Flaps and Slats ... Animated*
• Model Rockets
  Four Forces on a Model Rocket
  Forces on Model Rocket - Liftoff
  Forces on Model Rocket - Powered Flight - vectors- algebra
  Forces on Model Rocket - Upward Coast
  Forces on Model Rocket - Downward Coast
  Forces on Model Rocket - Recovery
  Weather Cocking - vectors
  Stability of a Model Rocket
  Model Rocket Center of Gravity - summation
  Model Rocket Center of Pressure - summation
• Fundamentals
  Conservation of Mass
  Bernoulli's Equation - square roots
  Let's be Specific
  Definition of Streamlines ... FoilSim Applet
  Conformal Mapping ... FoilSim Applet
• Misc.
  Curve ball Aerodynamics ... FoilSim Applet
  Curve ball Trajectory ... FoilSim Applet - trig - squares
  Lift of Rotating Cylinder - pi - algebra
  Approximate Lift on Spinning Ball - pi - algebra
  Pitot Tube - Speedometer - square roots
  Wind Tunnel Aerodynamics - proportions
  Test

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