Finding Academic Books for Aerospace Courses

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The discussion centers on finding academic books for various aerospace courses, including Gas Dynamics, Aerospace System and Control, Aerospace Safety & Air Traffic Control, and Aerospace System Maintenance. Participants suggest that the choice of books can vary significantly based on specific topics within these fields. Notable recommendations include "Fundamentals of Aerodynamics" by Anderson for basic aerodynamics and "Modern Compressible Flow" by Anderson for compressible flow. Texas A&M and UIUC are mentioned as institutions that use some of these recommended texts. The goal is to identify suitable academic resources for potential adoption in their department.
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Hi

I want to know some "academic books" in some aerospace courses and the college or the university that rely on that book ..

the courses are :

1 - Gas Dynamics

2- Aerospace System and control

3- Aerospace safety & air traffic control

4- Aerospace system maintenance

I really need your answers ASAP
 
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No AE students here !
 
Well there are tons of books that fit your bill. For example, gas dynamics can mean a lit of things. Incompressible/compressible, inviscid/viscid, etc... it just depends on what you are asking.

What exactly are you trying to gain from the answers. That might help tailor them better. I can tell you that for basic aerodynamics, "Fundamentals of Aerodynamics" by Anderson is popular. For compressible flow, "Modern Compressible Flow: With Historical Perspective" by Anderson is popular. For viscous flow, both "Viscous Fluid Flow" by White and "Boundary-Layer Theory" by Schlichting are popular. It just depends on what branch of fluids you are trying to study.
 
what i want to get by my question is some academic books in some courses since I shall recommend with some students those books to our department either to change the one used now or to assign the book for the courses that have no books

that's why I'v asked for the books together with the college adopted these books
 
Texas A&M and UIUC both use that set of books I mentioned.
 
thanks "boneh3ad"

i'm waiting for other replies !
 
Due to the constant never ending supply of "cool stuff" happening in Aerospace these days I'm creating this thread to consolidate posts every time something new comes along. Please feel free to add random information if its relevant. So to start things off here is the SpaceX Dragon launch coming up shortly, I'll be following up afterwards to see how it all goes. :smile: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/
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