AVIATN 101 — Aviation General Sciences I-Math, Science and General Physics
This course introduces math and physics, basic aircraft types, nomenclature, and aerodynamics. Students learn algebraic operations, fractions, exponents, roots, and geometric analysis as applicable to aircraft design, powerplant operations, and aeronautical physics, as well as learning the physics behind simple machines, heat dynamics, fluid and gas laws, work and power, air pressure and the principles of weight and balance on an aircraft. The student will leave the course understanding basic principles of mathematics and physics and be able to apply that knowledge to safely weighing aircraft, computing the center of gravity, and applying an array of math and physics functions. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.