AEDD 109 — Introduction to Marine Design
This course presents topics required for understanding ship design at an introductory level. Why does it float? What effect will materials have on buoyancy and stability? Students will be introduced to the vocabulary of the marine industry as they develop an understanding of the basic requirements of design and an appreciation for systems engineering principles. The course will cover maritime history, dynamic forces on a ship, and design for manufacture concepts, and will include concepts involving basic geometry and algebra. Students will tour a working shipyard. Prerequisite(s): none Corequisite(s): none