Aerospace Engineering 402
Orbital Mechanics
Fall 2017





Course Information for AE 402



  • Instructor: Prof. John E. Prussing
    Office: 319A Talbot Lab
    Phone: 333-8231
    Email: prussing@illinois.edu
    Office Hours: M 3–4 pm, Tu 3–4 pm, W 3–4 pm , Th 2–4 pm, or by appointment

  • Teaching Assistant:

    Devin Bunce
    Office Hour: Thursday 1-2 pm, Room 256 MEB


  • Course Outline, Figures, Text Errata

  • Homework:
    Assignments are made approximately weekly. Homework is due at the beginning of class. A late penalty of 10 percent per calendar day is levied. No homework is accepted after graded homework is returned.


  • Lectures

  • Homework


  • Exams:
    Midterm Exam: TBD
    Final Exam: 8–11 am, Thursday, December 21

  • Grading:
    Midterm Exam counts 35%
    Final Exam counts 35%
    Homework counts 30%
    Plus/Minus grades are used



    Please send comments and/or suggestions about the AE 402 webpage to prussing@illinois.edu
    Last updated: 09/05/2017