Información del Plan Docente

4.1. Methodological overview

The learning process designed for course is based on the following items:

• Lectures
• Theorical essays and practical assessments, complemented by real experiments
• Computer lab sessions where students should show their knowdledge of the theorical bases of the course
• Active learning: solving problems and studying topics posed by the teacher

4.2. Learning tasks

The learning activities are detailed in the section 3.

4.3. Syllabus

Interior Ballistic

1. Interior ballistic elements.
2. Fuzes, bombs and multipliers.
3. Interior ballistic in ordnance.

Exterior Ballistic

1. Vacuum ballistic.
2. Projectile equation in atmosphere.
3. Aerodynamic drag.
4. Point mass model and point mass modified model.
5. Ballistics corrections.
6. Rigid body model.
7. Dispersion Measures.
8. Initial velocities.
9. Shooting table.

Terminal Ballistic

1. Introduction
2. HE projectile effects.
3. AP projectile effects.
4. Special projectile effects.
5. Nato Indirect Fire Appreciation Kernel.

4.4. Course planning and calendar

The schedule of lectures and assessment tasks and essays submission deadlines will be announced by the professor in class and on the moodle platform.

There are two kind of activities in the course. The class activities are:

• Lectures
• Problem solving classes
• Computer lab sessions
• Essay presentations

Homework:

• Group activities and essays
• Practical assesments
• Self-study

Key dates (exams and deadlines) will be announced by the teacher in class and in the moodle platform.