Tangential Front Following

Say what!? This was one of the topics in today's systems engineering class taught by deWeck, a professor in the Aero-Astro Engineering department. It was probably one of the most mathematically intensive classes I've had so far. Even though I didn't understand some the theory (he lost me when he started talking about "eigenvectors"), I really enjoyed the lecture. This is what MIT is all about! I love it! One day we could be talking about tangential front following and isoperformance and the next day we could be talking about financial ratios and bond premiums.