Review of basic equations. Wave propagation in compressible media. Isentropic flow of a perfect gas. Normal shock waves. Unsteady flow. Oblique shock waves. Prandtl-Meyer flow. Subsonic, transonic and supersonic flow over wings and bodies. Flow measurement. Computational fluid dynamics applications; supersonic flow over a cone, flow in a supersonic nozzle, shock waves on re-entry type bodies.