Physics
of Surfing - SIO 87
(http://topex.ucsd.edu/ps)
DATE |
TOPIC |
ASSIGNMENT/HW |
LECTURER |
31
MAR |
Introductions Tour of Scripps |
Read
Ch. 8 of Oceanography
-
Waves
and
Water
Dynamics Watch movie: Waves Across the Pacific |
Sandwell, Llewellyn Smith |
07
APR |
Wave generation,
propagation, refraction: What makes Blacks so good |
HW
1. Ch.
8, problems 5, 9, 12, 16 |
Sandwell |
14
APR |
Energetics
of a surfer Lab 1: Measure wave period |
Optional Reading - Blacks Beach,
1947 |
Sandwell |
21
APR
|
test of surfboard
vibrations |
read about linear acceleration | Sandwell |
28
APR |
Dynamics
of
the
Surf Zone |
hand in Lab 1. hand
in
HW1 read about harmonic oscillator |
Bob
Guza |
05 MAY |
Storms
and
Wave
Generation surfboard vibration experiment |
Sam Iacobellis |
|
07
MAY Saturday |
experiment 8:30 AM near SIO pier | ||
12
MAY |
|
Llewellyn
Smith |
|
19
May |
Analysis
of
data
from
experiments
and
lab.
This
time
will
be
spent
preparing
the
presentations
in
02 JUN. Meet in my computer lab anytime after 4 PM, 1102 IGPP (cell 858 663 9426) |
||
26
MAY |
Analysis
of
data
from
experiments
and
lab.
This
time
will
be
spent
preparing
the
presentations
in
02 JUN. Meet in my computer lab anytime after 4 PM, 1102 IGPP (cell 858 663 9426) |
|
|
02
JUN |
Student
presentations
of
experiments: 07 May Beach Experiment 21 May Beach Experiment - pizza |
|