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 | HW
1. Ch.
8, problems 5, 9, 12, 16 HW 2. optional exercises from class notes |
Sandwell |
| 14
APR |
Wave
refraction; What makes Black's so good. Lab 1: Measure wave period |
hand in HW1 Optional Reading - Blacks Beach, 1947 |
Sandwell |
| 21
APR |
Energetics of surfing |
hand in Lab 1. hand
in HW1 read about linear acceleration |
Sandwell |
| 28
APR |
The Sound of
Climate Change |
read about harmonic oscillator | Walter
Munk |
| 01
MAY Saturday |
experiment
8:30
AM
near
SIO pier |
||
| 05 MAY |
Storms
and
Wave
Generation |
Sam Iacobellis |
|
| 12
MAY |
Fluid mechanics of a surfboard | 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) |
||
| 22
MAY Saturday |
experiment,
8:30
PM
near
SIO pier call for details 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: 02 May Beach Experiment 22 May Beach Experiment - pizza |
|