Physics of Surfing - SIO 87
(http://topex.ucsd.edu/ps)

Wednesday 5:00-5:50 PM Munk Lab Seminar Rm. (303) Scripps Inst. of Oceanography
(See map on how to get to the Munk Lab Seminar Rm. 
There is a UCSD Shuttle bus that runs to SIO/IGPP until 9 PM.)

David Sandwell  -  Scripps Inst. Of Oceanography -  dsandwell@ucsd.edu

This 1 credit freshman seminar will cover three topics in physics related to surfing:  1) generation, propagation, and breaking of waves; 2) the energetics of a surfer riding a wave; and 3)  the fluid mechanics of a surfboard.  There will be at least one lab on the SIO pier.  Prerequisite:  Some physics or calculus.

A break from classes to learn how waves break
Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2009

Surfing to Academic Success
Physics of Surfing Class Introduces Students to Research
Ioana Patringenaru,  June 16, 2008

class email

DATE
 TOPIC
 ASSIGNMENT/HW
 LECTURER
04 APR
 Introductions: Tour of Scripps Read Ch. 8 of Oceanography - Waves and Water Dynamics
 Sandwell
 11 APR Waves Across the Pacific
Lab 1:  Measure wave period
 Optional Reading - Blacks Beach, 1947 Sandwell
18 APR
 Wave generation, propagation, refraction:
What makes Blacks so good
 HW 1.  Ch. 8, problems 5, 9, 12, 16
 Sandwell
25 APR
 Energetics of a surfer
Sandwell
02 MAY
 NO CLASS

 09 MAY
 "Draining the Oceans", Discussion of Possible Experiments
Sandwell
 12 MAY LAB SIO Pier 8:30-11 AM

16 MAY
 LAB Sandwell's computer lab

 19 MAY
LAB SIO Pier 8:30-11 AM

23 May
 Analysis of data from experiments and lab.  This time will be spent preparing the presentations on 06 JUN.
Meet in my computer lab anytime after 4 PM, 1102 IGPP (cell 858 663 9426)

30 MAY
 Analysis of data from experiments and lab.  This time will be spent preparing the presentations on 06 JUN.
Meet in my computer lab anytime after 4 PM, 1102 IGPP (cell 858 663 9426)
 
06 JUN
 Student presentations of experiments:
- pizza
 EXP26 - Paddling and takeoff speed of surfer
Corine Arifin
Madison Kendrick
Nicholas Reyes
Howard Whang

EXP27 - Vibrations of bridge cables
Gabriel Larwood
James Liu
Bennett Mok
Anthony Verlingo

EXP28 - Drop from pier: Feet first vs. bellyflop
Sebastian Davis
Marissa Krolnik
Alexander Leeburg

Movies from past experiments:

Fall 2003:          EXP05  EXP07
Spring 2005:     EXP08  EXP11
Fall 2006:          EXP12  EXP15
Spring 2008      EXP16a EXP16b EXP17 EXP18a EXP18b
Spring 2009      EXP19a EXP19b EXP20
Spring 2010      EXP21  EXP22 EXP23
Spring 2011      EXP24  EXP25
Spring 2012     EXP26  EXP27  EXP28