Instructor: Emmanuel Boss
Abstract:
This course focuses on using physical principles, concepts and approaches to explain observed phenomena in aquatic sciences. The course emphasizes hands-on activities; half the time in the class will be devoted to laboratory sessions. Due to the emphasis on laboratory work the lab portion of this class is limited to 20 students. The course is intended for 3rd/4th year students in SMS and has no prerequisites. The class will meet for 2 ® 2.5 hours every week; the first period is a lecture/discussion, the second period is a lab.
Expectations:
Grading in the class will be based on participation (25%), weekly assignments (70%) and pre-class quizzes (5%). Extra credit (15%): students electing to write a term paper (5 pages maximum), whose topic they discussed and agreed with the instructor. Given that this class is a 2 credits class I expect students to spend 2-4hrs a week working outside of class. If you find yourself working more than 4hrs a week for class please come see me.
Amnesty program: Student can resubmit homework within a week from when they got them back and gain up to half the point they lost.
Description:
A
five week module concentrated on concepts from physical oceanography
Note: New material will be added as we go.
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Week |
Class |
Lab |
Homework |
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I |
Introductions-goals, expectations. Lecture: Rotation effects (Coriolis) [PDF]. reference: material:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect |
Lab: Rotation and coriolis [PDF] Quiz [PDF] Pictures for lab [PDF] |
Homework [PDF] Answer [PDF] |
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II |
Lecture: Waves [PDF]. Pre-class Reading material: Waves [PDF]. Pre-class quiz [PDF]. |
Lab: Surface gravity waves, internal waves, and waves on sloping beaches [PDF]. Pictures from lab [PDF] Quiz [PDF] |
Homework [PDF] Answer [PDF] |
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III |
Lecture: Tides [PDF].
Pre-class Reading material: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide
Pre-class quiz [PDF]. |
In class exercise with computers of tides in the Gulf of Maine. computer Lab 1 [PDF] computer Lab 2 [PDF] Pictures from lab [PDF] Quiz [PDF] |
Homework [PDF] Article for homework [PDF] Answer [PDF] |
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IV |
Lecture: Diffusion [PDF]. No reading. A pre-class assessment will be given [PDF]. Published manuscript based on a similar lab with SMS students [PDF] |
Lab: Analogues of diffusion. Corridor walk data [Excel spreadsheet]
Quiz [PDF] |
Homework [PDF] Answer [PDF] |
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V Nov 8 |
Lecture: Mixing in fluids [PDF]. Pre-class Reading material [PDF]. Pre-class quiz [PDF] |
Lab: Mixing [PDF]. Pictures from lab [PDF] |
Following every class we do a quiz competition between groups. This does not affect the student's grade but provide a feedback to me regarding how well the concepts have been understood. The winning group will be invited to the Bear Brew Pub for Pizza.
Quiz results: Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Total
Ice Cream Stand 38 38 40 38 29 183
Super squids II 36 37 36 38 40 187
Just win 40 38 40 38 37 193 winners of the 2007/303 challenge!!!
SPD 40 36 40 38 36 190
Team awesome 40 36 40 40 34 190
Green team 38 35 40 38 36 187