Syllabus for SMS 303, 2005, Integrative Marine Sciences III

Note: this is a 4 weeks module within the SMS 303. Two other modules are offered by A. Thomas and M.Wells and by F. Chai.

Note: New material will be added as we go.

Week

Class

Lab

Homework

I
Oct 20

Introductions-goals, expectations. Waves. [PDF]

Lab:
Surface gravity waves, internal waves, and wave on sloping beaches [PDF].

Pictures from lab [PDF]

Assignment # 1 [PDF]

Solution [PDF]

II
Oct 27

Tides [PDF].

In class exercise with computers. I [PDF], II [PDF], and III [PDF].

Tides at Bangor [PDF], Bucksport [PDF], and North Haven [PDF].

Assignment # 2 [PDF]

Solution [PDF]

III
Nov 3

Mixing  in fluids [PDF]

 

Lab:
Mixing by convection and shear + assignment # 3 [PDF]

Pictures from lab [PDF]

 

Solution [PDF]

IV
Dec 16

Rotation effects (Coriolis) [PDF]

 

Lab:

Coriolis on computer, table and in water [PDF]


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