Course syllabus
Course Introduction
Course Contents
1. Basic waves
2. Two waves
3. Many waves
4. Waves generated by a distant storm
5. Wave measurement and prediction
6. Shoaling waves
7. Rogue waves and ship waves
8. Hydrodynamics and linear theory
9. The shallow water equations. Tsunamis
10. Breakers, bores, and longshore currents
Homework #1 (due 1-14-09)
Homework #2 (due 1-21-09)
Homework #3 (due 1-28-09)
Homework #4 (due 2-4-09)
Homework #5 (due 2-25-09)
Homework #6 (due 3-4-09)
Homework #7 (due 3-11-08)
Appendix
Suggested Reading
The movie "Waves across the Pacific" is based upon the research reported in this 1966 paper by Snodgrass et. al.
Field trips
Useful web sites
Salmon home