COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WAVES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHO 5030 WAVES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERDEM SAYIN

Offered to

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Course Objective

Classification of the waves and basic features will be given. Using the governing diferential equation of wave motion and general wave characteristics it is able to find dispersion relation of each dispersive ocean waves. Free waves wrt their wavelengths will be discussed. Lateral Boundary effects, wave processes, generation and dissipation of the waves will be considered.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Detailed knowledge of wave classification wrt generating forces or mechanism
2   Building the governing diferential equation of wave motion
3   Establishing the characteristics of the waves after solving the wave equations
4   to understand wave processes occuring in an ocean
5   to understand effects of boundaries

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Classification of Waves Classification of waves wrt restoring forces Classification of waves wrt wave guides Classification wrt generating forces or mechanism
2 Shallow Water Equations and Linear Waves Shallow water equations Poincare' waves
3 Linear Waves Kelvin waves Inertial waves
4 Free Waves Free waves short wavelengths Free waves : long wavelengths
5 First class waves Second class waves
6 Effect of Boundaries Lateral boundary effects Waves in channels and closed basin
7 MIDTERM
8 Wave Processes Reflection and refraction of gyroscopic-internal gravity waves Reflection of long gravity waves
9 Reflection of planetary waves Reflection from end of the channels
10 Diffraction and scattering Diffraction in a nonrotating fluid Diffraction of long gravity waves Diffraction of planetary waves
11 Wave interactions
12 Stability concept
13 The Generation and Dissipation of Waves The generation and dissipation of surface waves The generation and dissipation of internal waves
14 The generation and dissipation of planetary waves The generation and dissipation of coastal trapped waves

Recomended or Required Reading

LeBlond, P.H. & L.A. Mysak : Waves in the Ocean, 1978, Elsvier, Amsterdam

Pedlosky, J. : Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, 1979.

Gill, A.E. : Atmosphere--Ocean Dynamics, 1982, Acedemic Press, London .

Landolt--Börnstein (Ed. Sündermann, J.): Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology, 1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be held conventionaly. Every student presents one different type of wave in the classroom to discuss the subject in detail.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Erdem SAYIN
Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology
erdem.sayin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announce at the first lecture

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Reading 5 2 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 194

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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