COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WAVE MECHANICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NAV 5009 WAVE MECHANICS 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 KADRI TURGUT GÜRSEL

Offered to

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

Course Objective

1. To teach students basic concepts of water wave mechanics,
2. To improve the students ability to solve and interpret basic problems of water wave mechanics.
3. To provide the students with theoretical and applied knowledge of water wave mechanics as required in the design and building of ships and marine structures.
4. To teach students a basic and applied knowledge of water wave mechanics which are required for the design and building of harbors and coastal structures as well as for the protection of shores and the prediction of sea states.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Calculate wave characteristics for various depths
2   Define wave motion
3   Solve refraction, diffraction and reflection problems
4   Make statistical wave calculations
5   Calculate wave forces acting on various structures
6   Explain different wave theories

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Wave Mechanics
2 Review of Vector Analysis
3 Small Amplitude Wave Theory
4 Engineering Wave Properties
5 Engineering Wave Properties
6 Long Waves
7 Long Waves
8 MIDTERM
9 Wave Statistics and Spectra
10 Wave Forces
11 Wave Forces
12 Non-linear Waves
13 Homework Presentations and General Repetition
14 Homework Presentations and General Repetition

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Dean, Robert G. and Dalrymple, Robert A. Water Wave Mechanics for Engineers and Scientists , World Scientific, 1994.
Other References:
1. Atkin, R. H. "Mathematics and wave mechanics", John Wiley and Sons, 1956.
2. Harris, L. and Loeb, A. L. "Introduction to wave mechanics ", McGraw-Hill, 1963.
3. Ippen, A. T. Estuary and Coastline Hydrodynamics , McGraw-Hill, 1966.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance: Even though attendance of the student to each course is expected,
compulsory attendance is 70%. .Attendance will be taken at the beginning of the each
class. Plagiarism: Plagiarism will be reported to Academic
Judiciary Board and can result in getting zero on the assignements / exams and failing
course. Late assignement: All assignements are due at the beginning of the class. The
extentions will not be garnted. Accommodations: Students are required to let the
instructor know any special accommodation needed due to learning disabilities, medical
needs, etc.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology
Baku Blv. 100 Inciralti, (35340) Izmir / Türkiye
Phone: +90.232.278 5565, 278 6515 (148-ext.)
Fax: +90.232.278 5082

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Practice (Reflection) 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Reading 10 3 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 189

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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