ATM 107 The Oceans

Ch. 10 – The Waves

Friday, 13 November 2015

Daily Announcements:

1) Exam #3 Review Class is Friday, Nov. 20,

2:45-3:30 PM, LC-18.

2) Exam #3 is Monday, Nov. 23. (Bring #2 pencils,

pencil sharpener, eraser.)

3) Exam #3: Ch. 9, 10, & 11 and lecture material

(videos too!)

4) Students with disabilities: please verify your

appointment at the DRC.

5) You can visit your TAs Rebecca or Jonathan or me during our posted Office Hours

to go over your Exam #2 up until the date of Exam #3. If you did not mark your

answers directly on your exam paper, then you must come see me.

Song #1: “Seasick on Land” by Rogue Wave

Song #2: “Lake Michigan” by Rogue Wave

Text Source Today: 10.6*

* highlighting just the sub-section “Episodic Waves”

· Rogue (Episodic, Freak) Waves Notes Template

· “Deadliest Catch” Rogue Wave Episode PDF DOC

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1) What is a “rogue wave?”

2) List the major characteristics of rogue waves.

3) Why are rogue waves so devastating to ships at sea?

4) What are the four probable causes of rogue waves?

5) What “quantum physics” equations explain the non-linear nature of rogue waves?