Upper-Division

Introduction to continuum mechanics. Stress and strain tensors. Equations of motion of elastic solids. Linear elasticity. Equations of motion of Newtonian fluids. Perfect and viscous fluids.

Modern geometrical and physical optics: lenses, mirrors, and image formation; interference, coherence, diffraction, polarization, and Fourier optics.

Course covers modern developments such as the concept of a strange attractor, the transitions to chaos and the theory of solitons; along with more traditional subjects, e.g., nonlinear oscillators, nonintegrable hamiltonian systems and bifurcation theory. Analytic and numerical approaches are both emphasized.

An introduction to the dynamics of the ocean. Topics include: introduction to ocean physics and geophysical fluid dynamics, geostrophic flow, general circulation of the ocean, numerical circulation models, surface waves, internal waves, and tides. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Marine Sciences 261.

An introduction to the dynamics of the earth's and planetary atmospheres. Equations of motion for rotating systems. Scale analysis. Thermodynamics. Planetary boundary layer. Waves and instabilities. The general circulation. Numerical modeling. Predictability. Dynamics of atmospheres of other planets. Designed for beginning graduate students in marine sciences and upper-division science majors. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Marine Sciences 270. Students who have completed course 5C instead of course 6C may enroll in this course with permission of the board office.