7. Waves

The learning objectives of lecture 7 are:

To apply linear wave theory and to derive and apply potential flow theory to linear waves.
To describe wave shoaling, reflection and diffraction.
To describe basic nonlinear corrections to linear wave theory.
To perform simple statistical analysis to irregular wave trains.
To apply the concept of wave energy spectra and the relation between the time and the frequency domains.
To describe wave climatology and wave prediction.