Course structure

Course structure#

Brightspace#

The course structure of CIEM3110-U1 is explained in detail in the Syllabus and weekly information on Brightspace. Below you will find a brief summary of the weekly textbook content and assignments. The full schedule is on Brightspace.

Weekly assignment schedule#

Week

Topic of lectures and book chapter (Ch)

Assignments

1

Introduction (Ch1), Large-scale geographical variation of coastal systems (Ch2)

Möbius Ch1+2, Notebook week 1

2

Wind waves and tides (Ch3)

Trial exam question Tidal Character Q3-6, Möbius Ch3, Notebooks week 2

3

Global wave and tidal environments (Ch4), Coastal hydrodynamics – wind waves (Ch5)

Trial exam question Tidal Character Q1,2,7, Möbius Ch4, Notebooks week 3

4

Coastal hydrodynamics – wind waves (Ch5), Coastal hydrodynamics – tides (Ch5)

Mock exam question detached breakwater Q1,2,4, Möbius Ch5 part I and part II, Notebooks week 4

5

Sediment transport (Ch6), Cross-shore transport and profile development (Ch7)

Mock exam question detached breakwater Q3,5,6,7, Möbius Ch6, Notebook week 5

6

Cross-shore transport and profile development (Ch7), Longshore transport and coastline changes (Ch8)

Mock exam question detached breakwater Q3,5,6,7, Möbius Ch6, Notebook week 5

7

Longshore transport and coastline changes (Ch8), Coastal protection (Ch10)

Trial exam Humboldt Bay, Mock exam Tangier, Möbius Ch8 and Ch10, Notebook week 7

8

Coastal inlets and tidal basins (Ch9)

Trial exam Dutch basins, Mock exam Zuiderzee, Möbius Ch9, Notebook week 8

Notebook overview#

  • 1_coastal_classification: on tectonic and process-based classification of coasts

  • 2a_pre_knowledge_waves: to test your knowledge on the dispersion relationship, not needed if you master your Waves course material

  • 2b_wave_dispersion_and_grouping: practice a bit more with wave dispersion and study wave grouping (largely known from Waves, repeated in this week’s lectures)

  • 2c_theory_equilibrium_tide: a review of the origin of the tide (differential pull of the sun and moon) as discussed in this week’s reading material and lectures, handy if you find this a difficult topic

  • 2d_tidal_constituents: get to know the tide, tidal propagation and tidal constituents

  • 3a_tidal_environments: discover the four different tidal environments

  • 3b_wave_asymmetry_and_skewness: recreate the figures in the book about skewed and asymmetric waves

  • 3c_radiation_stresses_and_wave_forces: cross-shore distribution of cross-shore and alongshore wave forces

  • 4a_bound_long_wave: understand the bound long wave forced by a wave group

  • 4b_shallow_water_tides: recognize shallow-water tides and do a tidal prediction

  • 5_coastal_impact_beach_states

  • 6_cross_shore_transport

  • 7_alongshore_transport

  • 8_tidal_basins

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