PHYS 1205

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PHYS 1205
The Physics of Sailing

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course teaches quantitative reasoning by combining the science and technology of sailboats with an outdoors experience of its practical application. A basic mathematics and physics education is a prerequisite. Topics will include: wind power, boat types, sail plans, winches and pulleys; keels; propelling and resistive forces; water waves and hull speed; real and apparent wind velocity; the wind rose; weather formations; heaving to and storm techniques; knots and why they work; and water waves. Experimental projects performed on Cayuga Lake include measuring phase and group velocities, the wind rose, and the hull speed, to compare to data sheets.

When Offered Fall.

Fees Course fee: $500.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: students must be able to swim (75 yds or equivalent to university swim test requirement).

Distribution Category (PHS-AS) (OPHLS-AG)

Comments Attendance during the first two classes is mandatory due to safety reasons! If these classes are missed, the student can no longer continue to attend, and may be dropped from the course.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19191 PHYS 1205   LEC 001

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    • R
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Hoffstaetter de Torquat, G

    • T
    • Aug 26 - Oct 22, 2024

    • Hoffstaetter de Torquat, G

    • T
    • Oct 29 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Hoffstaetter de Torquat, G

  • Course fee: $500. Students must be able to swim (75 yds or equivalent to university swim test requirement). Attendance during the first two classes is mandatory due to safety reasons! If these classes are missed, the student can no longer continue to attend, and may be dropped from the course.
    Add Deadline: Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Drop Deadline: Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline.
    Students are responsible for their own transportation.