This course averages one lecture and one four-hour dive per week.
Lectures cover scientific diving techniques.
Field work provides students with hands-on experience in conducting underwater scientific experiments. Dynamic analysis of particles, kinematics, kinetics and relative motion. Kinematics of rigid bodies, plane motion and general motion. Introduction to engineering laboratory methods and techniques with experiences in measurements, experiment planning, data recording, and laboratory report preparation. Five major lab experiences, including one or more at sea, are included.