Engineering Sciences 2 - The Technology of Sailing

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Dartmouth College

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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S While the art of building sailing vessels has been developed over thousands of years, only since the turn of the century has the design of sailboats undergone a major revolution, because of a better knowledge of fluid mechanics and the development of such new strong lightweight materials as fiberglass and Kevlar. The fundamentals of fluid mechanics will be studied in order to understand why and how a sailboat moves. Design criteria will be developed, and modern designs, materials, and sails used for today's sailboats will be discussed. A design project will be assigned to each student. There will be a laboratory and the students will have the opportunity to sail with the College sailing team on Lake Mascoma. Prerequisite: Mathematics 3 or permission. Enrollment is limited to 40 students. Dist: TLA. Richter.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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