Equations of motion for SDOF systems, time and frequency domain solutions - oscillations of floating bodies, added mass and moment of inertia, and hydrodynamic damping - Exciting forces and moments due to waves - Strip theory for slender bodies - Symmetric & unsymmetric coupled motions - Effect of forward speed 3-D effects - Dynamic effects - Roll and pitch damping devices - probabilistic approach - Introduction to random response theory - Random response of linear systems under wave loading, directional spectra for waves Probabilistic design criteria - General motion analysis of floating bodies, time and frequency domain approaches.