Oceanography 101, Sections A - Winter 2011 (# 6739) -- Syllabus, Part 2 - Tentative Course Schedule
Note: This schedule may change over the quarter - any changes will be announced in class and on the class website.
Date
Week 1
(Jan 3- 6)
Lecture
Intro to Oceanography: Why study the oceans?
Overview of Earth & Oceans: How did the oceans form?
Readings (from text)
Intro(pp. xx1-xxiv) & Ch.1 (pp. 2-6)
Ch.1
NOTE: Bring Textbook on Thursday for Lab = Maps or Where in the world are we?
Week 2
(Jan 10-13)
Plate Tectonics: Why does the earth quake and shake?
Intro. to Ocean Basins: How do we map the ocean floor?
Appendix I, II, III
Ch. 2
Ch. 3 (pp. 74-87)
NOTE: Bring Textbook on Thursday for Lab = Plate Tectonics
Week 3
(Jan 18-20)
Jan 17 - Holiday = No classes
Ocean Basins -The tallest mountains and deepest valley on Earth Ch. 3 (pp. 87-95)
Week 4
(Jan24-27)
Jan 24 (Monday) - MIDTERM EXAM # 1
Week 5
Shoreline Processes: Do really you want that beachfront house? Ch. 10 (pp. 284-309)
Ch. 11 (pp. 312-342)
Marine Sediments: Cruises to sample oozes
Ch. 4 (pp. 96-126)
Oceanic Circulation: The tale of Nike shoes and rubber duckies Ch. 7 (pp. 192-226)
(Jan 31- Feb 3) The Coastal Ocean: Where does the pollution go?
Week 6
(Feb 7-10)
Ocean Water: Why is seawater so salty?
Ch. 5 (pp. 128-158)
Note: you’d like a quick water chemistry review (or intro) read: Appendix IV
Feb 10 (Thursday) - MIDTERM EXAM #2
Week 7
Waves & Tides: Surf’s up!
(Feb 14-17)
Air/Sea Interaction: Why is the weather so wacky?
Week 8
(Feb 22-24)
Week 9:
(Feb 28-Mar 3)
Ch. 8 (skim pp. 230-258)
Ch .9 (skim pp. 260-281)
Ch. 6 (pp. 160-190)
Feb 21 - Holiday = No classes
Feb 22 (Tuesday) = Field Trip to Puget Sound - 1:00 to 3:30
Intro to Life in the Oceans
Ch. 12 (pp. 344-354 & 363-368)
Primary Productivity and Food Webs: Eat and be eaten!
Life in the Sea: The Floaters and Swimmers
Ch. 13 (pp. 370-402)
Ch. 14 (skim pp. 404-434)
March 3 (Thursday) - MIDTERM EXAM # 3
Week 10
(Mar 7-10)
Week 11
(Mar 14-18)
Life on the Bottom: The Creepers and Crawlers
Ch. 15 (skim pp. 436-466)
Thursday March 10 - Student Poster Presentations - Part 1
Monday March 14 - Student Poster Presentations - Part 2
March 15 (Tuesday) = Study Day (No classes)
FRIADAY MARCH 18th EXAM # 4 from 1pm - 3 pm (=Final Exam)
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