All readings are from Garrison's "Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science" 6th Edition. Although not specifically listed below, students should also read the review sections at the end of each chapter ("Questions from Students", "Key Concepts to Review", "Terms and Concepts to Remember", "Study Questions").
Federal copyright restrictions prohibit posting of copyrighted material to the web. Thus copyrighted images shown during class are not included in the on-line notes. Also note that some material presented in class is not posted to the web (e.g., reviews for exams, in-class exercises, and discussions of the most frequently missed exam questions).
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Readings in Garrison 6th Ed., and NOAA web videos (click on link to access videos) |
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| 1 | 1/20 | 1-Introduction & Origins | ch 1, pgs 1-10 and this NOAA web video on the water cycle |
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ch 2, p. 40-49 and Appendices I, II, and III | |
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ch 1, pp. 10-33 Appendices III and IV | |
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ch
4, pgs 97-122 ch. 5, pgs 128-145 |
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ch 3 , pg 59-69, and this NOAA web video on plate tectonics | |
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ch 3, pgs 70-86 | ||
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ch 4, p. 115-117 and this NOAA web video on Hydrothermal Vents | |
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Exam
I
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ch
6, pgs 154-170 ch 7, pgs 185-193 |
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ch
6, pgs 171-179
ch. 7, pgs 193-197 |
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ch
9, pgs 234-245
ch. 8, pgs 202-210 |
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ch
9, pgs 250-257
ch 6, pgs 167-170 and this NOAA web video on Ocean Currents |
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ch 10, pgs 265-281 and this NOAA web video on Ocean Waves | |
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ch 11, pgs 297-311 and this NOAA web video on Tides | ||
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ch 10, pgs 284-289 | |
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Exam
II
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ch 12, 315-330, 336-340 | |
| 3/19 | ch 12, pgs 340-343 | ||
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Spring
Break - No Class
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| 11 | 3/31 | ch 18, pgs 505-521 and this NOAA web video on Pollution in the Ocean | |
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18-Estuaries
and Coastal Marine Communities
April 5th-last day to withdraw from a course and receive a "W" |
ch
16, pgs 457-460 ch 12, pgs 336-338 |
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ch. 14, pgs 379-397 | |
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ch
16, pgs 448-452, 461-468 and this NOAA web video on Deep Sea Benthos |
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Exam
III
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ch 15, pgs 406-419, ch. 16 pgs. 461-464 | ||
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22-Sustainable
Seas: Marine Fisheries
Check Out NOAA's "FISHWATCH" website - find out about healthy fisheries |
ch
17, pgs 484-490 and this NOAA web video on Food, Water and Medicine from the Ocean |
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ch.15, p. 436-441 and ch. 17, 490-494 | ||
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assigned reading | |
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ch 8, pgs 212-228 , ch. 9 246-250, and this NOAA web video on Hurricanes /GFDL model | ||
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26-The Oceans and Climate-Changes Ahead | ch. 18, p. 523-529 and this NOAA / GFDL model simulation of global warming |
| 5/07 | 27-Energy from the Oceans/Review for Final Exam | ch. 17, 473-482 and this NOAA web video on Energy | |
| FINAL EXAM | 5/11 | Final Exam on MONDAY 7:45-10 am in McGilvrey 302
Comprehensive (Cumulative) Exam with Special Emphasis on new material covered since Exam 3: (approx. 60% new/40% old material) |