Class Schedule and Reading Assignments

Class Schedule and Reading Assignments
Oceanography Section 001 – Fall 2008

All readings are from Garrison's "Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science" 5th & 6th Edition. Although not specifically listed below, students should also read "What to Watch For" at the beginning of each chapter and 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 (e.g., reviews for exams and discussions of the most frequently missed exam questions) is not posted to the web.

Week	Date	Lecture Topic (click on link to access notes)	Reading Garrison 5th Ed.	Reading Garrison 6th Ed.
1	Aug 25	I ntroduction & Origins	Ch 1, pgs 1-7	Ch 1, pgs 1-6
	Aug 27	Origins	Ch 2, Appendices I and II	Ch 2, Appendices I and II
2	Sep 03	Exploring the Oceans	Ch 1, pgs 8-36 Appendices III and IV	Ch 1, pgs 6-34, Appendices III and IV
3	Sep 08	The Ocean Floor	Ch 4, pgs 86-114, Ch 5, pgs 115-136	Ch 4, pgs 97-122 Ch 5, pgs 128-150
	Sep 10	Plate Tectonics and the Dynamic Earth	Ch 3 , pg 53-69,	Ch 3, pgs 59-80
4	Sep 15	Plate Tectonics and the Dynamic Earth	Ch 3, pgs 70-86	Ch 3, pgs 81-96
	Sep 17	Deep Sea Vents/Review for Exam I	Ch 4, pgs 87-112, Ch 16, pgs 407-408	Ch 4, pgs 97-127 Ch 16, pgs 466-467
5	Sep 22	Exam I
	Sep 24	Structure of the Oceans	Ch 6, pgs 137-151, Ch 7, pgs 162-171	Ch 6, pgs 154-166 Ch 7, pgs 184-192
6	Sep 29	Structure of the Oceans	Ch 6, pgs 151-161 Ch. 7, pgs 171-176	Ch 6, pgs 167-179 Ch 7, pgs 193-198
	Oct 01	Sailing the Seas: Wind-Driven Ocean Circulation	Ch 8, pgs 177-199, Ch 9, pg. 200-204	Ch 8, pgs 202-232;
7	Oct 06	Sailing the Seas: Density-Driven Ocean Circulation	Ch 9, pgs 204-227	Ch 9, pgs 238-263
	Oct 08	Ocean Waves	Ch 10, pgs 228-247	Ch 10, pgs 264-284
8	Oct 13	Tides	Ch 11, pgs 257 -274	Ch 11, pgs 297-314
	Oct 15	Tsunami/Review for Exam II	Ch 10, pgs 247-256	Ch 10, pgs 284-296
9	Oct 20	Exam II
	Oct 22	Where Sea Meets Land: Coastlines, Beaches, & Sea Leve l	Ch 12, pgs 275-286	Ch 12, pgs 315-327
10	Oct 27	Coastlines & Real Estate	Ch 12, pgs 286-303	Ch 12, pgs 327-346
	Oct 29	Coastlines & Pollution,	Ch 18, pgs 437-452	Ch 18, pgs 505-523
11	Nov 03	Estuaries & Coastal Marine Communities	Ch. 12, pgs 295-297 Ch.16, pgs 390-402	Ch 12, pgs 336-339 Ch 16, pgs 447-455
	Nov 05	Marine Plankton	Ch. 13, pgs 315-331, Ch 14, pgs 332-354	Ch 13, pgs 359-378 Ch 14, pgs 379-405
12	Nov 10	Ecology and Open Ocean Marine Communities	Ch. 13, pgs 304-314, Ch 16, pgs 404-412	Ch 13, pgs 347-359 Ch 16, pgs 462-472
	Nov 12	Spineless Wonders: Marine Invertebrates/Review for Exam III	Ch. 15, pgs 355-368	Ch 15, pgs 406-423
13	Nov 17	Exam III
	Nov 19	Sustainable Seas: Marine Fisheries	Ch 15, pgs 368-380, Ch 17, pgs 421-436, , Ch 14, pgs 342-344, Ch 9, pgs 212-214	Ch 15, pgs 423-435; Ch 17, pgs 485-504; Ch 14, pgs 391-393; Ch 9, 245-246
14	Nov 24	Charismatic Megafauna (Marine Mammals)	Ch.15, p. 380-389	Ch 15, pgs 435-446
	Nov 26	Lake Erie: An Inland Sea in Our Backyard	assigned reading	assigned reading
15	Dec 01	The Oceans and Climate	Ch 8, pgs 187-196, Ch. 9, 210-217	Ch 8, pgs 216-228; Ch 9, pgs 244-250;
16	Dec 03	The Oceans and Climate / Review for Final Exam	Ch. 18, pgs 452-461	Ch 18, pgs 523-534
FINAL EXAM	Dec 10	@ 10:15-12:30 Final Exam: Comprehensive (Cumulative) Exam with Special Emphasis on new material covered since Exam 3

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