Fall 2009

 

 

Earth and Planetary Sciences 01:460:120

 

 

Marine Sciences 11:628:120:01

 

 

Introduction to Oceanography

 

 

 

 

Date

 

Topic

 

Reading 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Chapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01-Sep

 

Introduction to Oceanography Overview

 

Preface of textbook

 

 

 

04-Sep

 

Origin of Earth, Continents & Oceans

 

1+ Appendix 2

 

 

 

08-Sep

 

Monday classes

 

 

 

 

 

11-Sep

 

History of Ocean Exploration

 

2 + Appendix 5

 

 

 

15-Sep

 

Continental Margins and Ocean Basins

 

4 + Appendix4

 

 

 

 

 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/

 

 

 

 

 

18-Sep

 

Ocean Exploration Methods

 

4+ Appendix 1

 

 

 

22-Sep

 

Discovering Plate Tectonics

 

3 + Appendix 3

 

 

 

25-Sep

 

Exploring Plate Tectonics

 

3

 

 

 

29-Sep

 

Seafloor Sediments

 

5

 

 

 

02-Oct

 

Sediments of Continental Margins and Ocean Basins

 

5

 

 

 

06-Oct

 

Review

 

 

 

 

 

09-Oct

 

EXAMINATION 1

 

 1-5, Appendices 1-5

 

 

 

13-Oct

 

Properties of Seawater

 

6

 

 

 

   16-Oct

 

Properties of Seawater

 

6

 

 

 

20-Oct

 

Atmospheric Circulation

 

7

 

 

 

23-Oct

 

Ocean Circulation

 

8

 

 

 

27-Oct

 

Waves

 

9

 

 

 

30-Oct

 

Tides

 

10

 

 

 

03-Nov

 

Properties and Motions of the Ocean Overview

 

6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10

 

 

 

06-Nov

 

Coasts

 

11 (p. 244-258)

 

 

 

10-Nov

 

EXAMINATION 2

 

 6-10, 11 (p. 244-258)

 

 

 

13-Nov

 

Exploring Coastal Habitats

 

11 (p.258-269)

 

 

 

17-Nov

 

Exploring Life in the Ocean

 

12

 

 

 

20-Nov

 

Exploring Marine Archeology

 

13

 

 

 

24-Nov

 

Exploring Life in the Ocean: Hot Springs

 

13+14

 

 

 

25-29-Nov

 

Thanksgiving Recess

 

 

 

 

 

01-Dec

 

Exploring the Coastal Zone

 

 11+15

 

 

 

04-Dec

 

Exploring Living and Non-living Ocean Resources

 

14+15 (p. 356-363)

 

 

 

08-Dec

 

Ocean Environment and Law of the Sea

 

15+ Appendix 6

 

 

 

11-Dec

 

Ocean Review and Opportunities

 

Appendix 7

 

 

 

21-Dec

 

FINAL EXAM (08:00-11:00 am) Loree 024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This schedule and assignments are subject to changes announced in class

 

 

 

 

Additional reading assignments and web sites to be assigned in class

 

 

 

 

Last updated August 9, 2009 by Dr. Rona