Fall 2011

 

 

Earth and Planetary Sciences 01:460:120

 

 

Marine Sciences 11:628:120:01

 

 

Introduction to Oceanography

 

 

 

 

Date

 

Topic

 

Reading 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Chapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

02-Sep

 

Introduction to Oceanography Overview

 

Preface of textbook

 

 

 

06-Sep

 

Origin of Earth, Continents & Oceans

 

1+ Appendix 2

 

 

 

09-Sep

 

History of Ocean Exploration

 

2 + Appendix 5

 

 

 

13-Sep

 

Continental Margins and Ocean Basins

 

4 + Appendix 4

 

 

 

16-Sep

 

Ocean Exploration Methods

 

4+ Appendix 1

 

 

 

20-Sep

 

Discovering Plate Tectonics http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/

 

3 + Appendix 3

 

 

 

23-Sep

 

Exploring Plate Tectonics

 

3

 

 

 

27-Sep

 

Seafloor Sediments

 

5

 

 

 

30-Sep

 

Review: Continental Margins and Ocean Basins

 

1-5 + Appendix 1-5

 

 

 

04-Oct

 

EXAMINATION 1

 

 1-5 + Appendix 1-5

 

 

0

07-Oct

 

Properties of Seawater

 

6

 

 

 

                     11-Oct

 

Properties of Seawater

 

6

 

 

 

                         14 Oct

 

Atmospheric Circulation

 

7

 

 

 

18-Oct

 

Ocean Circulation

 

8

 

 

 

   21-Oct

 

Waves

 

9

 

 

 

25-Oct

 

Tides

 

10

 

 

 

28-Oct

 

Coast

 

11

 

 

 

01-Nov

 

Exploring Coastal Habitats

 

11

 

 

 

04-Nov

 

Review: Properties and Motions of the Ocean and Coastal Zone

 

11

 

 

 

08-Nov

 

Review: Properties and Motions of the Ocean and Coastal Zone

 

6+7+8+9+10+11

 

 

 

11-Nov

 

EXAMINATION 2

 

 6-10, 11

 

 

15-Nov

Exploring Marine Archeology

 

18-Nov

 

Exploring Life in the Ocean

 

12

 

 

 

22-Nov

 

Thursday classes

 

12+13

 

 

 

23-27-Nov

 

Thanksgiving Recess

 

 

 

 

 

29-Nov

 

Exploring Life in the Ocean: Hot Springs

 

14

 

 

 

02-Dec

 

Exploring Living and Non-living Ocean Resources

 

14+15

 

 

 

06-Dec

 

Ocean Environment and Law of the Sea

 

15 + Appendix 6

 

 

 

                         09-Dec

 

Ocean Review and Opportunities

 

1-15 + Appendix 1-7

 

 

                         13-Dec

Ocean Review and Opportunities

1-15 + Appendix 1-7

                         20-Dec

Final Exam: 08:00 am to 11:00 am in Loree 024 (regular classroom)

 

 

 

 

This schedule and assignments are subject to changes announced in class

 

 

 

 

Additional reading assignments and web sites to be assigned in class

Last updated September 3, 2011 by Dr. Rona