OCN 201 Schedule Fall 2009

Date

Week

Lecture

Instructor

Aug 24

1

Introduction

Team

Aug 26

The Scientific Method and the Origin of the Universe - Ch 1 - Slides

Measures

Aug 28

History of Oceanography - Ch 2 - Slides

Measures

Aug 31

2

Origin of Earth and Oceans - Ch 1 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 2

Earth Structure - Ch 3 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 4

Ocean Floor Physiography - Ch 4 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 7

3

Holiday - Labor Day

-

Sep 9

Continental Drift - Ch 3 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 11

 Seafloor spreading - Ch 3 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 14

4

Plate Tectonics I - Ch 3

Mottl

Sep 16

 Plate Tectonics II - Ch 3 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 18

Plate Tectonics III and hot spots - Ch 3 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 21

5

Mantle Plumes and Hawaiian Volcanoes - Ch 3 - Notes

Mottl

Sep 23

Deep-Sea Sediments - Ch 5 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 25

Shelf Sediments - Ch 5 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 28

6

Coastal Processes - Ch 12 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Sep 30

Marine physical resources - Ch 17 - Slides - Notes

Mottl

Oct 2

MID-TERM EXAM I

Team

Oct 5

7

Salinity -* Ch 2 - Slides - Handout

Measures

Oct 7

Hydrothermal Vents -* - Slides - Handout - Glossary - Definitions

Measures

Oct 9

How Biology and Physics move Chemicals in the Ocean -* - Slides - Handout

Measures

Oct 12

8

Thermohaline Circulation - Ch 9 - Slides

Measures

Oct 14

Light and Sound in the Sea - Ch 7 - Slides

Measures

Oct 16

Atmospheric Circulation - Ch 8 - Slides

Measures

Oct 19

9

Surface Circulation - Ch 9 - Slides

Measures

Oct 21

 El Niño - Slides

Measures

Oct 23

Waves I - Ch 10 - Slides

Measures

Oct 26

10

Waves II and Surf - Ch 10 & 11

Measures

Oct 28

Tides - Ch 11 - Slides

Measures

Oct 30

Global climate change -* Ch 20 - Slides - Handout

Measures

Nov 2

11

Global climate change, video: oceanographic sampling

Measures

Nov 4

MID-TERM EXAM II

Team

Nov 6

Origins of Life -* Ch. 1 & 13 - Slides - Glossary

Waller

Nov 9

12

Classification of Life -* Ch. 13 - Slides

Waller

Nov 11

Holiday -Veterans Day

-

Nov 13

Primary production –* Ch. 15 - Slides

Waller

Nov 16

13

Consumers –* Ch. 15 - Slides

Waller

Nov 18

Invertebrates -* Ch 14 & 16 - Slides

Waller

Nov 20

Vertebrates -* Ch 14 & 16 - Slides

Waller

Nov 23

14

Marine Community Ecology –* Ch. 15

Waller

Nov 25

Survival -* Ch 16

Waller

Nov 26

Holiday -Thanksgiving

-

Nov 30

15

Corals and Coral Reefs –* Ch. 16

Waller

Dec 2

Deep Sea Biology –* Ch. 16

Waller

Dec 4

Fisheries –* Ch. 17

Waller

Dec 7

16

Marine Food Webs –* Ch. 13

Waller

Dec 9

Marine Environmental Issues -* Ch. 18

Waller

Dec 16                             FINAL EXAM  2:15-4:15

Location of Final Exam: TBA

Team

* Lecture material is available on the website for you to download and print.