OCN 201 Schedule Spring 2008

MWF 10:30 am (Sec 1) Phys Sci 217 and 12:30 pm (Sec 2) Spalding 155

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Instructors: Eric DeCarlo, Course Coordinator (Geology)

 Barry Huebert (Chemistry/Physics), Grieg Steward (Biology)

Date

Week

Lecture

Instructor

Jan 14

1

Class Introduction

Team

Jan 16

The Scientific Method

DeCarlo

Jan 18

Origin of the Universe/Earth & Oceans - Ch 1 - Slides

DeCarlo

Jan 21

2

Holiday – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

-

Jan 13

History of Oceanography - Ch 2 - Slides

DeCarlo

Jan 25

Earth Structure - Ch 3 - Slides

DeCarlo

Jan 28

3

Ocean Floor Physiography - Ch 4 - Slides

DeCarlo

Jan 30

Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics - Ch 3 - Slides

DeCarlo

Feb 1

Plate Tectonics I - Ch 3 - Slides

DeCarlo

Feb 4

4

Plate Tectonics II - Ch 3 - Slides

DeCarlo

Feb 6

Mantle Plumes and Hawaiian Volcanoes - Slides

DeCarlo

Feb 8

Hawaiian Volcanoes - Born of Fire

DeCarlo

Feb 11

5

Coastal Erosion - Slides

DeCarlo

Feb 13

Shelf Sediments - Ch 5 - Slides

DeCarlo

Feb 15

Deep-Sea Sediments - Ch 5 - Slides

DeCarlo

Feb 18

6

Holiday – Presidents’ Day

-

Feb 20

Mineral Resources – Ch 17 - Slides

DeCarlo

Feb 22

MID-TERM EXAM I

   Team

Feb 25

7

Salinity* - Ch 2 - Slides - Handout - Reading

Huebert

Feb 27

Hydrothermal Vents* - Slides - Handout - Reading

Huebert

Feb 29

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

Huebert

Mar 3

8

Thermohaline Circulation - Ch 9 - Slides - Handout

Huebert

Mar 5

Light and Sound in the Sea - Ch 7 - Slides - Handout

Huebert

Mar 7

Atmospheric Circulation - Ch 8 - Slides

Huebert

Mar 10

9

Atmospheric Circulation - Ch 8

Huebert

Mar 12

Surface Circulation - Ch 9 - Slides - Handout

Huebert

Mar 14

El Niño - Slides - Handout

Huebert

Mar 17

10

Waves I - Ch 10 - Slides - Handout

Huebert

Mar 19

Waves II and Surf - Ch 10 & 11 - Slides

Huebert

Mar 21

Holiday, Good Friday

Huebert

Mar 24

-

Holiday – Spring Break

   -

Mar 26

Holiday – Spring Break

    -

Mar 28

Holiday – Spring Break

     -

Mar 31

11

Tides - Ch 11 - Slides - Handout

 Huebert

Apr 2

Global Climate Change - Ch 20 - Slides - Handout

Huebert

Apr 4

MID-TERM EXAM II

Team

Apr 7

12

The Nature & Origin of Life – Ch 1 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 9

Evolution of Life in the Sea – Ch 13 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 11

Marine Habitats and Lifestyles – Ch 13 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 14

13

Marine Life:  Microbes – Ch 14, 15 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 16

Marine Invertebrates – Ch 14, 15 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 18

Marine Fish – Ch 14, 15 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 21

14

Marine Reptiles, Birds and Mammals – Ch 14 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 23

Patterns of Primary Productivity – Ch 14 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 25

Marine Food Webs – Ch 14 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 28

15

Fisheries and Mariculture - Ch 17 - Handout - Slides

Steward

Apr 30

Coral Reefs - Ch 16 - Handout - Slides

Steward

May 2

Deep Sea Communities - Ch 16 - Handout - Slides

Steward

May 5

16

The Ecology of Whale Falls - Handout - Reading

Smith

May 7

Environmental Concerns - Ch 18 - Handout - Slides

Steward

May 12

May 14

FINAL EXAM (Time – 9:45 am, Location - TBA)

Team