RESOURCES
Collections of materials from lectures as aids to learning
TEXT
Oceanography: An Invitation to
Marine Science
Tom Garrison
Brooks/Cole
5th ed. (2005)
Links to Text
Table connects to chapter outlines at online learning center
VISUALS
Lectures can be downloaded as pdf files within Oncourse
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Contents:
- Links to student on-line guide at text website
(Brooks/Cole) in left sidebar.
- Links to in-class questions and learning prompts. (The
versions will be updated as the course proceeds. Initially all of these
pages are those from the Fall 2005 class)
- Note: all of the slides shown in
class
can be viewed and downloaded as pdf files within Oncourse. They are in
a
folder entitled "Lecture Materials" within the 'In Touch' links for the
class.
Timetable for Class Sessions,
Exams and Exercises:
| Dates |
Chpt.
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Topic |
Prompts
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Quest.
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Preamble and Introductory Themes
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Jan. 9
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Introduction
and Class Description |
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Part
I:
Geologic/Geographic Framework, Ocean Constituents/Structure
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| Jan. 11 |
1
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Knowing the Ocean World
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histP |
histq |
| Jan. 16 |
2
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Origins |
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originsq
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| Jan. 18-25 |
3
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Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics
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| Jan. 30 |
4
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Continental Margins, Ocean Basins |
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Feb. 1-8
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5
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Sediments
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| Feb. 13 |
6
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Water and Ocean Structure
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| Feb. 15 |
7
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Seawater Chemistry
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Part II:
Ocean/Atmosphere Interactions, Dynamic
Processes in the Ocean
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| Feb. 20-22 |
8
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Circulation of the Atmosphere
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| Feb. 27 - Mar. 8 |
9
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Circulation of the Ocean
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oceanP
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| Mar. 20 -22 |
10
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Waves
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wavesP
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| Mar. 22 -27 |
11
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Tides
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tidesP
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Part III:
Fringes of the Ocean, Life in the
Oceans, Environmental Issues
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Apr. 5
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12
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Coasts
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coastsP
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| Apr. 10 |
13
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Life in the Ocean
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lifeP
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| Apr. 12 |
14
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Plankton, Algae and Plants
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prodP
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| Apr. 17 |
15
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Marine Animals
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animalP
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animalq
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| Apr. 17 |
16
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Marine Communities
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communP
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communq
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| Apr. 19 |
17
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Marine Resources
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resourP
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resourq
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| Apr. 24 |
18
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Environmental Concerns
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envirP
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envirq
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| Apr. 26 |
Final Review Session
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