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Introduction to Oceanography - GE2500

Course Materials Spring 2011

 

Warning:  Some lecture material is not covered in the power-point lectures.

11-1. Oceanography Syllabus - updated 1/10/2011
11-2.
Oceanography Laboratory Syllabus - 3/14/2011

11-3. "Drowning New Orleans", Scientific American Article 2001 – published before Katrina hit

 

11-4. Homework, Ch. 1 Due Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 – doc file

11-5. Lecture: Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 Introduction – overviewpptx file – power point

11-6. Data for Lab Exercise 4 on Age of Hawaiian Island Chain and Mantle Plumes (Hot Spots) – xls file

11-7. Lecture: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 Ch. 1 – Scientific Process and Theorypdf file

11-8. Density stratification of the Earth: Classification  based on physical and chemical properties.xlsx file

11-9. Lectures: Wednesday, Jan. 19 & Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 Ch. 1 – Lat., Long., Age of the Earth, Originspdf file

11-10. Lectures: Wednesday, Jan. 26 & Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 Ch. 2 – Plate Tectonics and the Oceanspdf file

11-11 Outline for Plate Tectonics Lectures – doc file – you must fill in the details.

11-12. Lectures: Wednesday, Feb. 2 & part of Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 Ch. 3 – Marine Provincespdf

11-13 Outline for Ch. 3 Marine Provinces Lectures  – doc file – you must fill in the details.

11-14. Lectures: Part of Monday, Feb. 7, Wednesday, Feb. 9 & Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 Ch. 4 – Marine Sediments - pdf file

11-15 Outline for Ch. 4 Marine Sediment Lectures  – doc file – you must fill in the details

 

11-16 Study Sheet for Test 1 – 2011 – doc file

11-17. Answers to Test 1 - 2008 - Word doc file

11-18. Answers to Test 1 -  2009 - Word doc file

11-19. Answers to Test 1 – 2010 – Word doc file

11-20. Answers to Test 1 – 2011 – Word doc file

 

 

Second part of course:

11-21. Lectures: Monday, Feb. 21; Wednesday, Feb. 23; Part of Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 Ch. 5 – Water and Seawaterpdf

11-22 Outline for Ch. 5 Water and Seawater Lectures  – doc file – you must fill in the details

11-23. Lectures: Monday, Feb. 28; Wednesday, March 2 and Monday, March 21  Ch. 6 – Air-Sea Interactionpdf

11-24 Outline for Ch. 6. Air-Sea Interaction – doc file – you must fill in the details

11-25. Lectures: Monday, March 14 to Wednesday, March 16 Ch. 8 – Waves and Water Dynamicspdf

11-26 Outline for Ch. 8.- Waves and Water Dynamics – docx file – you must fill in the details

11-27. Lectures: Wednesday, March 23 Ch. 7 – Ocean Circulation (part 1)pdf

11-28 Outline for Ch. 7.- Ocean Circulation (part 1)docx file – you must fill in the details

 

11-29  Study Sheet for Test 2 – 2011 – docx file

11-30 2009 test 2 with answers – doc

11-31 Some test question with answers from two tests in 2010 – doc

11-32 Questions regarding ocean circulation from 2008 – doc

11-33 2007 test 2 with answers – doc

11-33b 2011 Test 2 Answers - doc

 

Third Part of course:

11-34 Revised Syllabus for April – doc file

11-35 Nansen and the Arctic – Betting your life on the Scientific Method – pdfThis material is NOT in your book.

11-36. Lecture: Wednesday, March 30, Ch. 7 – Ocean Circulation (part 1 &  2)pdf

11-37 Outline for Ch. 7.- Ocean Circulation (part 2)docx file – you must fill in the details

11-38. Lecture: Monday, April 4, Ch. 9 – Tidespdf

11-39 Outline for Ch. 9.- Tidesdocx file – you must fill in the details

11-40. Lecture: Wednesday, April 6, Ch. 10 – Coasts: Beaches and Shoreline Processespdf

11-41 Outline for Ch. 10.- Coasts: Beaches and Shoreline Processesdocx file – you must fill in the details

11-42. Lecture: Monday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 13, End of Ch. 10 and Ch. 11– Coastal Ocean and Pollution – pdf

11-43 Outline for  End of Ch. 10 and Ch. 11– Coastal Ocean and Pollution - docx file – you must fill in the details

11-44. Lecture: Start Wednesday, April 13 and Monday, April 18, Ch. 16 – The Oceans and Climate Changepdf

11-45 Outline for Ch. 16 – The Oceans and Climate Changedocx file – you must fill in the details

11-46. Lecture: Wednesday, April 20, Ch. 12+  The Biology of Oceanography – pdf

11-47 Outline for Ch. 12+  The Biology of Oceanographydocx file – you must fill in the details

11-48  Review Sheet for Final – doc file

 

 

Review for Final, SUNDAY, April 24, 7 p.m. in Dillman 320

FINAL IS MONDAY, APRIL 25 at 10:15 to 1:15 in Dillman 320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Material from 2010:

8. Lecture Wednesday, Jan. 20 Ch. 1 –Discovery of Basic character of Earth and the Oceanpdf file

9. Lecture Monday, Jan. 25 Ch. 1– Foundations of Life in the oceans, Darwin & Science, when and where life may have originatedpdf file

12. Lectures Wednesday Jan. 27, Monday &Wednesday, Feb. 1, 3, Ch. 2 – Plate Tectonics and the ocean Floor – pdf file

13. Lecture Monday, Feb. 8. Ch. 3 – Marine Provincespdf file

14. Study Guide for Test 1 – Feb. 10, 2010 – doc file

 

 

Second Part of Course

18. Lecture Monday, Feb. 15. & Monday, Feb. 12: Ch. 4 – Marine Sedimentspdf file

21. Lecture Wednesday, Feb. 24 & Monday, March 1: Ch. 5 – Water and seawater #1pdf file

22. Lecture Monday, March 1 & Wednesday, March 3: Ch. 5 – Water and seawater #2pdf file

23. Homework, Ch. 6 – Air-Sea Interaction, Due Monday, March 22, 2010 – doc file

24. Lecture Monday, March 15 & Wednesday, March 17: Ch. 6 – Air-Sea Interactionpdf file

25. Study Guide for Test 2 – March 22, 2010 – doc file

25. Example Test questions with answers from relevant material from Test 2 and 3 of 2009 – doc file

26. Answers for Test 2 – given March 22, 2010 – doc file

 

Last Part of Course

26. Lectures March 24, 26, 29, and part of 31: Ch. 7 – Currentspdf file

27. Lectures March 31 and April 5 – Climate Change – past, present, and futurepdf file

28. Lecture(s) on Chapter 8 – Wavespdf file

29. Lecture(s) on Chapter 9 – Tidespdf file

30. Lecture on Chapter 10 – Beaches and Shoreline Processespdf file

31. Lecture Chapter 11- Coastal Ocean - pdf

32. Lecture Marine Biology and human threatpdf file

33. Reading for last part of course – doc file

34 Study guide for Final – doc file

 

Course Materials Spring 2009 - Introduction to Oceanography - GE2500

1_09. Oceanography Syllabus - updated 1/08/09
2_09. Oceanography Laboratory Syllabus - 1/08/09

3_08. "Drowning New Orleans", Scientific American Article 2001


Material for Test 1

4_09. Oceanography - Course organization and introduction - 1/12/09pdf of full power point with ntoes

4_09b. Oceanography – Course organization and introductionpdf of Power point used in class

6_09. Ch. 1 - Introduction to Science - Ch. 1 - 2009pdf file
7_09. Ch. 1 - Hist. of Ocean Expl. Origin of Earth, Oceans, & life , Time - 2009pdf file
8_09. Ch.2 Plate Tectonics 2009 -  pdf file

9_09. Ch.3 - Marine Provinces 2009 – pdf file

10_09. Ch.5 - Water and Seawater – Day 1- pdf file

11a_09. Study Guide for Test 1 - 2009 - doc file

11b_09. Answers to Test 1 - 2008 - Word doc file

11c_09. Answers to Test 1 -  2009 - Word doc file

Material for Test 2

12_09. Ch.5 - Water and Seawater – Day 2- pdf file

13_09. Ch.6 - Air Sea Interaction - pdf file

14_09. Ch.7 - Ocean Currents Day 1 - pdf file

15a_09. Study Guide for Test 2 - 2009 - doc file – New for 2009
15b_08, Answers to Test 2 2007 - doc file

15c_08, Answers to Test 2 2008 - doc file

 

Material for Test 3

16a_09. Ch.7 - Ocean Currents Day 2 - pdf file

16b_09. Ch.7 - Ocean Currents Day 3 - pdf file

17_09 Chapter 4 Marine Sediments - pdf file
18_09a. Paper:"Defusing the Global Warming Time Bomb" by James Hansen (Scientific American, March 2004, p. 68-77) - pdf file

18_09b. Review questions for Paper:"Defusing the Global Warming Time Bomb" by James Hansen – doc file
19_09. Lectures on Climate and Climate Change - pdf document

20_09, Answers to Test 3 - 2007 - doc file

21_09. Study Guide for Test 3 – Monday, April 6, 2009 - doc file

 

Last part of course

22_09, Answers to Test 3 - 2009 - doc file

23_09. Syllabus for last part of course after Test 3

24_09. Reading and Study Guide for last part of semester (since Test 3) - doc file

25_09. Chapter 8 - Waves and Wave Processes - pdf document

26_09 Wave Assignment due Monday, April 13

27_09 Chapter 9 & 10 Tides and Coasts: Beaches and Shoreline Processes - pdf file

28_09. Last of Chapter 10, Deltas and Chapter 11, Coastal Oceans –pdf file

27_09. Biology of Oceans – pdf file

27_08 Chapter 9 Tides - pdf file

2007 Material
18p_05.
Nature paper "Confronting the Coral Reef Crisis" - pdf file