CLASS SCHEDULE (01/11:628:200) Fall 2004
Tuesday and Thursday, Period 5 (2:50-4:10) Friday, Period 4 (1:10-2:30) Hickman 214 (except where noted) Th Sept 2 Course mechanics. History. Film S. Glenn J. Grassle F Sept 3 The water planet S. Glenn T Sept 7 Structure of the oceans S. Glenn Th Sept 9 The ocean and atmosphere S. Glenn F Sept 10 Currents S. Glenn T Sept 14 Waves S. Glenn Th Sept 16 Tides S. Glenn F Sept 17 Gulf Stream movie/review S. Glenn T Sept 21 EXAMINATION (Sept 2-17) Th Sept 23 Hand in Writing 1 and discussion NOTE: Meet in Marine & Coastal Science building (IMCS) in room indicated on reading Faculty F Sept 24 Plate tectonics L. Sikes T Sept 28 Paleooceanography L. Sikes Th Sept 30 Coastal Geology I K. Nordstrom F Oct 1 Coastal Geology II K. Nordstrom T Oct 5 Hand in Writing 2 and discussion NOTE: Meet at IMCS in room indicated on the reading Faculty Th Oct 7 Library session NOTE: Meet in Chang Library, Foran Hall R. Gardner J. Grassle F Oct 8 Ocean sediments/sediment chemistry/chemical units/sound L. Sikes T Oct 12 Water properties/dissolved salts/residence time L. Sikes Th Oct 14 Rivers to the sea/hydrologic cycle/particles/pollution R. Sherrell F Oct 15 Light & photosynthesis in the ocean O. Schofield T Oct 19 Primary production, respiration and nutrients O. Schofield Th Oct 21 Open ocean chemistry/hydrothermal vents R. Sherrell F Oct 22 Dissolved gasses/carbon cycle and the CO2 connection L. Sikes T Oct 26 Demonstration - chemical sampling and field oceanography NOTE: Meet in Alampi Room, IMCS L. Sikes Th Oct 28 Global CO2 and greenhouse effects J. Francis F Oct 29 EXAMINATION (Sept 24 - Oct 26) NOT OCT 28! T Nov 2 Plankton and pelagic food webs O. Schofield Th Nov 4 Marine ecosystems/food webs/bacteria/viruses O. Schofield F Nov 5 Marine ecosystems/eutrophication/toxic algal blooms Term paper approval deadline O. Schofield T Nov 9 Life on rocky shorelines G. Taghon Th Nov 11 Life in sand and mud G. Taghon F Nov 12 Human impacts on seafloor life G. Taghon T Nov 16 EXAMINATION (Oct 28 - Nov 12) Th Nov 18 Marine biodiversity F. Grassle F Nov 19 Deep sea F. Grassle T Nov 23 Coral reefs F. Grassle Th Nov 25 No Class T Nov 30 Fish K. Able Th Dec 2 Biology/sedimentation demonstration Last day for approval of term paper draft G. Taghon O. Schofield J. Grassle F Dec 3 Marine mammals NOTE: Alampi Room, IMCS J. Grassle T Dec 7 Fisheries K. Able Th Dec 9 Marine policy/careers in marine science NOTE: Alampi Room, IMCS Faculty & staff F Dec 10 TERM PAPERS DUE Th Dec 23 FINAL EXAMINATION 12:00 - 3:00 PM