Geology 330: Oceanography -- Tentative Class Schedule

Geology 330 -- Fall 2012 (14509)
Week #	Date	Chapter#	Topic	Endless Voyage episode	Reading
1	August 26		Course description, policies, & Intro
	August 28	1	History of ocean studies	First steps (2)	pg. 28-61
2	September 3		Labor Day -- No Classes
	September 5	2	Origins	The Water Planet (1)	pg. 2-27  Chap. 1 quest.
Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 9
3	September 10	3	Earth Structure		pg. 64--101
	September 12	3	Plate Tectonics	Making the Pieces Fit (3)	pg. 64-101
4	September 17	4	Plate Tectonics/Ocean Margins & Basins	World in Motion (4)	pg. 104-129
	September 19	4	Ocean Margins & Basins	Over the Edge (5)	pg. 104-129
5	September 24	ch. 1-4	Test	Review	ch. 1-4
	September 26	5	Marine Sediments	The Ocean's Memory (6)	pg. 132-153
6	October 1	6	Water & Ocean Structure	It's in the Water (7)	pg. 156-181
	October 3	6/7	Properties of Ocean Water	Beneath the Surface (8)
7	October 8	7	Ocean Chemistry		pg. 184-199
	October 10	8	Circulation of the Atmosphere	Something in the Air (10)	pg. 202-231
8	October 15	8	Circulation of the Atmosphere	Going to Extremes (9)	pg. 202-231
	October 17	ch. 5-8	Test	Review	ch. 5-8
9	October 22	9	Ocean currents	Going with the Flow (11) Deep Connections (12)	pg. 234-263
	October 24	11	Tides	Ebb & Flow (15)	pg. 298-313
10	October 29	10	Waves	Surf's Up (13)	pg. 266-295
	October 31	12	Coasts	Look Out Below! (14)	pg. 316-343
11	November 5	12	Coasts	On the Coast (16)	pg. 316-343
	November 7	ch. 9-12	Test	Review	ch. 9-12
12	November 12	13	Veterans' Day Holiday (Nov. 11) -- No Classes
	November 14	13	Life in the Ocean	Due West (17) Building Blocks (18)	pg.346-375
Last day to drop with "W" is November 20
13	November 19	14	Plankton, Algae, & Plants	Water World (19)	pg. 378-401
	November 21	14	Plankton, Algae, & Plants	Food For Thought (20)	pg. 378-401
Thanksgiving Holiday, November 22
14	November 26	15	Marine Animals	Survivors (21)	pg. 404-433
	November 28	15	Marine Animals	Life Goes On (22)	pg. 404-433
15	December 3	16	Marine Communities	Living Together (23)	pg. 436-459
	November 5	17	Marine Resources	Treasure Trove (24)	pg. 462-487
16	December 10	17/18	Marine Resources/Environmental Concerns	Dirty Water (25)
	December 12	18	Environmental Concerns	Hands On (26)	pg. 490-523
17	Monday, December 17		Final, 8 - 10 am, L-111 (Library building)	Review	ch. 13-18

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