Geology 330: Oceanography -- Tentative Class Schedule

Geology 330 -- Spring 2019 (20224)

Week #

Date

Meeting #

Topic

Reading

1

January 22, T

1

Course description, policies, & Intro

 

Chap. 1

Jan. 24, Th

2

History of ocean studies, Scientific Method

 

pg. 3-19

 

2

Jan. 29

3

Origins

 

 

Jan. 31

4

Earth Structure


Chap. 1

Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Jan. 27

3

February 5

5

Plate Tectonics  

 

2

Feb. 7

6

Plate Tectonics

 

2/3

 

4

Feb. 12

7

Ocean floors

 

3

Feb. 14

8

Ocean floors

 

3

 

5

Feb. 19

9

Test

Review

ch. 1-3

Feb. 21

10

Sediments

 

4

  

6

Feb. 26

11

Sediments/Water properties

 

4/5

Feb. 28

12

Water properties

 

5

 

7

March 5

13

Atmospheric processes

 

6

March 7

14

Atmospheric processes

 

6

 

8

March 12

15

Circulation of the Atmosphere

 

6

March 14

16

Test

Review

ch. 4-6

 

9

March 19

17

Ocean currents

 

7

March 21

18

Tides

 

9

 

10

March 26

19

Waves

 

8

March 28

20

Coasts

 

10

 

11

April 2

21

Coasts

 

10

April 4

22

Test

Review

ch. 7-10

 

12

April 9

23

Marine pollution

 

11

April 11

24

Life in the Ocean

 

12

 April 15 to April 19 -- Spring Break -- No Class this Week

13

April 23

25

Plankton, Algae, & Plants

 

13

April 25

26

Plankton, Algae, & Plants

 

13

Last Day to Drop with a "W" is Sunday, April 21

14

April 30

14

Marine Animals

 

14

May 2

14

Marine Animals

 

14

 

15

May 7

15

Benthic environment

 

15

May 9

15

Benthic environment

 

15

 

16

May 14

16

Oceans & Climate Change

Last day of lecture

16

 

 

17

May 21, Tues

Final, 12:45-2:45

Review

 ch. 11-16

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