| Month | Day | Subject | Homework |
| Jan. | 17 |
1: Intro to course and ocean basins | |
| 22 | 2: Spreading centers & ocean basin history | ||
| 24 | 3: Hot spots & subduction zones | HW1
out world map |
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29 |
4:
Volcanoes |
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| 31 |
5:
Transform
faults & earthquakes Get-to-know-you due at 5:00 PM in GS 208/529 |
HW1 due HW2 out |
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Feb. |
5 |
6: Ocean history & sediment cycle | |
| |
7 |
7: Sediments on the seafloor | HW2 due HW3 out |
| 12 |
8: Seawater chemistry | ||
| 14 |
9: Gases in
seawater |
HW3 due | |
| 18 |
Review Session (PAS 201),
6:30-8:00 PM (optional Exam #1 @ 8:00 PM) |
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| 19 |
10: Sunlight, color, & temperature | ||
| 19 |
Review Session (BioEast
100),
6:30-8:00 PM (optional Exam #1 @ 8:00 PM) |
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| 21 | EXAM #1 | ||
| |
26 |
11:
Earth's Atmosphere |
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| |
28 |
12:
Climate,
surface currents, heat transport Make-up for Exam #1 @ 12:30 in GS 531 |
HW4 out |
| Mar. | 4 |
13: Wind &
waves |
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| |
6 |
14: Waves & Surfing | HW4 due HW5 out |
| 11 |
15: Coastal currents & Density currents | ||
| 13 |
16: Density currents & El Nino | HW5 due HW6 out |
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| 17-21 |
Spring Break |
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25 |
17:
El
Nino & hurricanes |
|
| 27 |
18: Tides & tsunami | HW6 due | |
| Apr. |
1 |
19: Tides
& Global warming |
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| 1 | Review Session (BioEast 100), 6:30-8:00 PM (optional Exam #2 @ 8:00 PM) |
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2 |
Review Session (PAS 201), 6:30-8:00 PM (optional Exam #2 @ 8:00 PM) |
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| 3 | EXAM #2 | ||
| |
8 |
20:
Intro
to marine life |
|
| 10 |
21:
Evolution
& food webs Make-up for Exam 2 @ 12:30 in GS 531 |
HW7
out |
|
| 15 |
22: Kelp & mangrove forest community | ||
| 17 |
23: Coral Reefs & plankton | HW7 due HW8 out |
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| 22 | 24: Open ocean & whales | Writing out | |
| 24 | 25:
Dolphins Research proposals due at 5:00 PM in GS 208/529 |
HW8 due |
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| 29 | 26:
Deep sea community |
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| |
29 |
Review Session (BioEast 100),
6:30-8:00 PM (optional Exam #3 @ 8:00 PM) |
|
| 30 |
Review Session (PAS 201),
6:30-8:00 PM (optional Exam #3 @ 8:00 PM) |
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| May | 1 |
EXAM
#3 |
Writing due |
| |
6 |
Make-up for Exam #3 (11:00 AM in PAS 201) | |
| 13 | no final exam! |