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Syllabus
| Date | Lecture # | Topic Assignment PPT = PowerPoint file |
Lecturer |
| M Apr 2 | 1 |
Introduction, Marine Science at OSU
Please READ YOUR SYLLABUS! Marine Science at OSU web site Wright Intro PPT | Duncan Intro PPT |
Wright |
| W Apr 4 | 2 | The Study of the Oceans | PPT
Chapter 1 |
Wright |
| F Apr 6 | 3 | Shape of the Ocean Floor | PPT Chapter 2 |
Wright |
| M Apr 9 | 4 | The Shifting Crust | PPT Chapter 3 |
Wright |
| W Apr 11 | 5 | The Earth's
Structure | PPT
Chapter 2 Additional Resource: Earth's Interior Flash animations |
Duncan |
| F Apr 13 | 6 |
Creation, Aging and Recycling of Ocean Floor | PPT Chapter 3 |
Duncan |
| M
Apr 16 Dr. Wright away at a conference in CA |
7 | Plate Tectonics
with Oreo Cookies! | PPT
Oreo Cookie Handout (PDF file) Additional Resource: Plate Tectonics Flash animations |
Guest speaker Bob Lillie |
| W
Apr 18 Dr. Wright away at a conference in CA |
8 |
Nature & Distribution of Sediments | PPT Chapter 4
| Duncan |
| F
Apr 20 Dr. Wright away at a conference in CA |
9 | Hot Spots, Plumes, and LIPS | PPT | Duncan |
| M Apr 23 | 10 |
Paleoceanography and Climate Change | PPT
(BEWARE! This PPT file is HUGE - 31 Mb!) |
Guest speaker Nick Pisias |
| W Apr 25 | -- |
STUDY GUIDE for MIDTERM TEST 1 And last day for mandatory office hour visit!!
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| F
Apr 27 Dr. Wright away at a meeting in CA |
11 |
Properties of Sea Water | PPT
Chapter 5: pp. 133-151 |
Duncan |
| M Apr 30 | 12 |
Chemical & Physical Structure of the Oceans
| PPT
Chapter 5: pp. 152-174 Name That Sound in the Sea! |
Duncan |
| W May 2 | 13 |
Ocean Surface Currents | PPT Coriolis movie Chapter 6: pp. 185-207 |
Duncan |
| F May 4 | 14 |
Deep Ocean Circulation | PPT
Chapter 6: pp. 208-222 |
Duncan |
| M May 7 | 15 | El Niño and La Niña | PPT El Niño animation 1 | El Niño animation 2 La Niña animation |
Wright |
| W May 9 | 16 | Waves in the Ocean | PPT Chapter 7 Wave motion animation | Wave refraction animation Hard-core surfing w/hard science |
Wright |
| F May 11 | 17 |
Waves cont. | PPT Tsunami animation Oregon Coastal Atlas Hurricanes & Coastal Management |
Wright |
| M May 14 | 18 | West Coast Tsunamis |
Wright |
| W May 16 | 19 |
Tides
| PPT Chapter 8 Tidal cycle animation |
Wright |
| F May 18 | 20 |
Careers in Oceanography
| PPT
Marine Science at OSU | 1 Career Profile Ocean Careers.com | Other resources Majors/Minors in Geology |Geography |
Duncan |
| M May 21 | -- |
STUDY GUIDE for MIDTERM TEST 2
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| W May 23 | 21a 21b |
Biological
Productivity/Ecology | PPT Chapters 9 and 10 |
Wright |
| F May 25 | 22 | Marine Ecology
(cont.) | PPT Chapter 9 Giant squid link |
Wright |
| M May 28 | -- | MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY | -- |
| W May 30 | 23 | Ocean Wave Energy | PPT (pdf) | Guest speaker Ted Brekken |
| F Jun 1 | 24 | Coastal
Habitats | PPT
Chapter 12 Oregon Coastal Atlas link |
Wright |
| Saturday Jun 2 | -- | FIELD TRIP to OREGON COAST | -- |
| M Jun 4 | 25 | Ocean Habitats | PPT | Wright |
| W Jun 6 | 26 | Human Impacts |
PPT Chapter 15 10 Things YOU Can Do...! A hair-raising solution to oil spills Exploding Whale Web Site! |
Wright |
| F Jun 8 | 27 | Climate Change PPT | Wrap Up & Review for Final | Duncan |
| W Jun 13 | -- | FINAL EXAM 6:00-8:00 p.m., Gilfillan
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