GLY 150 Section 300 - Lecture for Introduction to Oceanography

Fall Semester 2009, T & Th, 09:30 - 10:45 , DeLoach Hall 120

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GLY 280 Section 325 - Laboratory for Introduction to Oceanography

Fall Semester 2009, Wednesday, 14:00 - 16:50 , DeLoach Hall 222

COURSE SYLLABUS (Download printable PDF here)

Instructor: Dr. Lewis Abrams

Office: Center for Marine Science 1328 and DeLoach 119

Phone: 962-2350

Email: abramsl@uncw.edu

Office Hours: 11:00 - 12:00, 16:00 - 17:00 TTh, 13:00-14:00 W (or by appointment)

Web Page: http://people.uncw.edu/abramsl/

Department of Geology and Geography: http://www.uncwil.edu/earsci/

Textbook: Essentials of Oceanography (9th edition) by Thurman & Trujillo. Selected articles in Scientific American and The New York Times. Bring textbook to all in class labs.

Academic Honor Code: The University's Honor Code is enforced in this class. Please do your own work. Complete details of the Code are in the current Student Handbook.

Attendance: Attendance is recorded in every lecture and lab. Students are responsible for all changes to the class schedule and assignments that are announced during lecture and lab (changes may or may not be updated on the web page). No unexcused absences for quizzes, exams, and lab fieldtrips.

Materials: 3-ring notebook with tabs to keep all labs and assignments organized. Notebook will be reviewed at the end of the semester. The laboratory will include five off-campus fieldtrips that will require transportaion by car. Transportation can be arranged for students without access to a vehicle.

Grading: Lecture and lab are listed as separate courses. You will receive separate grades for the lecture and the lab, however, because the lab is mandatory I consider this (and so should you) a single 4 credit course. The lab is worth 50% of your overall course grade. In other words, you will receive identical grades for both lecture and lab.

1) Attendance and class participation (Come to class prepared to discuss assigned reading, 1 point each class = 10%)

2) In class quizzes based on lectures, assigned reading and class discussions (quizzes directly after we finish each chapter worth 15 - 25 points each = 80%).

3) Attend a seminar given in any science department (Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics) and write a 2 page (double spaced) summary of the seminar (15 points = 10%). Seminar reviews are due no later than Tuesday, November 24, 2009. See the following URLs for lecture schedule:

Geology & Geography Seminar Series

Biological Sciences Seminar Series

Chemistry Seminar Series

Physics and Physical Oceanography Seminar Series

1) Completed pre-lab homework due at the beginning of each lab. Completed lab excersises due at the beginning of the following lab. (45%)

2) Mid-term lab exam (25%)

3) Final lab lab exam. (25%)

4) Lab Notebook (5%)

* Lab attendance is mandatory unless excused prior to lab by your doctor, dean, or coach. Unexcused absences can not be accomodated because it is not possible to "make-up" a research cruise or a fieldtrip.

Course letter grades will be assigned as follows:

TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE

TENTATIVE LABORATORY SCHEDULE

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