Office: Center for Marine Science 1328 and DeLoach 119
Phone: 962-2350
Email: abramsl@uncw.edu
Office Hours: 3:15 - 5:00 PM, M-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
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.
Grading: Grades will be based on :
1) Attendance and class participation (Come to class prepared to discuss assigned reading, 1 point each class)
2) Participation on select field trips (pre-field trip homework required and field trip attendance 1 point extra credit)
3) In class quizzes based on assigned reading and class discussions (quizzes directly after we finish each chapter worth 15 - 25 points each).
4) Read Discussion section and Answer questions in the "Analysis 1" section from one (1) of the eight (8) “Environmental issues in oceanography” presented in the "Environmental issues in oceanography" workbook and/or website that accompanies your textbook. Answers can be neatly hand written or typed in space provided on the answer sheet (15 points). (Use Workbook answer sheet OR print answer sheet from website). Answers are due no later than Monday, April 21, 2008 in class.
5) Attend a seminar given in any science departments (Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics) and write a 2 page (double spaced) summary of the seminar (15 points). Seminar reviews are due no later than Monday, April 21, 2008 in class.. See the following URLs for lecture schedule:
Geology & Geography Seminar Series
Biological Sciences Seminar Series
Physics and Physical Oceanography Seminar Series
Course letter grades will be assigned as follows:
| Percentage Score | Final Grade |
| 100 - 91 | A |
| 90.9 - 88 | A- |
| 87.9 - 84.1 | B+ |
| 84 - 80.1 | B |
| 80 - 77 | B- |
| 76.9 - 73.1 | C+ |
| 73 - 68 | C |
| 67.9 - 66 | C- |
| 65.9 - 63.1 | D+ |
| 63 - 59 | D |
| 58.9 - 55 | D- |
| 54.9 - 0 | F |
| Textbook reading - Thurman & Tuijillo 9th Ed. | Topics addressed |
| Chapter 1 | What is Oceanography? Origin of the Solar System, Earth and its Atmosphere and Oceans |
| Chapter 2 | Plate Tectonics |
| Chapter 3 | Marine Provinces |
| Chapter 5 | Water and Seawater (Section on Salinity) |
| Chapter 6 |
Atmospheric Circulation - Air-Sea interactions |
| Chapter 7 | Ocean Circulation - Gulf Stream - El Nino |
| Chapter 8 | Waves |
| Chapter 9 | Tides |
| Chapter 10 |
Beaches and Shorelines, |
| Chapter 11 | The Coastal Ocean |
| Chapter 4 | Marine Sediments & Paleoceanography |
| Global Climate Change | |
| Holidays and Fieldtrips | |
| Mon. Jan. 21 - No Classes | Martin Luther King day |
| Fri. Jan. 25 | Fieldtrip Ft. Fisher, Aquarium - 2:50 PM |
| Fri. Feb.22 | Fieldtrip Aquaculture Laboratory, Wrightsville Beach - 2:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Mar. 1-9 - No Classes | Spring BREAK |
| Fri. Mar. 14 | Fieldtrip Intracoastal Waterway - Research Vessel Cape Fear - 2:15-5:00 PM |
| Mar. 20-21- No Classes |
GOOD FRIDAY state holiday |
| Fri. April 11 | Fieldtrip Wrightsville Beach - 2:15-5:00 PM |
| Fri. April 18 | Fieldtrip Masonboro Island - Research Vessel Humpback - 2:15-5:00 PM |
| Mon. Apr. 21 | Issues in Oceanography & Seminar Reviews are Due |
| Mon. April 28 - Last Class | |
| *Final Exam:
Wed. Apr. 30 |
15:00 - 16:15 - Room DL 101 |
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