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GSC 120 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY Dr. John A. Klasik PREREQUISITES:
None TEXT: Duxbury A, C., Duxbury, A. B. An Introduction to the World’s Oceans GRADING: Periodic Quizzes 20 Points Each 80 Pts. 2 Tests During Qtr. 100 Points Each 200 Pts. Final Exam 150 Points 150 Pts. 430 Total Points All exams are objective format (multiple choice & true/false) Quizzes will be short answer essay format MAKE UP EXAMS
ONLY BY PRIOR AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENTED EMERGENCY QUIZZES
CAN NOT BE MADE UP Optional Cruise on R/V Yellowfin: No Charge. Limited Transportation from Cal Poly Available. OFFICE: Building 8, Room 242 Phone (909) 869-3453/3454 FAX: (909)-869-2920 e-mail: jaklasik@csupomona.edu WeekOne Introduction to Ocean Sciences Oceanography & World History Oceanography & World History Week Two Sea Floor Morphology Sea Floor Morphology Plate Tectonics / Sea Floor Spreading Week Three Plate Tectonics Sea Floor Spreading Marine Sediments Week Four Marine Sediments END TEST ONE Chemical & Physical Properties of Water Chemical & Physical Properties of Water Week Five TEST ONE Sea Water & Ocean Chemistry Sea Water & Ocean Chemistry Week Six General Circulation of the Atmosphere Salinity & Temperature Distribution Week Seven Ocean Circulation - Surface Circulation Ocean Circulation - Surface Circulation Ocean Circulation - Deep Circulation END TEST 2 Week Eight Waves - General Theory Wind Waves - Generation & Travel TEST TWO: Chapters 4 - 8 Week Nine Wind Waves -- Coastal Areas Tsunamis & Tides Tides Week Ten Beaches & Beach Processes Beaches & Beach Processes Beaches & Beach Processes FINAL EXAM
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