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Introduction to Oceanography Ocean 10: 4 units Lecture/Lab |
Professor Robert Lopez
Email:
[email protected], office SM47A
Office Hours
Course Syllabus, Fall 2006 and Schedule
Welcome
to Oceanography. This is a four-unit lecture / lab course in oceanography
designed to introduce you to the world ocean, both the living sea and the
physical-chemical sea. This course
fulfills the GE natural sciences lecture/lab requirements and is transferable to
UC and CSU.
Lecture Text: Garrison, T, Essentials of Oceanography,4th Edition: Brooks/Cole, 2006.
Companion
Website: http://www.brookscole.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=0534408877&discipline_number=30
Lab Text: Lopez, R., Ocean 10 Laboratory Exercises, Spring 2006.
I will hand out the weekly lab exercises. Questionnaires (Pre-labs) for each lab must be submitted at the beginning of lab session.Greyhound Rock Beach
This field trip is our extra credit trip. Go to the link http://www.beachcalifornia.com/greyh.html
Here are directions to Greyhound rock which is north of Santa Cruz (just north of Davenport) near Waddell Beach. We will meet at 10 AM and spend about 2 to three hours at the park.
Natural Bridges Field Trip:
This trip to UC Santa Cruz's Long Marine Lab and to the Natural Bridges tide pools. The trip is mandatory (100 pts) and will be on Saturday, November 4 from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM. There is no cost for this trip. Low Tide: Saturday, November 4; -0.4 ft. at 3:35 PM; Meet at back entrance to Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz.
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