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ES 144 - Introduction to Oceanography Fall 201

Syllabus
EXAM 1 Grades

Hi All -
Here you will find information including the syllabus, assignments, and any supplemental reading for our class. As a reminder we meet M,W,F from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm in CAS B50. Lectures will be posted shortly after class. Click on the Lecture below to download the ppt lecture. 



Also don't forget to follow us on twitter to learn more about the oceans and science in general. For items relevant to this course - I'll tag #BUOceans... feel free to use that tag too - but please be responsible.

Now - let's learn about the ocean!
Prof. Fulweiler
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Lecture 1: Introduction and general information

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Lecture 2:  History (and a bit of the future) of Ocean Exploration 

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Lecture 3: Origins 

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Lecture 4: Water, Water Everywhere....

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Lecture 5: Plate Tectonics I - Initial Theories

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Lecture 6: Plate Tectonics II - Evidence

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Lecture 7: Plate Tectonics III - Plate Movement

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Lecture 8: Plate Tectonics - The Remix

Exam II - Material Begins here:

Exam ii grades
Notes thru Ocean Circulation
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Lecture 9: Marine Sediment - I 




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Lecture 10: Marine Sediment - II




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Lecture 11: Atmosphere and Oceans

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Lecture 12: Atmosphere, Oceans, Hurricanes

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Lecture 13: Ocean Circulation - Surface Currents 

Exam III - Material Begins here:

Exam III notes thru 11/16
More Notes (different Note taker)
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Lecture 14: Deep Ocean Circulation

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Lecture 15: Ocean waves

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Lecture 16:  Rogue Waves and Surfing

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Lecture 17:  Tides - a special kind of wave

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Lecture 19: Marine Ecology & the Three Domains of Life

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Lecture 20:  Plankton

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Lecture 21: Primary Production - patterns  

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Lecture 22:   Primary Production II - production & respiration

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Lecture 23: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

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Lecture 24: Biological Pump 

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Lecture 25: The Immortal Life of a Jellyfish

Exam III - Material Ends 

Class Notes
Class notes ii
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Lecture 26: Do Sea Monsters Exist?

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Lecture 27:  Marine Mammals

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Lecture 28: Whales

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Lecture 29: Deep Sea Life & Hydrothermal Vents

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Lecture 30: Big Foot: Nitrogen, the Ocean, and You (**Bonus Quiz Day**)

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Lecture 31: We need to talk about climate change or what's the IPCC.

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Lecture 32: Final Exam Review

Final Exam Scores
Key will not be available as there are students who need to take the final next semester.
"Beyond all things is the ocean." -Seneca
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