ES 144 - Introduction to Oceanography Fall 2018
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 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm in CAS 522. 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
Lecture 1: Introduction, Course overview
Lecture 2: Why Oceanography, App Review
Start of Exam 1 Material
Lecture 3: History of Ocean Exploration
Lecture 4: Building a habitable planet
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Lecture 5: Hurricane Overview
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Lecture 6: Plate Tectonics 101
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Lecture 8: Plate Tectonics - Part 3
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Lecture 9: Plate Tectonics Wrap-up
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Lecture 10 (September 28): No class, but watch this video for a great recap of plate tectonics and deep ocean exploration.
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You can pick up your exam 1 answer sheet in room 141 (675 Commonwealth Ave). They will be in four stacks, grouped by the version of the exam you take. They will be there for one week from 10/15 to 10/22. Please keep the stacks neat at this is a shared office space.
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Start of Exam 2 Material
Lecture 11 (October 1): Biogenic Oozes, Turbidites, and more...
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Lecture 12 (October 3): Properties of Water
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Lecture 13 (October 5): Properties of Water II (testing understanding)
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Lecture 14 (October 9): Ocean/Atm Interactions
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Lecture 15 (October 10): Ocean circulation
Lecture 16 (October 12): Guest Lecture: Dr. Pete Buston, "Why some animals forgo reproduction in animal societies"
Reading: Buston & Wong (2014) This lecture will not be on the exam.
Reading: Buston & Wong (2014) This lecture will not be on the exam.
Lecture 17 (October 15): Wave Basics
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Start of Exam 3 Material
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Lecture 18 (October 17): Surfs up
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October 19: Exam 2
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Lecture 19 (October 22): Tides (We watched the Blue Planet: Tidal Seas)
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Lecture 20 (October 24): Light and Photosynthesis
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Lecture 21 (October 26): No class, Prof. Fulweiler will be at the Radcliffe Symposium, "The Undiscovered". You can go to this (register via the link). There are great talks all day. My talk is scheduled to happen between 11 and 12, I suspect around 11:20 - and you can watch me and others during the live broadcast. Click here.
Lecture 22 (October 29): Plankton 101
Lecture 23 (October 31): HABs (Halloween- want extra points on exam 3? Dress up as your favorite sea creature for class today).
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Lecture 24 (November 2): Primary Production and Limiting Nutrients
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Lecture 25 (November 5): A Tale of Two Pumps
Lecture 26 (November 7): Hydrothermal Vents
Lecture 27 (November 9): Vents and cold seeps
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You can pick up all of your exams in STO SCI 141.
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November 16: Exam 3
Lecture 28 (November 12): Do Sea Monsters Exist? Part I
Lecture 29 (November 14): Sea Monsters - Take II
Lecture 30 (November 19): Special Topic: Immortal Life of Jellyfish
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November 21 and 23: No lectures, Thanksgiving break.
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Lecture 31 (November 26): Marine Mammals
Lecture 32 (November 28): Whales
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Lecture 33 (November 30): Whales II
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Lecture 34 (December 3): Corals - Hooray
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Lecture 35 (December 5): Coastal Systems Overview
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Lecture 36 (December 7): Nitrogen, the Ocean, and You!
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Lecture 37 (December 10): Sharks Class evaluation (bring your laptop)
Lecture 38 (December 12): Review Session
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December 17: Final Exam CAS 522 3:00-5:00 pm
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The final exam will not be posted because some students need to take the exam next semester. If you'd like to look at your exam, please come to my office at the beginning of the spring semester to pick it up. Happy Holidays.
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