Polk Community College - MASH Division

OCE 2001 - Oceanography

Dr. Bruce Dubendorff

Class Schedule

Section 1631

Class: MTWR 9:45 am - 11:20 am LAC 1259
Lab: MW 12:00 pm - 3:10 pm LAC 1151

 

1

Mon. May 8

Introduction
Chapter 1: Knowing the Ocean World

Class Field Trip Makeup Time:
Chapter 1: Knowing the Ocean World, cont'd
Chapter 2: Origins

2

Tue. May 9

Chapter 3: Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

 

3

Wed. May 10

Chapter 3: Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics, cont'd
Chapter 4: Continental Margins and Ocean Basins

Lab 1:
Plate Tectonics

4

Thu May 11

Chapter 4: Continental Margins and Ocean Basins , cont'd
Chapter 5: Sediments

 

5

Mon. May 15

Test 1 - Introduction and Chapters 1 through 4
Classroom Discussion 1

Lab 2:
Exploring the World with Maps

 

6

Tue. May 16

Chapter 5: Sediments, cont'd
Chapter 6: Water and Ocean Structure

 

7

Wed. May 17

Chapter 6: Water and Ocean Structure, cont’d
Chapter 7: Seawater Chemistry

Lab 3 - Field Trip 1:
Phosphate Museum

8

Thu. May 18

Chapter 7: Seawater Chemistry, cont’d
Chapter 8: Circulation of the Atmosphere

 

9

Mon. May 22

Chapter 8: Circulation of the Atmosphere, cont’d
Chapter 9: Circulation of the Ocean

Lab 4:
Seawater

10

Tue. May 23

Chapter 9: Circulation of the Ocean, cont'd
Chapter 10: Waves

 

11

Wed. May 24

Test 2 - Chapters 5 through 9
Classroom Discussion 2

Class Field Trip Makeup Time:
Chapter 10: Waves, cont’d
Chapter 11: Tides

 

12

Thu. May 25

Chapter 11: Tides, cont'd
Chapter 12: Coasts

 

13

Tue. May 30

Chapter 12: Coasts, cont'd
Chapter 18: Environmental Concerns

 

14

Wed. May 31

Chapter 18: Environmental Concerns, cont’d
Chapter 13: Life in the Ocean

Lab 5:
Waves and Shoreline

15

Thu. June 1

Chapter 13: Life in the Ocean, cont'd
Chapter 14: Plankton, Algae, and Plants

 

16

Mon. June 5

Test 3 - Chapters 10 through 13 and 18
Classroom Discussion 3

Lab 6:
Beach Field Techniques

 


 

17

Tue. June 6

Chapter 14: Plankton, Algae, and Plants, cont’d
Chapter 15: Marine Animals

 

18

Wed. June 7

Leave for Field Trip

Lab 7 - Field trip 2:
Honeymoon Island Beach

19

Thu. June 8

Chapter 15: Marine Animals, cont’d
Chapter 16: Marine Communities

 

20

Mon. June 12

Chapter 16: Marine Communities, cont’d
Chapter 17: Marine Resources

Lab 8:
Data Analysis of Field Trip Data

21

Tue. June 13

Chapter 17: Marine Resources, cont’d
Classroom Discussion 4

 

 22

Wed. June 14

Classroom Discussion 5
Leave for Field Trip

Lab 9 - Field Trip 3:
Florida Aquarium

 23

Thu. June 15

Test 4 - Chapters 14 through 17
Classroom Discussion 6

 

 24

Mon. June 19

Classroom Discussion 7
Leave for Field Trip

Lab 10 - Field trip 4:

Mangroves and Manatees
Lab 11:
Field Trip 4 and 5 Discussion

 

Tue. June 20

Final Exam (9:45 pm to 11:20 pm)