MIRAMAR COLLEGE

PHYN 120

Physical Oceanography

SDCCD Online

INSTRUCTOR

Ray Rector

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VITAL COURSE INFORMATION

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Course Themes

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PLAGIARISM

My Policy

LECTURE OUTLINES

Intro to Oceanography - Origins

History of Oceanography

Plate Tectonics

Seafloors and Marine Sediments

Physical and Chemical Properties of Water

Seawater Chemistry and Ocean Salinity

Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean Circulation

Wind Waves

Tsunami & Tides

Coastlines and Beaches

Marine Life - Overview (CH13)

POWERPOINT LECTURES

Intro to Oceanography - Overview

Origin of Ocean - Age of Earth

Plate Tectonics - Part I

Plate Tectonic Map

Plate Tectonics - Part II

Seafloors

Marine Sediments

Properties of Seawater

Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean Circulation

Ocean Waves

Tsunami

Ocean Tides

Coastlines

Beaches

Evolution and Classification of Marine Life

Physical Factors of Marine Life

Primary Productivity

Marine Invertebrates

Marine Fish

Marine Mammals

Marine Communities

Marine Resources

Marine Pollution

TEXTBOOK VIDEO ANIMATIONS

ENDLESS VOYAGE VIDEO LESSONS

Video Lesson 1: "Water Planet Origins"

Video Lesson 2: "Early Sea Exploration"

Video Lesson 3: "Plate Tectonics I"

Video Lesson 4: "Plate Tectonics II"

Video Lesson 5: "Seafloors"

Video Lesson 6: "Marine Sediments"

Video Lesson 7: "Seawater Properties"

Video Lesson 8: "Seawater Structure"

Video Lesson 9: "Ocean Extremes"

Video Lesson 10: "Atmospheric Circulation"

Video Lesson 11: "Ocean Surface Currents"

Video Lesson 12: "Deep Ocean Currents"

Video Lesson 13: "Wind Waves and Surf"

Video Lesson 14: "Tsunami"

Video Lesson 15: "The Tides"

Video Lesson 16: "Coastal Systems"

Video Lesson 17: "Human Impact on Coasts"

Video Lesson 18: "Evolution of Sealife"

Video Lesson 19: "Marine Life Classification"

Video Lesson 20: "Primary Prooductivity"

Video Lesson 21: "Marine Invertebrates"

Video Lesson 22: "Marine Vertebrates"

Video Lesson 23: "Marine Communities"

Video Lesson 24: "Marine Resources"

Video Lesson 25: "Marine Pollution"

Video Lesson 26: "Reflection on Ocean"

RESEARCH WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment Format Example

Assignment #1

Plate Tectonics, Seafloors, Seawater and Currents

Assignment #2

Wave, Beaches, Marine Life and Pollution

Exam Study Guides

Midterm Study Guide

Final Study Guide

COASTAL FIELD TRIPS

FIELD TRIP #1 - COASTAL GEOLOGY AND TECTONICS

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FIELD TRIP #2 - WAVES AND CURRENTS

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FIELD TRIP #3 - SHORELINE PROCESSES

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FIELD TRIP #4 - MARINE LIFE

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EXTRA CREDIT WORK

Iron Hypothesis Project

Global Warming Assignment

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