A ATM 107 (5755): THE OCEANS
FALL 2016 – Online Course

 

 

WELCOME TO A ATM 107

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Instructor:  Michael Landin

“Office Hours” via e-mail

 

Teaching Assistants:

TA is Josh Alland ES 325

Office Hours:  Tue/Thu 10 AM to Noon

 

 

The goals of this course are to provide students with a broad overview of the characteristics of the Earth's Oceans, the impact of human activity, and how such activity may lead to changes in climate.

Official course description in the Undergraduate Bulletin.  This course fulfills a Natural Science General Education requirement.  There are no specific prerequisites for this course.

 

KeyWest
 
 
 Course Syllabus
 
 
 
 
 
  Key West, FL, 2005, Mike Landin
 
Below is the tentative syllabus, by date, for the Units(4), 
Modules(12).  This course will be only be available through
the Blackboard Learning System.
 
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Dates
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
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Aug 29,31; Sep 2:
1 Water Planet
1
2 Plate Tectonics
Sep 5,7,9:
no class
2
2
Sep 12,14,16:
2
2
3 Sea Floor
Sep 19,21,23:
3(end Unit 1)
Exam #1
4 H2O Properties
Sep 26,28,30:
4
4
4
Oct 3,5,7:
no class
5 Chemistry
5
Oct 10,12,14:
6 The Atmosphere
no class
6
Oct 17,19,21:
6
6
6
Oct 24,26,28:
6(end Unit 2)
Exam #2
7 Currents
Oct 31; Nov 2,4:
7
7
8 Waves
Nov 7,9,11:
8
8
8
Nov 14,16,18:
8
9 Tides
9(end Unit 3)
Nov 21,23,25:
Exam #3
no class
no class
Nov 28,30; Dec 2:
10 Coasts
10
15 Environment
Dec 5,7,9:
15
16 Climate
16
Dec 12:
16 (end Unit 4)
 
 
Exam #4
 
Get ready for a fun and interesting semester!

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Please send your comments and inquiries to mlandin “at” albany.edu.

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