*Tentative*
SYLLABUS AND GRADING
OUTLINE FOR AATM107 (6751) – The Oceans
Official course description
in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
This course fulfills a Natural Science (NS) General
Education requirement.
There are no specific
prerequisites for this class.
FALL 2012:
Prof. Landin’s e-mail address: mlandin@albany.edu
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 10:30 AM to Noon
Teaching Assistants: ???? (ES ???, Tue, ????)
???? (ES
???, Thu, ????)
(Professor Landin and both
TAs are also available by appointment.)
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Course web page: http://www.atmos.albany.edu/deas/atmclasses/atm107/
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Course Text: "An Introduction to the World's Oceans
- 10th Edition" by:
Sverdrup, Keith A. and
Armbrust,
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072827017/information_center_view0/
Note: two copies of
the text (9th edition) will be on 3-hour reserve from
the Reserve Desk
in the basement of the Main Library
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Also valid for this course:
"An Introduction to
the World's Oceans - 9th Edition" by:
Sverdrup,
and Armbrust (ISBN: 978-0-07-282701-9)
"An Introduction to
the World's Oceans - 8th Edition" by:
Sverdrup,
Duxbury and Duxbury (ISBN:
0-07-252807-9)
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The following chapters
will be covered:
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This course is A-E
graded. Four exams will be
given. Exams #1,
#2 & #3 will all be
full-class 50-minute exams and the Final Exam
will be a 2-hour, cumulative exam. All the exams will be mostly
multiple choice, along with a number of true/false
questions.
THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UPs! Exceptions
made only by obtaining a
“Dean’s E-Mail” from the
Dean of Undergraduate Studies (located in
the LC concourse near the main library), by providing
them proper
documentation as to why you missed the exam. Have them send the
e-mail to all your professors. (Athletes are to hand in the
appropriate paperwork as soon as possible to account for any
potential clashes of exam dates and games/meets.) Special
arrangements will be made on a case-by-case basis.
To figure your final
grade, each of the first three in-semester
Exams are worth 20% of your grade and the Final Exam will make up
the remaining 40%
of your grade:
Ex #1: 77.5; Ex #2: 75.0;
Ex #3: 87.5; F.Ex: 94.0; Gr=86
Ex #2: 90.0; Ex #2: 77.5;
Ex #3: 87.5; F.Ex: 74.0; Gr=81
Ex #3: 90.0; Ex #2: 90.0; Ex #3: 0; F.Ex:
90.0; Gr=72
Ex #4: 55.0; Ex #2: 35.0;
Ex #3: 60.0; F.Ex: 54.0; Gr=52
Cell phones, iPods, MP3
players and any other electronic gadgets
(i.e., anything with an
"on/off" switch) are prohibited during
exams. They are to be turned off and out of sight. Anyone caught
cheating will be granted an automatic "E" in this
course and
subject to prosecution by the University's judicial
system. You
are to show your UAlbany
photo I.D. card when handing in an exam.
You must know your 9-digit
UAlbany student number.
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There are no bonus points or extra credit
available in this course.
There will be no arbitrary final grade
raises, so please do not ask.
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Below is the tentative syllabus, by date, using chapter numbers in
Editions
8, 9 & 10 of the text. As we go through the semester, you
will be able to download a class “Lecture Summary” including daily
class announcements, the sections covered in each edition
of the
text, the major topics covered, and a useful "Study Guide". The
individual daily notes for this course will not be
posted, but as
an option, a “Notes
Template” will be available for each lecture.
Daily attendance will not
be kept, but you are expected to have
good attendance and are fully responsible for all material
presented
in lecture.
Dates Monday Wednesday Friday
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Aug 27,29,31: Intro 2 2
Sep 3,5,7: no class 3 3
Sep 10,12,14: 3 3 4
Sep 17,19,21: no class 4 (end Part 1) 5
Sep 24,26,28: 5 no class 5
Oct 1,3,5: 5 Exam #1 6
Oct 8,10,12: 6 7 7
Oct 15,17,19: 7 7 7
Oct 22,24,26: 8 8 (end Part 2) 9
Oct 29,31;
Nov 2: 9 Exam #2 9
Nov 5,7,9: 10 10 10
Nov 12,14,16: 10 10 11 (end Part 3)
Nov 19,21,23: Exam #3 no class no class
Nov 26,28,30: 12 12 13
Dec 3,5,7: 13 13 13
Dec 10 Review
Final Exam: Thu, Dec. 13th,
10:30 AM
There will be a number of video
presentations scattered throughout
the lectures. You
are responsible for any additive material.
These
videos will not be available outside of class. Another good reason
to regularly attend class.
Get ready for a fun,
educational and interesting semester!