Syllabus and Grading
Outline for AATM107 (5964) – The Oceans
Official course
description in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
This course fulfills a Natural
Science General Education requirement.
There are no specific
prerequisites for this class.
FALL 2015:
Prof. Landin’s e-mail address: mlandin@albany.edu
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 10:30 AM to Noon
Teaching Assistants’
Office Hours:
Rebecca Steeves
(ES 234, Thu, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM)
Jonathan Blufer
(ES 234, Tue, Noon to 2 PM)
(Professor Landin and both
TAs are also available by appointment.)
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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.
Course web page: http://www.atmos.albany.edu/daes/atmclasses/atm107/
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Course Text: "An Introduction to the World's Oceans
- Custom Edition –
1st Edition" by: Sverdrup, Keith A. and Armbrust,
Raphael (ISBN: 9780078124839)
10th Edition
Website: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073376701/
Note: two copies of
the text (Custom Edition) are on
3-hour reserve
from the
Circulation Desk in the Main Library
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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 each 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 (A)
Ex #2: 90.0; Ex #2: 77.5;
Ex #3: 87.5; F.Ex: 74.0; Gr=81 (A-)
Ex #3: 90.0; Ex #2: 90.0; Ex #3: 0; F.Ex:
90.0; Gr=72 (B)
Ex #4: 55.0; Ex #2: 35.0;
Ex #3: 60.0; F.Ex: 54.0; Gr=52 (C-/U)
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
the Custom Edition textbook. 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 24,26,28: no class Intro 2
Aug 31; Sep 2,4: 2 3 3
Sep 7,9,11: no class 3 3
Sep 14,16,18: no class 4 4 (end
Part 1)
Sep 21,23,25: 5 no class 5
Sep 28,30;
Oct 2: 5 Exam #1 5
Oct 5,7,9: 6 6 7
Oct 12,14,16: 7 7 7
Oct 19,21,23: 7 8 8 (end
Part 2)
Oct 26,28;30: 9 9 9
Nov 2,4,6: Exam
#2 10 10
Nov 9,11,13: 10 10 10
Nov 16,18,20: 11 (end Part 3) 12 12
Nov 23,25,27: Exam #3 no class no class
Nov 30; Dec 2,4: 15 15 16
Dec 7,9: 16 Review
Final Exam: Tue, Dec. 15, 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!