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GEO/OC 103
Exploring the Deep:
Geography of the World’s
Oceans
Lectures MWF
1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
Gilfillan Auditorium
4 credits
Today’s Tune:
from the soundtrack of
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Oregon State Oceanography
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One of the best in the nation
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Research productivity
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National/international reputation
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COAS ranked as high as 5th
nationally
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Biological, chemical, geological, physical, geophysical, marine
resource management (MRM), atmospheric sciences
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Climate Change Research Institute
OSU Oceanography cont.
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Hatfield Marine Science Center
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Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

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Consortium on Ocean Leadership
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National Center for Atmospheric Research
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National Academy of Sciences Ocean Studies Board
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National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration or NOAA!
www.coas.oregonstate.edu/marineportal
Required Book
“Exploring the Deep:
GEO/OC 103 Lab Manual”
Available in OSU Bookstore.
Each student needs his/her own copy.
Optional Book
“Invitation to Oceanography”
(5th edition)
by Paul Pinet
On reserve for FREE in library or available in OSU
Bookstore.
Labs
( labs start NEXT week in Wilk 210 )
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Teaching Assistants
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Jenna Halsey
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Kelvin Raiford
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Kate Sherman
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Brian Wilson
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Katie Woollven
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Check course site or catalog for your lab time!
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Learn your TA’s name from schedule, introduce yourself at first
meeting
Gilfillan
Wilkinson
COAS Admin
Library
NO LABS THIS WEEK
Key Locations
in Lab . . .
Work with real oceanographic data
Work with a geographic
information system
(GIS), a hot technology!
Lab 9:
Required Field Trip to Oregon Coast
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Bookmark this site!!!
/>This web site is your syllabus !!!
What Will I Learn?
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NOT very much about whales and fishes!
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Formation of the world’s oceans and ocean basins
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Tsunamis and major earthquakes along the Oregon coast
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Volcanic activity in the Cascades and just off the Oregon
coast
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Currents and ocean circulation
What Will I Learn?
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Chemistry of sea water and underwater hot springs
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Waves and tides
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El Niño and La Niña
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Biology of the oceans, from one-celled organisms to whales
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Protecting the oceans and coasts
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Climate change, global warming… and more!
This class may NOT be for you if you can
answer YES to any of the following:
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“I don’t expect to attend class very often.”
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“Large, general education classes should not
require me to study very hard.”
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“I am a graduating senior, am really tired of

school, and need one last, easy science
requirement.”
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“Science is lame! I’m just doing this to satisfy
a requirement.”
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“I hate the computer and don’t think it’s worth
learning how to use. Professors should not
require students to use a computer.”
This class will be GREAT for you if you can
answer YES to many of the following:
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“I’m really interested in the Earth and am
willing to apply myself to learn about it.”
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“I‘m scared of math, but willing to try.”
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“I am willing to attend lectures, and go to
every lab section, because I know that I will
learn more if I do.”
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“I’m worried about the future of the
environment and would like to know how to
interpret the claims of scientists.”
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“I appreciate professors who use computer
and communications technology because it
improves the class.”
You should certainly take this class if you can
answer YES to any of the following:

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I’m really worried, concerned, or even angry
about:
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marine pollution…
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global warming, hurricanes, tsunamis…
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over-fishing of important fish species…
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the Earth’s physical resources being over-used…
A Good Learning
Environment
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Class attendance is KEY!
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Class attendance for the ENTIRE class period is KEY!
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Please don’t hold conversations or walk out in the middle of class
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This class is not only about oceanography
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Training for life and work AFTER college
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Atmosphere of mutual respect
A Special Note to Athletes . . .
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“It’s from my father,” Manning says, “he instilled a work ethic in
me. I think he meant it for academics, not football, because he
never pressured me in that direction. I just translated it to

football.”
ESPN.com, “The Son Also Rises”, article by Dave Goldberg, Associated
Press
Lecture Format
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*notes provided as text and as PPT
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text that appears on slides w/ SOME
supplements
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curse & blessing
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info all there but don’t space out
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challenge yourself & us w/questions and
discussion
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Different learning styles
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Attend class (on time) and STAY the entire class period.
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Read through a lab BEFORE your lab period.
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Save eating for spaces outside the classroom (and clean up).
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Participate. If you don’t understand something, ask. I can
guarantee…absolutely… that if you don’t understand something,
there are a dozen other people in the room, at least, that share
that confusion.
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Be respectful of the other people in the room (no phones, no
newspapers, no conversations, careful with laptops!)
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Remember that while you paid tuition for this class, so did the
people around you.
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It’s a community.
GEO/OC 103: “Da Rules”
GEO/OC 103: “Da Rules” (cont.)
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In-class work: only gets done that day, we don’t make it up.
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Labs: show up, ask questions, complete the work… If you
have a conflict and MUST attend another section, let BOTH
teaching assistants know.
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Honesty, ethics, cheating and plagiarism (do, do, don’t,
don’t).
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Final exam is already scheduled. Plan for it. Contact us
next week regarding end-of-term conflicts.
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Rules aside….if you struggle, if things are wrong, tell one of
us or your teaching assistants. We’ll work on solutions.
Exams & Grades
Exams & Grades (cont.)
Test 1 (W, Apr. 20) = 15%
Test 2 (M, May 16) = 15%
Final (W, Jun. 8) = 30%
6:00-8:00 p.m.

Labs (inc. field trip) = 40%
GEO/OC 103 Grades
Weighted Percentage
95-100 = A
90-94 = A-
85-89 = B+
80-84 = B
75-79 = B-
70-74 = C+
65-69 = C
and so on…
Mandatory
Field Trip to
Oregon Coast
May 21st
All Exams take place HERE
Final Exam
June 8th
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Questions??
Questions??