Oceanography - MSC 160

Student Resources

Lectures

  1. Chapter 1 - Introduction to Planet "Earth" (.pdf)
    • Lat & Long slides (.pdf)
    • Seismology slides (.pdf)
    • Video #1: Introduction to the Oceans
    • Video #2: What is Oceanography?
    • Video #3: Early Explorations
    • Video #4: Nature of Science
  2. Chapter 2 - Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor (.pdf)
    • Video #1: Plate Tectonics I
    • Video #2: Plate Tectonics II
  3. Chapters 3 & 4 - Seafloor Features: Marine Provinces & Marine Sediments (.pdf)
    • Video #1: Bathymetry
    • Video #2: Marine Provinces
    • Video #3: Marine Sediments
  4. Chapter 5 - Water & Seawater (.pdf)
    • Video #1: Atomic Structure of Water
    • Video #2: Heat & Temperature
    • Video #3: Density
    • Video #4: Salinity
    • Video #5: pH
    • Video #6: Seawater Properties
  5. Chapter 6 - Air-Sea Interaction (.pdf)
    • Video #1: Heat Flow
    • Video #2: Atmosphere
    • Video #3: Circulation
    • Video #4: Winds
  6. Chapter 7 - Ocean Circulation (.pdf)
  7. Chapter 8 - Waves and Water Dynamics (.pdf)
  8. Chapter 9 - Tides (.pdf)

 

Study Guides

  1. Misconceptions Activity with Scientifically Consistent Answers
  2. Midterm Study Guides
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapters 3 & 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Math Review Problems
  3. Final Study Guides
    • Chapter 6
    • Chapter 7
    • Chapter 8
    • Chapter 9

Independent Project Handouts

  • Project Overview
  • Project Proposal Guidelines
  • Real-time Data Resources from Ocean Observing Systems
  • Independent Project Rubric
  • Introduction to Graphing in Excel
  • Introduction to Data Analysis
  • Final Report Outline
  • Scientific Presentations
  • Presentation Rubric