1 MAR 105 -Honors Introduction to Oceanography Dr. Anastasia

1 Dr. Jean R. Anastasia Office: M 211 Phone: Home page: www2.sunysuffolk.edu/anastaj Office Hours: Mon 9:45-12:15 Tues online 3:00-4:00 Wed 12:30-1:00 Thursday 1:45-2:15 Friday 9:30-10:00

1 Attendance All students are expected to attend every class session of each course for which they are registered. Cannot miss lab- –must do a make-up or will receive a zero –Can only make-up 2 labs maximum Students are responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not they are in attendance.

1 Textbook Essentials of Oceanography, 10th edition, Trujillo and Thurman. Prentice Hall Options for e-book version or rental Let me know if you have another text No lab book

1 Grading Lecture: 3 lecture exams will be given Lowest grade will be dropped ONLY IF all exams have been taken No- make-up exams will be given unless there is a validated emergency reason 2 highest grades combine to make up 35% of your course grade

1 Grading Laboratory: 35% of your course grade lab exercises (10 pts) field trips (10 pts) quizzes (30 pts) All laboratory assignments are due at the end of the lab period unless you get permission to hand it in next class

1 Grading Final Exam: – A cumulative final exam will constitute 20% of your course grade. It will be given on the last day of class

1 Grading Honors Project: – 10% of your course grade – Student groups will do a presentation and lead a class discussion Individual Field Trip Project – Part of your lab grade (50 pts)

1 Extra Credit 10 current, oceanography-related articles and an in-depth analysis/ summary of each article Due by May 13th– NO LATE JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED

1 Field Trips This course includes field trips that will take the place of lab periods. Attendance on these field trips is expected.- make-ups are available with instructor’s permission PAY ATTENTION TO THE SCHEDULE LABS ARE CANCELLED BECAUSE OF WEEKEND FIELD TRIPS

1 MAR 105 LAB SCHEDULE Spring 2011 Friday TopicWeekend Trips ** These dates are tentative and subject to change** 1/28Introduction/ Ice Breaker 2/4Scientific method and Density 2/11Plate Tectonics/ Ocean Contour I 2/18Ocean Contour II 2/25LAB CANCELLED 3/4Salinity, Temp & Density 3/11Meet for Lab Quiz- No Lab Activity 3/18Ocean Circulation Lab 3/25Smith Point Field Trip 4/1WavesFire Island Lighthouse- Sat 4/29 at 11:00 4/8Flax Pond Field Trip 4/15Plankton 4/22NO CLASS- Spring Break 4/29SedimentAtlantis Marine World Sun 5/1 at 11:00 5/6Marine Pollution- Field Trip Paper Due 5/13Meet for Final Lab Quiz- No Lab Activity

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The Ocean Ocean Facts: Covers 71% of the earth’s surface Accounts for 97% of the water on earth (rest in land ice, groundwater, lakes & rivers) Average depth = 3,796 meters (12,451 feet) (deepest = Mariana trench 11,022 m or 36,163 ft) Average temp = 3.9 o C (only 39 o F)

1 Fig. 1-1b, p. 2 Most of Earth’s Water is Salt Water

1 Figure 1.3

1 Figure Plus 1 Major Oceans of the World

1 Local Saltwater… Water Bodies of Long Island Peconic Bay Moriches Bay Shinnecock Bay

Oceanography is the scientific study of the ocean by applying traditional sciences, such as physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and engineering, to all aspects of the ocean. Oceanography: What Is It?

Subdisciplines of Oceanography Geological Oceanography- –Composition of ocean floor and the earth Physical oceanography- –Movement of water (waves, currents…) Chemical Oceanography- –Ocean’s dissolved solids and gases Marine biology (Biological Oceanography)- –marine organisms, the impact of human activities on these organisms