Earth Science 1: Oceanography

Lab/Discussion Section Syllabus, Winter 05

TA’s

Name

 E-mail Room (E&MS) Office Hours
Brandon Murphy
 bmurphy@pmc.ucsc.edu D231
 Tu 3:45-4:45 W10-11 AM
Dana Wingfield
 dwingfield@es.ucsc.edu A361
 M 3-5 PM
Tristan Rhodes
 rhodesta@yahoo.com
C548
 TuTh 12-1:30 PM

Section discussion topics by week
 
4 Jan
 First week of class, no sections
11 Jan
 Sea floor bathymetry and maps
18 Jan
 NO SECTIONS
25 Jan
 Paleomagnetism and seafloor spreading
1 Feb
 Hot spots and plate tectonics
8 Feb
 Physical and Chemical properties of seawater
15 Feb  Oceans and climate
22 Feb
 Tides
1 Mar
 Waves and beach processes
8 Mar
 Group Presentations

Discussion section objectives:

The lab exercises/problem sets are intended to be challenging, to illustrate important concepts, and to teach you how to solve quantitative word problems. If you don't understand the instructor or TA, ask for help.  It is likely you're not the only one in section who needs help.  This course satisfies the Q (quantitative) distribution requirement, so we will ask you to solve quantitative problems.  The TA's and instructor are here to help you develop the skills to setup and solve word problems.   

Section Grading Policy:

ATTENDANCE IN SECTION IS REQUIRED!  You must attend section every week.  Exceptions are allowed only under extreme conditions, at the discretion of the instructor.  

You must attend the section you have enrolled in.  If you must attend a different section on a given week  because of travel, sickness, etc, you must inform both TA’s in writing (e-mail) to receive full credit for the section.  Failure to do so will result in an automatic 25% deduction for that section.  

Lab exercises must be handed in before the start of lab of the following weeks lab section (5 minutes after the scheduled start of class); labs turned it during section or at the end will be considered late and penalized as such.  Late labs will be deducted 20% per day.  Labs turned in later than 5 days will not be graded.

Basis for Overall Grade and Evaluation in Section:



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