Course Outline
Science, Technology, and Public Affairs 35
Society and the Sea
Fall Quarter:  Sept. 21 to Dec. 8, 2006

Time and place:  Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30-10:50 am, Peterson Hall 102
Course Code:  Section ID 569002
Instructor:  Carl H. Gibson, Professor of Engineering Physics and Oceanography, 575 EBII, 534-3184, cgibson@ucsd.edu, http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~ir118.  Office hours before and after class.
Teaching Assistant:  Jenny Vogel, SIO Marine Biology, 330 Vaughan Hall, jvogel@ucsd.edu, 858 534-4957.  Course questions to Pam Clark, 858 534-3311.
Textbook:  M. Grant and Elizabeth Gross, Oceanography: A View of Earth, 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1996, available in the bookstore and on reserve in main library. 
Course description:   Introduction to the oceans and their relationship to humankind.  Selected topics include ocean related science, engineering, research, economics and international relations (emphasizing countries of the Pacific rim); living and non-living resources; coastal zone management; military and social aspects; and the sea in weather and climate. 
Grading:  Midterm exams given on Oct. 17 and Nov. 7 count 20% each.  Study questions at the end of each chapter and your term project notes should be kept in a notebook (due Nov. 29) that counts 10%.  Questions and term project may be freely discussed with other students, but copying is not permitted.  Your term project, on a selected topic related to oceanography and societal concerns, counts 15%.  A written report is due Nov. 30 (oral reports Nov. 28, 30).  The final exam is in Peterson Hall 102, 9:30 am on Tuesday, Dec. 5, and counts 35%. 
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