Course Outline

Science, Technology, and Public Affairs 35

Society and the Sea

Fall Quarter: Sept. 27 to Dec. 11, 2008

Time and place: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30-10:50 am, Warren Lecture Hall 2205.

Course Code: Section ID 626920

Instructor: Carl H. Gibson, Professor of Engineering Physics and Oceanography, 575 EBII, 534-3184, cgibson@ucsd.edu, http://sdcc3.ucsd.edu/~ir118. Office hours before and after class.

Teaching Assistant: Sam Haber (sahaber@ucsd.edu). Course questions to Pam Clark, 858 534-3311, pclark@ucsd.edu.

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. 23 and Nov. 13 count 20% each. Study questions at the end of each chapter and your term project notes should be kept in a notebook (due Dec. 4,5) 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 Dec. 2,4 (oral reports Dec. 2,4). The final exam is in Warren Lecture Hall 2205, 9:30 am on Thursday, Dec. 11, and counts 35%. Schedule:

Week	Date (Tues., Thurs.)	Read Chapters	Do Study Questions
1	Sept. 25, 30, Oct. 2	1,2 Appendices	Chap. 1,2
2	Oct. 7, 9	3,4	3,4
3	Oct. 14, 16	5,6	5,6
4	Oct. 21, 23 Exam 1	7	7
5	Oct. 28, 30	8,9	8,9
6	Nov. 4, 6	10,11	10,11
7	Nov. 11, 13 Exam 2	12	12
8	Nov. 18, Thanksgiving 20	13,14	13,14
9	Nov. 25,27	15	15
10	Dec. 2,4 Term Projects Due	Term Reports	Term Reports
11	Thursday Dec. 11, Final