GEOS 104(S) Oceanography (Same as Environmental Studies 104)

This course will present an integrated introduction to the oceans. Topics covered will include formation and history of the ocean basins; ocean chemistry; oceans through time; marine ecology and biology; currents, tides, and waves; oceans and climate; coastal processes and ecology; and resources and pollution. Coastal oceanography will be investigated on field trips to the New England coast. Three lectures per week and one two-hour laboratory in alternate weeks; one all-day field trip to the New England coast. Evaluation will be based on two hour exams, participation in laboratories and field trip, and a final exam. Enrollment limited, with preference to first-year students.

Hour:  COX