Tuesday 6 - Introduction (outline), History of life in the sea, ocean exploration (outline) (ARP)
Thursday 8 - Origin and ages of the oceans: Plate tectonics (outline) (ARP)
                  (View animations of continental movements at the PaleoMap web site or here)

Tuesday 13 - Oceanography: Physical and chemical properties of seawater (outline) (ARP)
Thursday 15 - Movements of air and water 1: Winds & Waves (outline, rogue wave photos) (ARP)

Tuesday 20 - Movements of air and water 2: Air & Ocean Currents (outline) (ARP)
                 (movie of Coriolis effect on children's merry-go-round)
                 (animation of Coriolis effect in N and S hemisphere)
                 (Another interesting animation of the Coriolis effect in N and S hemisphere;
                       how accurately can you shoot your cannon?) (thanks to Violetta for this one)
                 (animation of hurricaine Mitch viewed from space; 550K)
                 (satellite movie of global weather over 2 weeks; 2MB)
                 (animation of coastal upwelling off South America; 2.7MB)
                 (satellite image showing global upwelling and downwelling; 92K)
                 (vertical temperature profiles of the central Pacific during normal and El Nino years)
                 (movie of the central Pacific sea-surface temperature and winds during the 1997-99 El Nino)
Thursday 22 - Movements of air and water 2: Air & Ocean Currents (outline) (ARP, continued)

Tuesday 27 - Open oceans 1: Primary productivity and productivity patterns (outline) (ARP)
                 (satellite image showing global productivity patterns; 92K)
                 (movie of global productivity, land and sea, 2001-2002)
                 (movie of global ocean productivity 1997-2007; 11.9MB)
Thursday 29 - Open oceans 2: Ocean classification and plankton diversity patterns (outline) (ARP)

Tuesday 3 - Tides: Gravitational games of the sun and moon (outline) (ARP)
Thursday 5 - Rocky shores 1: Inhabitants; adaptations to physical stresses (outline) (ARP)

Tuesday 10 - Rocky shores 2: Biological interactions (outline) (ARP)
Thursday 12 MID-TERM EXAMINATION (40% of mark)

18-22 READING WEEK (spaces may be available for a 5-day field trip to Bamfield; view details here)

Tuesday 24 - Fisheries Management (outline) (ARP)
Thursday 26 - Open Oceans 3: Adaptations (outline) (SPL)

Tuesday 2- Open Oceans 4: Feeding, mating (outline) (SPL)
Thursday 4 - Deep sea 1: Adaptations (outline) (SPL)

Tuesday 9- Deep sea 2: Hydrothermal vent and other communities (outline) (SPL)
Thursday 11 - Arctic vs. Antarctic Marine Community (suggested readings) (Ian Stirling, CWS)

Tuesday 16 - Sponge reefs (outline) (SPL)
Thursday 18 - Coral reefs 1: Reef types and their origins (outline) (SPL)

Tuesday 23 - Coral reefs 2: Ecological interactions (outline) (SPL)
Thursday 25 - Marine life history strategies 1 (outline) (SPL)

Tuesday 30 - Marine life history strategies 2 (SPL)

Thursday 1 - Environmental concerns 1: Pollution & environmental impacts (outline) (SPL)

Tuesday 6- Environmental concerns 2: Introduced species (outline) (SPL)

Wednesday 21 - FINAL LECTURE EXAM 0900 (60% of mark)

Wednesday 28 - DEFERRED EXAMINATIONS 0900 (0900, BioSciences Z215)