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Oceanography 200, Spring 2008
Introduction to Oceanography

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May 22 2008, 12:39 PM   
Review session hurricane question
At the Wednesday study session, a question was raised about the effects of waves from hurricanes. This subject is not on the study guide and will not be on the exam, so you don't need to study it. Here are the hurricane-related topics you shoudl study:

Origin of hurricanes/cyclones/typhoons
Causes & effects of storm surges

If you are still curious, Emilie or Em can now answer your question.

May 20 2008, 1:22 PM   
Homework 5 Key
The Homework 5 key is now posted.
May 19 2008, 3:45 PM   
Change in Lecture Schedule
PLEASE NOTE: We have reversed the order of the last two case studies on the lecture schedule: Puget Sound will come next, followed by coral reefs. Puget Sound will not be on midterm 2.
The DRAFT study guide for Midterm 2 is now posted.
Extra Credit 4 is now posted.

May 16 2008, 4:20 PM   
 Homework 4
The answer key to Homework 4 is now posted.

May 16 2008, 11:54 AM   
Midterm 2 review sessions
Please check the study sessions page for the schedule of review sessions and suspended study sessions this week.
May 16 2008, 11:48 AM
Revised Homework 5
A revised version of Homework 5 is posted. It contains a correction to #3a. Please discount the previous reference to the quake occuring 100 miles from the Aleutian Islands. Please use 3700 km as the distance the tsunami travels.

May 14 2008, 6:03 PM
Documents posted
Homework 5 is now posted.
The key to the class activity from Friday May 9 is now posted.

May 14 2008, 5:25 PM
Changes to web site
Please note the change in format to the web page. Please let us know if any of the functions are missing or any links are dead.

Monday, April 21, 2008

As announced in class, the TA's will hold EXAM REVIEW SESSIONS at 5:00-6:30 PM on Wednesday and 4:30-6 PM on Thursday. Both will be held in Ocean Teaching Building Room 14 (basement auditorium).

The DRAFT exam 1 study guide is posted via a link at left. This is a comprehensive list of material that has been covered and is expected to be covered through Wednesday. We plan to provide guidance on the relative importance of the material on this guide by class Wednesday.

The key to Homework 2 is posted via a link on the Assignments page. The keys to In-Class Activities are posted via a link to the left.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Please note the updated instructions for Assignment 2. Refresh your browser if necessary to see the update.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

There is a correction to Question 9 on the homework: refer to the TEXT and figures in chapter 3 of S&A. We want you to figure out which figures. Also, #9 refers to the location in the previous question, #8. A revised version was posted at 1:30 Thursday. Sorry for the confusion!

Monday, April 7, 2008

Links to sites with video relating to Prof. Delaney's talk today can be found on the "Lecture links" page. For more online video, go to uwtv.org and search for "Delaney."

Monday, March 31, 2008

For a salty taste of UW students doing reearch at sea, go to Glacier Bay.