| DEPT. OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | SYLLABUS | EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1050 |
| JOHN BEATTY | SOCIETY AND THE OCEAN | FALL 2017 |
SYLLABUS AND COURSE OUTLINE
SINCE THERE IS NO TEXT BOOK FOR THE CLASS, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU COME TO ALL THE CLASS MEETINGS SINCE THE LECTURES SHOULD GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND TO READ THE ARTICLES. IN ADDITION, SINCE THE CLASS MEETS ONLY ONCE A WEEK, EACH CLASS YOU MISS IS THE SAME AS MISSING A WEEK! If you miss a class (a) check the web site for the notes that will be there and (b) make a friend of someone in the class so you can get copies of their notes. If all else fails (including you) - come talk to me. My office hours are before and after the class for about an hour. If for some reason you can't come in earlier than the class or stay later, let me know and we can make an appointment to meet some other time. I do suggest you get a copy of How the Ocean Works (see below) either by buying it on line (Amazon, Abebooks, Alibris) or find a copy in the library (either at BC or through interlibrary loan or at Brooklyn Public Library, NY Public Library, Queens Public Library and so on).
RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOK
Denny, Mark; 2008; How the Ocean Works; Princeton University Press, NJ
The text deals largely with oceanography. There will be materials placed on a web site regularly dealing with the societal aspects. You should check the site regularly. The URL is:
http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/index.html
REQUIRED ARTICLES (they are all on this web site unless noted differently) Many are pdfs so allow some time for them to load. Most are only a few pages and rather light. Some are heavier reading
Although all the articles are linked on the web site, the actual URL is given after the article in case the link fails.
The Challenger found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/challenger.pdf
Explorers on the Challenger found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Explorers.pdf
Tides and Waves found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/tides_and_waves.pdf
Waves and Tides found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/waves_and_tides.pdf
Ocean Waves found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/WAVES.pdf
Ocean Waves in Deep Water found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Deep_Water_Ocean_Waves.pdf
Tides and Waves found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/tides_and_waves.pdf
Strange Relations found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Binder1.pdf
Algal Blooms found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Algal_Blooms.pdf
Reviving Dead Zones found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Reviving_Dead_Zones.pdf
Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences Discover New Marine Species and Assess Coral Reefs in Easter Island (Rapa Nui) found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/SCIENTISTS FROM THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DISCOVER NEW MARINE SPECIES AND ASSESS CORAL REEFS IN EASTER ISLAND.pdf
Indonesian Tsunami found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/challenger.pdf
Tsunami! found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Tidal_Wave.pdf
The Diving Women of Korea and Japan found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/AMA.pdf
Food from the Seafound at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Food_from_the_sea.pdf
Japanese Pearl Culture - The Women Who Dive for Pearls found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Japanese_Pearl_Divers.pdf
Greek Sponge Divers found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/sponge_divers.pdf
Trade in the Ancient World found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/TRADE_IN_ANCIENT_WORLD.pdf
Counting the Last Fish found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Last_fish.pdf
El Nino found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/El_Nino.pdf
Status of Wave and Tidal Power Technologies for the United Statesfound at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/wave_and_tidal_power.pdf.pdf
Impacts of the Fukusima nuclear accident of fishing and fishing groundsfound at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/Impacts_of_the_Fukushima_nucle.pdf
Addressing Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the Pacific Islandsfound at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/addressing_climate_change.pdf
I may notify you of additional papers to read. There is a bibliography which can be found at http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/CORESEA/BIBLIO.pdf in case the link isn't working.
There nay be some discussion of mathematical equations and chemical equations, but you will not be expected to be able to do any of those on the exams.
GRADES
Grades are based on a set of 3 quizzes and a final and attendance/class participation
The final counts 35% of the grade.
Each quiz counts 20% (total 60%)
Attendance and participation 5%
A schedule showing when all the classes meet this term is available here
EXTRA CREDIT You may ONE AND ONLY ONE project from the list below. This adds 5 points to your term average.
Aside from the projects listed below there are no extra credit projects. Extra credit projects must be handed in by Dec.1. In no case will they will not be accepted after the final.
There are several videos at the library which you can watch. Choose any one of them and write a short paper (1 to 2 pages) explaining the relevance of the video to the course:
The first quiz will come at the end of Week 4 and will cover the lectures to that point and chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the text
The second quiz will come at the end of Week 8 and will cover the lectures to that point and chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the text
The third quiz will come at the end of Week 12 and will cover the lectures to that point and chapters 9, 10, 11, and 12 in the text
FINAL EXAM: DEC 15th FROM 10:30 am UNTIL 12:30 pm. The exam is cumulative!
The final grades will be posted on THIS web site the day after the final (maybe even the evening of the final. They will not be entered in the college until the 20th. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR TERM GRADE E-MAIL ME BEFORE the 20th so that the problem can be resolved before the grades are officially entered. There will be no change of grades submitted after the 20th.
The course is roughly organized around 3 sets of topics (1/3 of the term for each). In each part the emphasis is on a different aspect of the topic - society and the sea, but it is the interactions of the 2 that will be the underlying theme
Office Hours:
I am generally in the class room for about an hour before and a while after the class. If you need to meet with me and those times are not good for you, let me know and we can make an appointment for some other time. I am around a good deal, but you need to make sure I am not meeting with another student or doing other projects so you need to make and appointment.
You can e-mail me (if necessary, and I have no idea why it would be) at profbeatty@gmail.com. Generally I get back to everyone in a day or two. If you do not hear from me, the chances are your e-mail has disappeared into cyberspace, or the Mariana Trench. In either case, send another e-mail or leave a note for me in my mailbox in the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. I don’t have a mailbox yet (and hope to keep it that way!).
Cell Phones
If you feel compelled to have one, shut it off before you come to class. If it goes off during the class you will receive an "F" for the course.