A&O SCI 107
Biological Oceanography
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introductory course for physical sciences, life sciences, and engineering majors interested in oceanic environment. Review of how biological processes are intrinsically tied to physical and chemical processes in oceans. Examination of processes that control distribution, abundance, and production of marine organisms and their spatial and temporal variability. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2021 - This class was very interesting and I really enjoyed it. Professor Eagle used slides and recorded lectures almost every week, except one where we had a live guest lecturer. This class is interesting because there are a lot of sections in the grade breakdown, and as a result not one aspect of the class dominates over the others, its fairly even. Every week you read a scientific paper and discusses it in section, then write a 1 and a half page summary of it. These were difficult to write at first, but once you get the hang of it they are fairly easy. There is also a "research proposal" style paper at the end of the quarter that took some work but ended up actually being really fun. The midterm and final were relatively easy in this class as well. Overall, I'd recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about life in the ocean and the physical processes that sustain it.
Spring 2021 - This class was very interesting and I really enjoyed it. Professor Eagle used slides and recorded lectures almost every week, except one where we had a live guest lecturer. This class is interesting because there are a lot of sections in the grade breakdown, and as a result not one aspect of the class dominates over the others, its fairly even. Every week you read a scientific paper and discusses it in section, then write a 1 and a half page summary of it. These were difficult to write at first, but once you get the hang of it they are fairly easy. There is also a "research proposal" style paper at the end of the quarter that took some work but ended up actually being really fun. The midterm and final were relatively easy in this class as well. Overall, I'd recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about life in the ocean and the physical processes that sustain it.
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