Discussion Sections: Students are REQUIRED to attend
section meetings to obtain credit for the class. Students will
fill out enrollment cards at the end of the first day of class, and select several sections that will
fit into their schedule. The finalized student lists for the
sections will be posted on the class website and outside the
classroom door by Monday, October 1. Students are expected
to attend section meetings starting the first full week of
instruction, i.e. the week beginning October 1. The purpose of
the sections is to introduce students to additionalinformation
and problem sets.
LAB SECTIONS & PROBLEM SETS:
Weekly sections introduce the problem sets, and provide supplementary information, activities and experiments needed to complete them. All sections are mandatory and meet in Earth and Marine Science Building D266. Please fill out the section sign-up form that will be passed out during class. We will make final section assignments based on everyone’s top three choices.
Problem Sets: Problem sets are meant to reinforce your understanding of main class topics by adding both hands-on experiments and a direct quantitative dimension to the class. Sections and problem sets are meant to expand on material in lecture- they are not necessarily derived directly from lecture material or the book. Thus in order to complete the problem sets, you must attend section! No advanced math is required; the problem sets require thinking in a quantitative way, and applying basic math or supplied equations to understand ocean processes. Teaching assistants are there to help you – this is the time to ask questions!
Jenny:
18765 OCEA-1-01A The Oceans DIS M 11:00AM-12:15PM
18766 OCEA-1-01B The Oceans DIS M 12:30PM-01:45PM
18767 OCEA-1-01C The Oceans DIS M 02:00PM-03:15PM
Sherry:
18768 OCEA-1-01D The Oceans DIS M 03:30PM-04:45PM
18769 OCEA-1-01E The Oceans DIS M 05:00PM-06:15PM
18770 OCEA-1-01F The Oceans DIS M 06:30PM-07:45PM
Ryan:
18771 OCEA-1-01G The Oceans DIS Tu 09:00AM-10:15AM
18772 OCEA-1-01H The Oceans DIS Tu 10:30AM-11:45AM
18773 OCEA-1-01I The Oceans DIS Tu 12:00PM-01:15PM
SWITCHING SECTIONS: If you want to switch sections after initial assignments: go to both the section you are enrolled in as well as the one you want to switch to and talk to the TAs. In some cases switching can be arranged, but is not guaranteed.
Section attendance is mandatory and there are no makeups--If you miss any section, you will lose the attendance points, and all points associated with in-class activities. Some section assignments have some problems that can be done independently of the in-class activities. If you turn these problems in on-time, you can receive partial credit for the assignment. For your final grade we will drop the lowest score on your section/problem sets (i.e. your final grade reflects your top 6 of 7 scores). Thus, if you must completely miss a section & problem set for any reason, that zero score will be the one dropped, and will not count toward your final grade.
How to find the lab/section room: (EMS D266)
The lab/section room is just down the hall from the Coffee/Pastry Cart on the 2nd floor of the EMS building. Proceed to the Coffee cart- as you are facing the cash register turn to the right, walk past all the rock and mineral displays, through the closed door, down the short hall past the elevator. Make your first right turn, and it’s the first door on the right.
Late Policy:
Lab assignments are due the week after each section. We ask that you complete your work on time, and will deduct 10% of the credit per day for any late assignments. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you have questions about or need help on the assignments, we invite you to come to instructors' and TAs' office hours. If you can't make office hours, we encourage you to make an appointment to meet with instructors or TAs.
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