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Instructor:
Prof. Katja Fennel (katja.fennel@dal.ca)
Office: LSC Oceanography #2635
Phone: 902 494 4526
Office hours: Tuesdays 12:30 to 1:30 or by appointment
Teaching Assistant:
Rui Zhang (rui.zhang@dal.ca)
Office: LSC Oceanography #2612
Office hours: By appointment
Course Times:
- Lectures: Monday and Wednesdays 13:35 – 14:25
- Labs: Fridays 13:35 – 14:25
Location:
- LSC 3652 (Riley room) for lectures on Mondays and Wednesdays
- McCain 2104 PC lab for labs on Fridays
Course Objectives: This course is designed to introduce a variety of modeling techniques useful in oceanography and the natural sciences in general. The main objective is to provide an overview of a range of techniques, rather than exhaustive and in depth discussion of any particular technique. The approach is to introduce techniques, discuss their assumptions and limitations, and apply them to simple problems in oceanography and earth sciences. This is accomplished by a combination of lectures and labs. At the end of this course, students should have an understanding of various modeling approaches and their applicability; as a result, they will be better placed to both carry out their own research, and to critically evaluate the literature. A series of more or less independent modules will be presented, each of which will include an introduction to a particular technique, some examples, and an assignment in which the student will have the opportunity to apply the techniques to simple problems.
Course Assessment: Grades for the course will be assigned based on performance on 2 assignments (15% each), on regular quizzes (20%), on a term project, which will be presented, orally and in written form (40%) and on class participation (10%).
Recommended Reading: Modeling Methods for Marine Science, D.M. Glover, W.J. Jenkins & S.C. Doney, Cambridge University Press, 2011
Lecture and Lab Materials (password protected):
Lectures: Folder
Labs: Folder