2/3/2010 - The course will be conducted around a series of Special Topics which will be studied each for about two weeks.
For each topic there will be specific instructions and relevant material which is to be found in this web page and the greek web pages of this course.
Each work assignment, upon its completion will be submitted by its due date.
5/3/2010 - The 1st Homework/Thema is given in the section below. The due date is 16/3/2010.
15/3/2010 - The 2nd Homework/Thema is given in the section below. The due date is 23/3/2010.
Instructions and Work Assignments
For your Homework/Assignments, you can consult the relevant english books and other digital resources you have access to from the web pages of the Course's site (e.g.
the Course materials & Homeworks web page, and the Digitsal Library web page).
In the description of the Homework assignment you are also given the links to useful web sites you may find additional information or other leads to
conduct your own seach of information and other material you may use (e.g. images, technical articles, etc.)
Be reminded that all your sources of information should be properly referenced in the Technical Report which you will prepare using the
Template for the Project Report
which you should follow in order to write your report in the required format.
5/3/2010 - Homework/Thema #1 (Due Date of Submission 16/3/2010):
The scope of this homework is to familiarize you with the basic terms and definitions and the various essential concepts that are necessary
in order to study the oceans and the sea environment. In particular, you are asked to research the bibliography and to
retrieve relevant information from the Internet about such topics as important historical milestones in the evolution of oceanography, the various
definitions of the different sub-disciplines of hydrography and oceanography, as well as their relation to the modern approach in the study of the
Earth as a System.
15/3/2010 - Homework/Thema #2 (Due Date of Submission 23/3/2010):
The scope of this homework is to familiarize you with the geological evolution and features of the oceans, the physical/chemical properties of the sea water,
as well as the instrumentation and techniques used for measuring the various characteristic parameters describing the properties of the oceans