This syllabus is made available to all students online. Textbook for this class will be Carol M. Lalli & Timothy Parsons // Biological Oceanography: An Introduction, 2nd edition // Butterworth-Heinemann Publishers // (c) 1997 // ISBN 0750633840 // Price: paperback $49.95. Additional material may be discussed in class, which is available online on the course web notes pages. Additional material provided on the course web pages but not included in the textbook may still be part of examinations. Performance expectations consist of regular attendance of classes and successful examinations. Two mid-term and one final examination will be given. Each mid-term exam counts for 25%, and the final exam for 50% of the final grade. A voluntary home project will be given after the second mid-term exam to be submitted on the day of the final exam. The home project can gain up to 10 points applicable to the final score of the final exam (10% of final exam), but final exam plus home project cannot exceed 100 points. The home project cannot be applied to mid-term scores. Absolutely no make-up will be offered for missed or failed exams. Grade sacles are given on the course web page; follow link to "Exams". Facilitating learning is, most importantly, achieved by regular attendance of classes. In addition to the textbook, all information presented as slides during lectures is available online on the course web pages. Contact Information: Office hours are held Wednesdays from 11:00-12:30; further office hours can be scheduled by email. Office hours are intended solely for discussion of academic material, and office hourse are not intended for private lectures of missed classes! Office location: AC-1 379; Phone: (305) 919 5882; email: frank@jochemnet.de.