2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

OCN 5101 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3
credits). Includes biological aspects of the marine environment, physicochemical
parameters and interrelationships between organisms and these parameters. Also
discusses pollution and productivity.
OCN 5102 MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON (3 credits). Detailed studies of
phytoplankton, and physical and chemical factors that affect plankton production
and distribution; sampling, culturing methods and laboratory familiarization of
organisms; and field trips.
OCN 5103 MARINE ZOOPLANKTON (3 credits). Detailed studies of
zooplankton and relations to selected aspects of biological oceanography; study of
phytoplankton-zooplankton relationships and sampling methods; lab familiarization
of organisms; and field trips.
OCN 5104 MARINE BENTHOS (3 credits). Analyzes the environments,
populations and communities of the deep sea and estuaries. Includes sampling
methods and lab familiarization of faunal components; and field trips. (Requirement:
Instructor approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: OCN 5101.
OCN 5105 REEF SYSTEMS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS (2 credits).
Lectures and field studies on the biological, geological and physical aspects of coral
reef systems in the Florida Keys. Conducted in the Florida Keys.
OCN 5106 MITIGATION AND RESTORATION OF COASTAL
SYSTEMS (3 credits). Introduces students to current activities in mitigation
and restoration of coastal systems. Integrates lectures, guest speakers and field
trips in a case-study format to demonstrate the process of restoration planning.
Students develop a mitigation plan for a hypothetical development project.
OCN 5203 ADVANCED CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits).
Discusses in depth advanced chemical concepts of the oceans, such as element
speciation, the physical chemistry of seawater, interactions at the air-sea interface,
absorption, diffusion and radiochemistry. Prerequisites: OCN 5210.
OCN 5204 MARINE POLLUTION (3 credits). Integrates political and social
concepts into the scientific study of pollution. Includes definitions of pollution,
toxicity of contaminants and a number of case studies of significant marine pollution
events. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
OCN 5210 MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (3 credits).
The chemical composition and important reactions along the global water cycle
including rain, soil and groundwater, rivers, lakes, estuaries and seawater. Includes
weathering, redox processes, carbonate equilibria and nutrients, and lab exercises.
OCN 5301 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3
credits). Introduces the origin and evolution of the ocean basins. Reviews
general biological, chemical and physical processes of the coastal and open ocean,
emphasizing how they contribute to marine sedimentation and stratigraphy.
Includes field trips.
OCN 5304 COASTAL AND ESTUARINE PROCESSES (3 credits).
Studies physical, biogenic and sedimentation processes in coastal and estuarine
environments. Processes include shoaling waves, tides and tidal currents, estuarine
circulation, storm processes and transient currents. Includes implications for
coastal engineering and costal zone management. (Requirement: Prerequisite
course or instructor approval.) Prerequisites: OCN 5301.
OCN 5315 MARINE GEOCHEMISTRY (3 credits). Studies the sources,
transport and deposition of sediments. Examines land-derived sediments that
undergo certain alterations in saline water, and the cause and nature of the modifications,
as well as marine sediments that are generated by the biota and from the
water column. Prerequisites: OCN 5210.
OCN 5401 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits).
Introduces physical oceanography including the properties of seawater, basic
concepts of fluid dynamics, heat budget, atmospheric circulation, structure and
circulation of the ocean, and tidal and wave motion.
OCN 5402 TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN THE MARINE ENVIRON-
MENT (2 credits). Surveys transport processes. Describes the physical
processes associated with larval transport, nutrient transport and suspended sediment
transport in estuarine and continental shelf waters. Noncredit for physical
oceanography majors.
OCN 5403 OCEAN WAVE THEORY (3 credits). Studies the motion of ideal
fluid; damping and added mass; wave motions encountered in the ocean; surface
gravity waves, internal waves and long waves in a rotating ocean; the motion of
viscous fluid; the Navier-Stokes equations; boundary layer; and model testing.
Prerequisites: MTH 2201.
OCN 5405 DYNAMIC OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Introduces geophysical
fluid dynamics and its application to the study of ocean currents. Includes
linear and nonlinear models, vorticity theory and critical discussion of classical
papers on ocean circulation. Prerequisites: MTH 2201, OCN 5401.
OCN 5407 MARINE METEOROLOGY (3 credits). The application of the
basic laws of thermodynamics and geophysical fluid dynamics to the behavior and
circulation of the atmosphere-ocean system.
198 Florida Tech
OCN 5409 GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS (3 credits). Advanced
analytical and numerical models of ocean and atmospheric mesoscale, macroscale
and global-scale flows with diagnostic and prognostic applications including
coupled air/sea circulation physics. (Requirement: Prerequisite course or instructor
approval.) Prerequisites: MET 5305 or OCN 5405.
OCN 5704 OCEANIC REMOTE SENSING (3 credits). Radiative processes,
remote sensors and sensor platforms; photogrammetry, radiometry and
multispectral pattern recognition; image interpretation, data processing and
applications. Also includes ocean research examples from aircraft and spacecraft.
OCN 5709 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA (3
credits). Application of statistical methods and computer programs to biological
studies. Also includes experimental designs appropriate for statistical applications.
OCN 5801 COASTAL SYSTEMS PLANNING (3 credits). Uses systems
theory to describe the physical and biological character of the coastal zone.
Concepts and techniques in planning and management are the basis for the
study of the use of coastal resources for recreation, transportation and waste
disposal. (Requirement: Graduate standing in science or engineering, or instructor
approval.)
OCN 5901 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEANOGRAPHY (1 credit). Special
topics not covered in the regular curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific
student groups. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
OCN 5902 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEANOGRAPHY (2 credits). Special
topics not covered in the regular curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific
student groups. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
OCN 5903 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Special
topics not covered in the regular curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific
student groups. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
OCN 5990 OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR (0 credits). Presents research
and review of areas of interest by staff, students and invited speakers in the field of
oceanography. (Requirement: Graduate standing in oceanography.)
OCN 5996 INTERNSHIP (0–3 credits). Application of coastal zone management
principles to involve the student in actual experience with planning or other
related agencies. Includes on-campus preparation, off-campus work experience and
a final on-campus debriefing. (Requirement: Graduate standing in oceanography.)
OCN 5999 THESIS RESEARCH (0–3 credits). Individual work under the
direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of
oceanography.
OCN 6993 RESEARCH IN OCEANOGRAPHY (1–3 credits). Research
under the guidance of a member of the graduate faculty. Repeatable as required.
OCN 6999 DISSERTATION RESEARCH (0–6 credits). Individual work
under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the
field of oceanography.
Operations Research
ORP 5001 DETERMINISTIC OPERATIONS RESEARCH MODELS (3
credits). An applied treatment of modeling, analysis and solution of deterministic
operations research problems. Includes model formulation, linear programming,
network flow and transportation problems and algorithms, integer programming
and dynamic programming. (Requirement: At least one upper-level undergraduate
math course.)
ORP 5002 STOCHASTIC OPERATIONS RESEARCH MODELS (3
credits). An applied treatment of modeling, analysis and solution of probabilistic
operations research problems. Topics chosen from decision analysis, game theory,
inventory models, Markov chains, queuing theory, simulation, forecasting models.
(Requirement: At least one upper-level undergraduate math course, preferably
probability and statistics.)
ORP 5003 OPERATIONS RESEARCH PRACTICE (3 credits). Includes
OR methodology, how an OR analyst interacts with clients, and preparation and
presentation of oral reports. Students form teams to analyze real cases where
each student gets an opportunity to be a team leader and present oral reports.
Prerequisites: ORP 5001, ORP 5002.
ORP 5010 MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING (3 credits). Surveys
popular optimization techniques. Topics chosen from linear, integer, nonlinear,
dynamic and network flow programming; combinatorial graph algorithms.
(Requirement: Prerequisite course or instructor approval.) Prerequisites:
MTH 5102 or ORP 5001.
ORP 5011 DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION (3 credits). Studies combinatorial
optimization and integer programming. Prerequisites: MTH 5051, ORP 5001.
ORP 5020 THEORY OF STOCHASTIC PROCESSES (3 credits).
Introduces stochastic models, discrete- and continuous-time stochastic processes,
point and counting processes, Poisson counting process, compound Poisson
processes, nonstationary Poisson processes, renewal theory, regenerative processes
and Markov chains. (Requirement: Instructor approval or prerequisite course.)
Prerequisites: MTH 5411.