— Physical & Chemical Oceanography

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Physical and chemical properties of seawater, fluid dynamics, air-sea interaction, currents, waves, tides, mixing, major oceanic geochemical cycles. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Cross Listing: GEL 150A . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL). ESP 150A — Physical & Chemical Oceanography (4 units) Course Description: Physical and chemical properties of seawater, fluid dynamics, air-sea interaction, currents, waves, tides, mixing, major oceanic geochemical cycles. Prerequisite(s): ( ESP 116N or GEL 116N or EPS 116 ); ( CHE 002C or CHE 002CH or CHE 004C ); ( MAT 017C or MAT 019C or MAT 021C ); ( PHY 007B or PHY 009B or PHY 009HB ); consent of instructor. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken GEL 150A . Cross Listing: EPS 150A . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Cross Listing: GEL 150A . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL). ESP 150A — Physical & Chemical Oceanography (4 units) Course Description: Physical and chemical properties of seawater, fluid dynamics, air-sea interaction, currents, waves, tides, mixing, major oceanic geochemical cycles. Prerequisite(s): ( ESP 116N or GEL 116N or EPS 116 ); ( CHE 002C or CHE 002CH or CHE 004C ); ( MAT 017C or MAT 019C or MAT 021C ); ( PHY 007B or PHY 009B or PHY 009HB ); consent of instructor. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken GEL 150A . Cross Listing: EPS 150A . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026.