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Course name

Faculty name

YOUR COURSE MATERIALS

Tom Garrison

Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science, 6e

You will…

— be tested— receive homework

assignments— have reading assignments

…from these materials

WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK?

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Zogby International, 2006

WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION?

— Every chapter in the book with revised statistics, graphics, data, and/or illustrations.

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YES!

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