Content：
ch 1 Origins
ch 2 History
ch 3 Earth Strcture and Plate Tectonics
ch 4 Ocean Basins
ch 5 Sediments
ch 6 Water and Ocean Structure
ch 7 Ocean Chemistry
ch 8 Circulation of the Atmosphere
ch 9 Circulation of the Ocean
ch10 Waves
ch11 Tides
ch12 Coasts
ch13 Life in the Ocean
ch14 Plankton, Algae, and Plants
ch15 Marine Animals
ch16 Marine Communities
ch17 Marine Resources
ch18 The Ocean and the Environment

Afterword
Appendix I Measurements and Conversions
Appendix II Geologic Time
Appendix III Absolute and Relative Dating
Appendix IV Latitude and Longitude, Time and Navigation
Appendix V Maps and Charts
Appendix VI The Beaufort Scale
Appendix VII Calculating the Tide-Generating Force
Appendix VIII Taxonomic Classification of Marine Organisms
Appendix IX Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix X Working in Marine Science
Glossary
Index