ES 106 Earth System Science III Instructor Karen Brown Email brownk wou edu Phone 503 838 8265 Website www wou edu brownk Office NS 213 SYLLABUS Spring 2007 Class Time MWF 1 00 2 00 PM TuTh 11 00 AM to 12 20 PM Class Location NS 101 5 Credit Hours Office Hours M W F 11 00 AM to NOON Tu 9 00 11 00 AM W 2 00 3 00 PM Goal Focus on human impacts to the Earth system including chemical and physical aspects of water pollution oceanography air pollution meteorology and global climate change This course integrates the critical concepts of chemistry physics and geology in the context of the Earth as a system Textbooks Earth Science 11th Ed by Edward J Tarbuck and Frederick K Lutgens 2006 Prentice Hall Pearson Education New Jersey ISBN 0 13 149751 0 You may use an older edition of the textbook but you must determine the reading material from the topics listed in this syllabus You must answer the review questions from the 11th edition which may or may not be the same as those shown in an older edition The review questions are available in the online syllabus Supplemental Textbook Materials for ES 104 105 106 Pearson Publishing Custom edition for the Western Oregon University Earth Science Systems Sequence ISBN 0 536 70739 1 Drawn from Chemistry for Changing Times Ninth Ed by J W Hill and D K Kolb 2000 Conceptual Physics Ninth Ed by P G Hewitt 2002 and The Earth System by L R Kump J F Kasting and R G Crane 1999 Earth System Science III Lab Manual by the Western Oregon University Earth Science Program Instructors In addition you are expected to check my web site as a resource for classes http www wou edu brownk I will post lecture slides answers to in class activities midterm key etc for your use Grading Points including Lab score Letter Grade A 100 90 400 360 B 89 80 359 320 C 79 70 319 280 D 69 60 279 240 F less than 60 239 0 Plus and Minus Grades may be given at discretion of instructor ES 106 Earth System Science III Spring 2007 SYLLABUS Assessments A Laboratory Grade will be reported by your lab instructor as a percent Your laboratory grade will be included at a weight of 25 of your overall grade with your lecture grade A passing grade 60 must be obtained in lab to receive credit in ES 106 There will be at least ten in class activities for points in this class The in class activities must be done IN CLASS to receive points The highest eight will count for your grade so if you miss a few it will not affect your grade These are worth 5 points each for a total of 40 points toward your grade Review Questions are due on exam days They must be turned in ON TIME to receive full points Please purchase a LARGE Blue Book not the small blue book to do those review questions as assigned on the schedule Do the questions each week and turn in at the midterm and final exam Use complete sentences detailed outline format or include reference so answers have meaning without the textbook or you will not receive full credit on the review questions Show calculations with units if appropriate I will be happy to discuss the answers to review questions any day before lecture begins Review question sets are worth 30 points each toward your grade There is one midterm exam scheduled on May 3 and 4 Bring a scantron form and expect to also complete problems similar to in class activities and homework assignments It will be worth 75 points If you know ahead of time that you will not be in class for the mid term exam contact me ahead of time to make an arrangement The final exam is scheduled on June 12 and 13 Requests for final exams other than the time published by the registrar will be considered for extenuating circumstances and shall start with your contact with the Office of Student Services or the Dean of Arts and Sciences If you miss an exam without prior notice please have some written evidence of your emergency situation or use the proper University channels to communicate I am understanding but need verification of each case Assessment Lab score In Class Activities Homework Mid Term Exam Final Exam Total Value 100 Points 40 Points 60 Points 75 Points 125 Points 400 Points Incomplete status You must be passing when you request a report of incomplete You must sign agreement with me about when and how you will complete this course Or you may go through official University channels See page 23 of the 2006 07 catalog for more information A tentative schedule with review questions assigned is on the next page The online syllabus has hyperlinks to the review questions and additional catalog information 8 9 ES 106 Spring 2007 Tentative Schedule Date Topic Introduction The nature of science April 2 6 Overview of Earth Matter Atoms Chemistry Chemistry of water pollution April 9 13 Heat and energy transfer Heat of water phase changes Water cycle groundwater April 16 20 Groundwater exploitation water pollution Oceanography sea floor sediments Sea floor tectonics April 23 27 Ocean chemistry physics oceanic life Oceanic circulation Coastal processes and landforms April 30Tides Earth Moon relation May 2 MIDTERM EXAM May 3 4 Atmosphere compostion structure EarthSun relation heating moisture humidity May 7 11 Atmosphere latent heat of water May 14 18 adiabatics stability condensation clouds precipitation Pressure and wind circulation air masses fronts storms May 21 25 Climate zones May 28 10 June 1 June 4 8 Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 June 12 June 13 Academic Excellence Showcase Glaciers ice ages Paleoclimate El Ni o Southern Oscillation global warming 10 AM Tu Th Final Exam NOON M W F Final Exam Reading Syllabus ES Ch 1 p 1 24 ES Ch 2 p 29 36 STM Ch 17 p 373 402 STM Ch 16 p 349 361 STM Ch 18 p 410 420 STM Ch 19 p 424 435 ES Ch 5 p 116 117 133 148 STM Ch 16 p 353 368 ES Ch 13 p 360 364 374 379 ES Ch 13 p 364 374 ES Ch 14 p 384 400 ES Ch 15 p 404 415 ES Ch 15 p 415 429 ES Ch 21 p 600 604 ES Ch 16 p 436 460 ES Ch 17 p 466 473 ES Ch 17 p 473 496 ES Ch 18 p 502 518 ES Ch 19 p 528 554 ES Ch 20 p 560 573 attendance required worksheet provided ES Ch 6 p 154 159 168 173 STM Ch 24 25 p 527 568 ES Ch 20 p 573 581 comprehensive comprehensive Review Questions ES 1 1 2 7 10 13 ES 2 3 4 6 STM 17 1 14 STM 17 22 31 STM 16 1 2 7 14 18 STM 18 2 4 21 26 STM 19 2 3 5 8 9 12 14 ES 5 …
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