Karen Brown Earth Science 105 Winter 2008 New Textbook Conceptual Physical Science 4th ed Hewitt Suchocki and Hewitt Lab Manual Earth Science 105 Lab Manual By Western Oregon University Earth Science Instructors 3 years at Western Oregon University 10 years previous college instructing MS geochemistry stratigraphy 1987 WOU Earth Science 100 series lab coordinator Earth Science 105 This class Get textbook there will be one or two in library on 2 hour reserve if you cannot afford to buy one at the bookstore Attend class regularly Do NOT miss lab it is worth 25 of your grade and you cannot pass the class if you get less than 60 of the lab points Labs start next week and meet weekly Your lab instructor will give you a schedule and syllabus next week Meets twice per week 9 30 to 10 50 AM or 3 30 to 4 50 PM You may attend later lecture occasionally if you have unexpected conflicts Contact and grading information in the syllabus Online syllabus has hyperlinks to the review questions and catalog information Contact Information Office hours Monday 8 to 9 AM Tuesday 8 to 9 30 AM Wednesday 3 to 4 PM Thursday 2 to 3 30 PM Drop in or phone during office hours NS 213 up the south stairs 2nd door on right Phone 503 838 8265 88265 on campus Notice the sign on the office door May also say Gone See Schedule Went for Coffee ETA Downstairs Be Right Back In NS017 Come Find Me HERE Please Knock Etc 1 Emailing me brownk wou edu Please please use the time of this class IN THE SUBJECT of the email ES 105 TR 9 30 It helps orient me and makes me be in a better mood Email if you know in advance if you will miss an exam are having difficulties with course materials have personal issues that make attending class difficult are going on a road trip with a team troupe club etc I may email you If you prefer an address other than the wou address send me a note this week from that other address so I can change it on my spreadsheet I may contact you if I notice you are missing class have done poorly on an exam or for good reasons too to recommend you for department recognition etc I recommend you reply so I know you got the note and so we can resolve what ever it was that caused me to sent the note Resources Textbook Your textbook buy it write your name in it read it often and pay attention when you are reading Me call come by or email My website Your lab instructor Tutoring at the Learning Center Peer Led Team Learning Conceptual Physical Science 4th Ed By Paul Hewitt John Suchocki and Leslie Hewitt 2008 ISBN 13 978 0 321 51695 4 Review questions are there Textbook website access is also there My Website Your lab instructor www wou edu brownk Lecture notes copies of slide shows keys to in class activities midterms review questions extra credit opportunities Online syllabus with hyperlinks to review questions Start lab next week Bring your lab manual your textbook and a calculator to every lab your cell phone is not appropriate get a scientific calculator that does sine cosine and square root Lab is intended to give you hands on experience with the material I present in lecture 2 Tutoring Center Make an appointment APS 401 call 503 838 8428 Email tutoring wou edu Tutors get to know them early in the term Peer Led Team Learning PLTL ES105x CRN 21016 Day time and location to be arranged Teresa Trump Teresa Dallas Avery In the AALC across the street Grading Three exams two 50 point midterms one 125 point final Three sets of review questions due on exam days worth 15 points each In class activities homework exercises 10 will count toward your grade at least 12 will be offered 3 points each Lab is 25 of total grade Exams Midterms on January 24 and February 21 Final on March 18 and will be comprehensive Bring a scantron a pencil and a calculator Expect some multiple choice true false matching and diagrams on the scantron There will be a page of exercises problems and short answer responses you have to pass lab Your lab instructor will give me your percent and I will use that as 100 points toward your final grade Missing exams If you know in advance contact me as soon as you know so we can make arrangements for you to take it at another time If you miss one due to an emergency situation you must have some written verification of the event for you to get consideration to take the exam late Review questions Get a LARGE BLUE BOOK or two when you buy your textbooks Do the review questions weekly or more often instead of waiting until the night before they are due Write in independent statements so the Blue Book is a stand alone study guide Each set is due on each exam day No late review questions will be accepted 3 In class activities homework handouts The structure of the class There will be many of these and more than count toward the 30 points available as part of your final grade They cannot be made up outside of class you need to be here to get the points They are good examples of exam questions or note taking techniques Occasional extra credit opportunities can offset missing a few of these Unit 1 will be physics mass motion gravity satellites landslides Unit 2 will be chemistry atoms reactions compounds acids and bases fuels Unit 3 will be geology weathering streams sediments sedimentary rocks fuel deposits energy resources Nature of Science Advances in Science Gather knowledge Organize it Test it Greece 2500 years ago across Mediterranean world East Asian astronomy 1500 years ago West Asian mathematics manufacturing glass paper metals and chemicals 1000 years ago Copernicus proposed Earth orbits Sun 500 years ago Math and Conceptual Science Science is expressed in mathematical terms Unambiguous Easier to verify or disprove by experiment when expressed by math Scientific Method Observe Question Predict Test Conclude 4 Scientific Attitude Fact close agreement about same phenomenon Hypothesis educated guess Law or principle tested hypothesis Open mind change concept of law or principle when contradicting information is found Single verifiable experiment outweighs authority regardless of reputation Scientific Hypothesis A atoms are the samllest particles of matter that exist B space is permeated with an essence that is undetectable C Albert Einstein was the greatest physicist that ever lived The Physical Sciences Physics motion force energy matter heat sound light Chemistry structure of matter atoms make molecules molecules make substances Earth Science geology meteorology oceanography Astronomy application to planets
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