ES 106 Earth System Science III SYLLABUS Instructor Karen Brown Office Natural Science 213 Phone 503 838 8265 Office Hours Mon 8 00 9 00 AM Tues 1 00 2 00 PM www wou edu brownk Tuesday and Thursday 8 00 9 30 AM or by appointment Email brownk wou edu When sending email in the subject of the email please reference this class i e ES 106 TuTh 2 PM to make it easy to find your record 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 Conceptual Physical Science 4th ed by Hewitt Suchocki and Hewitt 2008 Pearson Education San Francisco ISBN 13 978 0 321 51695 4 Earth System 106 Lab Manual by the Earth Science Program Instructors of Western Oregon University In addition you are expected to check my web site as a resource for classes http www wou edu brownk I will post lecture notes and slides answers to in class activities extra credit opportunities midterm key etc for your use Grading Your grade will be determined by your performance in these areas Assessment Value Lab score 100 Points In Class Activities 40 Points Homework 60 Points Mid Term Exam 75 Points Final Exam 125 Points Total 400 Points You will receive a grade based on the points you attain 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 Lab score will be provided as a percent by lab instructor You must pass lab with at least 60 to pass ES 106 ES 106 Earth System Science III Spring 2008 SYLLABUS Assessments 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 ten will count for your grade so if you miss a few it will not affect your grade These are worth 4 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 Make the responses self supporting statements so the book serves as a useful study tool for you Use complete sentences detailed outline format or include reference so answers have meaning without the textbook 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 1 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 10 or 12 depending on your lecture time 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 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 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 You may present your reason for request to me or go through official University channels See page 22 of the WOU 2007 08 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 Week Date Topic Reading Review Questions ES Earth Science 11th ed Tarbuck and Lutgens CPS Conceptual Physical Science 4th ed Hewitt et al 1 1 Apr Introduction The nature of science Overview of Earth 3 Apr Matter Atoms Chemistry 2 3 4 5 6 8 Apr Chemistry of water Heat and energy transfer Heat of water 10 Apr phase changes Water cycle groundwater exploitation water 15 Apr pollution Oceanography sea floor sediments Sea 17 Apr floor tectonics 22 Apr Ocean chemistry physics oceanic life Oceanic circulation Coastal processes and 24 Apr landforms 29 Apr Tides Earth Moon relation 1 May MIDTERM EXAM Atmosphere compostion structure Earth6 May Sun relation 8 May Atmospheric heating moisture humidity 7 20 May 22 May 9 10 ES 1 1 2 7 10 13 ES Ch 2 p 29 36 ES 2 3 4 6 CPS Ch 12 p 285 298 304 305 CPS Ch 15 p 351 37 CPS Ch 6 p 141 154 CPS Ch 7 p 160 175 ES Ch 5 p 116 117 133 148 CPS Ch 16 p 394 404 CPS 12 7 8 9 12 26 CPS 15 16 18 19 25 27 29 ES Ch 13 p 360 379 ES 13 1 2 4 6 7 9 10 17 18 27 May 29 May 3 Jun 5 Jun June 10 June 12 CPS 6 1 8 9 10 11 22 24 26 27 28 ES 5 1 17 26 ES Ch 14 p 384 400 ES 14 1 4 9 13 ES Ch 15 p 404 429 ES 15 1 2 4 6 7 10 11 13 15 22 CPS Ch 24 p 654 659 CPS Ch 24 p 640 642 ES 21 14 15 17 ES Ch 21 p 600 604 Review Questions listed above are due Due ES Ch 16 p 436 460 ES 16 2 3 7 10 11 14 15 18 20 21 CPS Ch 24 p 642 648 ES Ch 17 p 466 473 ES 17 1 2 7 CPS Ch 25 p 664 667 13 May Atmosphere latent heat of water adiabatics ES Ch 17 p 473 496 15 May 8 Syllabus ES Ch 1 p 1 24 Atmospheric stability condensation clouds CPS Ch 25 p 667 674 precipitation ES Ch 18 p 502 518 Pressure and wind circulation CPS Ch 24 p 648 654 ES Ch …
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