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/~brownkEmail: [email protected] Tuesday and Thursday 8:00—9:30 AM, or by appointment 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 ValueLab 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 Letter Grade‡Points (including Lab score)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.WeekDate Topic ReadingReview QuestionsES: Earth Science 11th ed. Tarbuck and LutgensCPS: Conceptual Physical Science 4th ed. Hewitt, et al.11-AprIntroduction, The nature of science, Overview of EarthSyllabus, ES: Ch 1 p. 1-24 ES 1: 1, 2, 7, 10, 13ES: Ch 2 p. 29-36, ES 2: 3, 4, 6CPS: Ch 12 p. 285-298, 304-305 CPS 12: 7, 8, 9, 12, 2628-Apr Chemistry of water CPS: Ch 15 p. 351-37 CPS 15: 16, 18, 19, 25, 27, 2910-AprHeat and energy transfer, Heat of water, phase changesCPS: Ch 6 p. 141-154 CPS: Ch 7 p. 160-175CPS 6: 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28315-AprWater cycle, groundwater exploitation, water pollutionES: Ch 5 p. 116-117, 133-148, CPS: Ch 16 p. 394-404ES 5: 1, 17-2617-AprOceanography, sea floor sediments, Sea floor tectonicsES: Ch 13 p. 360-379 ES 13: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 17, 18422-Apr Ocean chemistry, physics, oceanic life ES: Ch 14 p. 384-400 ES 14: 1-4, 9-1324-AprOceanic circulation,Coastal processes and landformsES: Ch 15 p. 404-429, CPS: Ch 24 p. 654-659ES 15: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 22529-Apr Tides, Earth-Moon relationCPS: Ch 24, p. 640-642; ES: Ch 21 p. 600-604ES 21: 14, 15, 171-May MIDTERM EXAM Review Questions listed above are due Due66-MayAtmosphere--compostion/structure, Earth-Sun relationES: Ch 16 p. 436-460, CPS: Ch 24 p. 642-648ES 16: 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 14-15, 18, 20-218-May Atmospheric heating, moisture, humidityES: Ch 17 p. 466-473, CPS: Ch 25 p. 664-667ES 17: 1, 2, 7713-May Atmosphere--latent heat of water, adiabatics, ES: Ch 17 p. 473-496 ES 17: 10, 11, 13, 16, 21, 22, 24-2615-MayAtmospheric stability, condensation, clouds, precipitationCPS: Ch 25 p.667-674 CPS 25: 10-17, 21, 22820-May Pressure and wind, circulation,ES:
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