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 2006 Class Time M W F 1 00 2 00 PM Class Location NS 101 5 Credit Hours Office Hours M Tu 9 AM to Noon M 3 5 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 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 11th edition is on reserve in Hammersly Library 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 Letter Grade A 100 90 500 450 B 89 80 449 400 C 79 70 399 350 D 69 60 349 300 F less than 60 299 000 Plus and Minus Grades may be given at discretion of instructor ES 106 Earth System Science III 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 to receive credit in ES 106 There are two midterm exam scheduled Bring a scantron form and expect to also complete problems similar to in class activities and homework assignments 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 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 There will be at least 12 in class activities for points in this class and review questions for homework 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 5 points each for a total of 50 points toward your lecture grade Review Questions are due on April 28 May 26 and June 9 They must be turned in ONTIME to receive full points Please purchase a LARGE Blue Book to do those review questions as assigned on the schedule Do the questions each week and turn in at the midterms and before the final exam Use complete sentences detailed outline format or reference so answers have meaning without the textbook or you will not receive full credit on the review questions I will be happy to discuss the answers to review questions any day before lecture begins Review question sets one and two are worth 20 points toward your lecture grade set three is worth 10 points toward your lecture grade A summary of the assessments is shown in the table below Assessment Mid Term Exam 1 Mid Term Exam 2 In Class Activities Homework Final Exam Total Value 100 Points 100 Points 50 Points 50 Points 200 Points 500 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 and 24 of the 2005 06 catalog for more information ES 106 Date 3 Apr 5 Apr 7 Apr 10 Apr 12 Apr 14 Apr 17 Apr 19 Apr Spring 2006 Tentative Schedule Topic Introduction The nature of science Overview of Earth Matter Atoms Chemistry Chemistry of water pollution Heat and energy transfer Heat of water phase changes Water cycle groundwater Reading Review Questions syllabus ES Ch 1 p 1 9 ES Ch 1 p 9 24 ES 1 1 2 7 10 13 381 ES 1 3 4 6 STM 17 1 4 STM Ch 17 p 381 396 STM 17 5 14 STM Ch 17 p 397 402 Ch 16 p 349 361 STM 17 22 31 STM 16 1 2 7 14 18 STM Ch 18 p 410 420 STM 18 2 4 21 26 STM Ch 19 p 424 435 STM 19 2 3 5 8 9 12 14 ES Ch 5 p 116 117 133 140 ES 5 1 17 22 Groundwater exploitation water pollution ES Ch 5 p 140 148 STM Ch16 p 353 368 ES 5 23 26 STM 16 29 36 Oceanography sea floor sediments ES Ch 13 p 360 364 374 379 ES 13 1 2 17 18 Sea floor tectonics ES Ch 13 p 364 374 ES 13 4 6 7 9 10 Mid term 1 Review Questions Due Ocean chemistry physics oceanic life ES Ch 14 p 384 400 ES 14 1 4 9 13 Oceanic circulation ES Ch 15 p 404 415 ES 15 1 2 4 6 Coastal processes and landforms ES Ch 15 p 415 426 ES 15 7 10 11 13 15 Tides Earth Moon relation ES Ch 15 p 426 429 Ch 21 p 600 604 ES 15 22 ES 21 14 15 17 Atmosphere compostion structure EarthES Ch 16 p 436 448 10 May Sun relation ES 16 2 3 7 10 11 ES Ch 16 p 448 460 ES 16 14 15 18 20 21 12 May Atmosphere heating Atmosphere moisture latent heat of water ES Ch 17 p 466 480 15 May adiabatics stability ES 17 1 2 7 10 11 13 16 ES Ch 17 p 480 496 17 May Condensation clouds precipitation ES 17 21 22 24 26 ES Ch 18 p 502 518 19 May Pressure and wind circulation ES 18 1 4 5 6 8 9 11 Airmasses fronts mid latitude cyclone ES Ch 19 p 528 539 ES 19 1 3 5 22 May storms ES Ch 19 p 539 554 24 May Other storms ES 19 8 9 10 12 17 Mid term 2 26 May Review Questions Due 29 May Memorial Day Holiday attendance required worksheet provided 31 …
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