May 15 Final Exam (cumulative) (8:00-10:00am)Total 100%Physical GeologyEARTH SC 202 Tuesday, Thursday - 8:00a-9:15a (MAC 206)Instructor: R. Aileen Yingst Office hours: Tu, 11:00-1:00 pmInstructor can be located at: ES-107 Call me: 465-2327 (most reliable)Textbook: Physical Geology (Monroe, Wicander) Or email me at: [email protected] NOT expect a prompt reply to emails!!!Syllabus(Disclaimer: This document is in no way a final nor integrated document and changes may be made at any time which relate back to the original date of the syllabus.)Date Topic ReadingJan. 21, 23 Intro and basic geologic principles Ch. 1Jan. 28, 30 Plate Tectonics Ch. 12 (11)Feb. 4, 6 Minerals Ch. 2Feb. 11 Study GroupsFeb. 13, 18 Igneous Rocks and Volcanoes Ch. 3, 4Feb. 20 FilmFeb. 25 Geologic Time, Fossils Ch. 8Feb 27 Sedimentary Rocks Ch. 6 March 4 Study GroupsMarch 6 No ClassMarch 11 ReviewMarch 13 MidtermMarch 17-21: Spring Break March 25, 27 Hydrologic cycle Ch. 15, 16April 1, 3 Weathering & Soils Ch. 5, 14 April 8, 10 Cryology, Wind and Deserts Ch. 18, 6April 15 Study GroupsApril 17, 22 Metamorphism and Deformation Ch. 7, 13April 24 Earthquakes Ch. 9April 29, May 1 Planetary geology Ch. 20May 6 Study GroupsMay 8 ReviewMay 15 Final Exam (cumulative) (8:00-10:00am)Grading: Midterm 20%Final Exam 30%Lab 25%Individual Homework 10%Group papers, Field Trip 10%Field Trip (April 26, 27) 5%Total 100%Expectations for the CourseMost of these expectations are self-evident, but I’m supposed to repeat them on the syllabus, so here they are:• Please be diligent about keeping up with the course material. Because the course focuses on concepts rather than memorization, it will be crucial for you to keep abreast ofthe material. • If you don’t understand something, ask. If you are uncomfortable asking in class, stop byafter class or during office hours. If you are having trouble making office hours, call me and we’ll schedule time to go over your questions. Above all, don’t be afraid to ask, ask, ask! I promise not to bite.• There will likely be some changes in the schedule over the period of the course. You are responsible for being aware of these changes as they are announced in class. If you miss aclass, please make arrangements to find out what you missed.• Of course, it goes without saying that you are responsible for reading, learning and remembering the material on this syllabus. You should also hold onto any course materials and records until your final grades are in; accidents happen and though I am a stickler for keeping good records, it’s best if more than one of us is doing that.DetailsNotes: All notes and other supplemental materials will be web-posted. Reading: Each lecture has an associated reading assignment. For best results, you shouldread the assignment before the associated class.Attendance: I will take attendance, but not regularly. I do occasionally give pop quizzes.Participation: Part of your grade.Field Trip: Required. Dates are April 26 (A-L) and April 27 (M-Z). Details will be posted on the website. If you have a legitimate conflict with your assigned date, you must contact me well in advance of the trip!LabThe lab syllabus will be handed out during your first lab, and will be available on the website. Details of the lab requirements will be included in your lab syllabus. Your labinstructor is Dawn Walczak. Study GroupsGroup assignments. For the purposes of group assignments, each student is required to join a study group. Sign-up sheets for these groups will be passed out in class,and posted in the WSGC office, ES 107. EVERYONE IN THE GROUP WILL RECEIVETHE SAME GRADE FOR GROUP ASSIGNMENTS, so it behooves you to choose your group members well. These groups may also morph into excellent study groups for the midterm and final.Group assignments will be handed out the class before groups will meet. You will work in your groups during class to finish the assignment, which will be due at the end of the class. No late work will be accepted.The assignment. This will consist of 10 multiple-choice questions and one essay question, along with a sheet that allows the group to provide an optional written explanation of their answer of two of the multiple-choice questions. If there are unresolved debates about the answer to a question (that is, the group is more or less evenly divided between two answers), this is the place to outline the essence of the debateand your final reasoning for the answer you chose. For grading such questions, I will focus more on the written explanation given and less on the multiple-choice answer chosen. A section is also reserved for questions regarding the information presented in class, the homework or any other issues the group wants to raise with me.Assignments will be handed out one class previous to the one they are due, so thatyou may work on them individually before class (you should plan on having answers to each of the multiple-choice questions ready, as well as an outline of how you might approach the short essay question). Study groups will meet during class to finish the assignment, first agreeing on the multiple-choice answers and then writing the short essay. The assignment is designed so that, assuming you work on the group assignment on your own, it will be short enough for you to be able to finish during class time. Problems in groups. What to do if you have group members that are not pulling their weight? If this is the case, and you have not been able to solve the problem internally, please schedule a meeting with me as soon as possible so that we can deal withissues before they become a major problem!!Individual HomeworksIndividual homework assignments will be in multiple-choice format, typically 10-15 questions each. These assignments are short, but the tests will be based upon the format of these questions. For both the homework and the tests, you should plan to focus first on the information given in lecture, and then on information drawn from the text.Preparing for testsThe tests in this class are designed to assess both your knowledge of the course concepts (i.e. can you remember the basic important concepts presented in the course andspit them back out to me) and your ability to utilize that knowledge in a situation with which you are not familiar. Chapter goals and review questions are provided on the website. The questions presented in these summaries are broad and not in multiple-choice format; the individual