Wade, GEOL 101, Fall 2009 GEOLOGY 101 sections 555-563: PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY (4 credit hours) Fall 2009 TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 12.45-2 PM HALB 101 Instructor: Dr. Bridget Wade (979) 862 7828 169 Halbouty Building Dept. Geology & Geophysics Texas A&M University Office hours: Tuesday 2.30-3.30 pm and by appointment E-mail: [email protected] when emailing me, put 101 in the subject heading Resources: Textbook: Stephen Marshak's Earth: Portrait of a Planet Third Edition, Norton. Website: http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/earth3/ Laboratory: Laboratory sessions are mandatory and will account for 25% of your final grade in class. Lab sessions meet this week – see your schedule for room numbers. Examination and Grading: Grades will be determined based on the following schedule. EVERY student has the opportunity to receive an A in this class. Exams may contain multiple choice, true/false and matching exercises. The instructor may curve the exam grades. Quizzes: There will be unscheduled (pop) quizzes. Quizzes will be given on recent lecture material and on assigned reading. Pop quizzes will be given when there is a lack of attention or an outbreak of early class departures. A = 90 to 100% Exams (3) 45% B = 80 to <90% Cumulative Final 25% C = 70 to <80% Pop quizzes 5% D = 60 to <70% Laboratory 25% F = 0 to <60% Tentative Exam Schedule: Exam I: Thursday 24 September Exam II: Tuesday 20 October Exam III: Thursday 12 November Final Exam: Wednesday 16 December You must bring a gray SCANTRON sheet and #2 pencil to each exam.Wade, GEOL 101, Fall 2009 Courtesy: Please be respectful of your fellow classmates and TURN OFF all mobile communication devices such as cell phones, pagers, or hand-held e-mail devices before entering the classroom. If you or your electronic device becomes disruptive you will be asked to leave. Follow-up courses: If you like Principles of Geology, consider taking Historical Geology (GEOL 106) and Dinosaur World (GEOL 307) Absence Policy: This class will follow the University’s policy for excused absences. For more information, please see Section 7 of the student rules: http://student-rules.tamu.edu Make-up Policy; Make-ups of exams or labs are allowed for University-approved excused absences, as covered in the Texas A&M University Student rules (http://student-rules.tamu.edu). A make-up exam will be given if you have a university-approved, documented excuse for missing the exam. Otherwise, you will accept a grade of 0 (zero). It is your responsibility to contact me (via e-mail or telephone) before the exam or as soon as possible after the exam to arrange a make up. Any make-up exams will be given during office hours the week after the scheduled exam and may be essay format. There are no make-ups for quizzes, but quizzes may be excused with an acceptable university excuse. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, in Cain Hall, Room B118, or call 845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu Academic Integrity For additional information please visit: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor “An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do.” Copyright and Plagiarism Policy All materials used in this class are copyrighted. These materials include but are not limited to syllabi, quizzes, exams, lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and additional problem sets. Because these materials are copyrighted, you do not have the right to copy the handouts, unless permission is expressly granted. As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of passing off as one's own the ideas, words, writings, etc., which belong to another. In accordance with this definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copy the work of another person and turn it in as your own, even if you should have the permission of that person. Plagiarism is one of the worst academic sins, for the plagiarist destroys the trust among colleagues without which research cannot be safely communicated. If you have any questions regarding plagiarism, please consult the latest issue of the Texas A&M University Student Rules, http://student-rules.tamu.edu/, under the section "Scholastic Dishonesty."Wade, GEOL 101, Fall 2009 TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE: Any change will be announced in class. You must come to lecture to find out what will be on each exam! Lecture Date Topic Chapters 1 Tue Sept 1 Introduction, what is Geology? Syllabus 2 Thur Sept 3 The Earth from surface to center 2 3 Tue Sept 8 Minerals, Rocks and rock forming processes 5, 6 4 Thur Sept 10 Magma and volcanoes 6, 9 5 Tue Sept 15 Volcanic eruptions 9, 8 6 Thur Sept 17 Wrap-up & review I 7* Tue Sept 22 No Class 8* Thur Sept 24 EXAM I 9 Tue Sept 29 Introduction to Geologic Time, Age of the Earth and Dating – Relative Time 12 10 Thur Oct 1 Introduction to Geologic Time, Age of the Earth and Dating - Numerical Time 12 11 Tue Oct 6 Plate tectonics – Continental Drift 3, 13 12 Thur Oct 8 Plate tectonics - paleomagnetism and the Deep Sea Drilling Project 3 13* Tue Oct 13 Plate tectonics – plate boundaries and dynamic Earth 4 14* Thur Oct 15 Wrap-up & review II 15* Tue Oct 20 EXAM II 16* Thur Oct 22 Earthquakes 10 17 Tue Oct 27 Earthquakes 10 18 Thur Oct 29 Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks 7, 8 19 Tue Nov 3 Extraterrestrial impacts, meteors and meteorites 1, 2 20 Thur Nov 5 Earth Resources and Energy 14 - Fri Nov 6 Q-drop deadline 21 Tue Nov 10 Wrap-up & review III 22 Thur Nov 12 EXAM III 23 Tue Nov 17 Oceans and Ocean Currents 18 24 Thur Nov 19 Atmosphere, climate, weather 20 25 Tue Nov 24 Climate and Hurricanes 21 - Thur Nov 27 Thanksgiving No Class 26 Tue Dec 1 Climate past and future – greenhouse and icehouse 22,23 27 Thur Dec 3 Wrap up & review IV 28 Tue Dec 8 Final Review Wed Dec 16 FINAL EXAM – CUMULATIVE – 8-10