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Instructor: |
Dr. Vic DiVenere |
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Office: |
Pell Hall 229C (knock on 227) |
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Office Hours: |
12:30-1:00 Mon, 4:00-5:00 Tu, 12:30-2:00 Wed, or by appointment |
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Phone: |
299-2034 |
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Email: |
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Home Page |
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Department of Earth and Environmental Science: |
Room 133 Life Science, 299-2318 |
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Text: |
Essentials of Geology, Lutgens and Tarbuck, 9th Ed. |
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Lab Manual: |
Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, Richard M. Busch, Editor, 7th Ed. |
Course Objectives:
We will study the materials that make up our Earth and the internal and surface processes that make the Earth a dynamic planet.
Earth and Environmental Science Student Lounge:
Check out the student lounge in Pell Hall, room 129 E. It is a good place for lunch, studying, etc.
Academic Integrity:
Plagiarism will be dealt with severely. All work presented on exams and written exercises must be your own. Any written passages not in your own words must be in quote marks with the source noted.
Quizzes and Exercises:
Several quizzes and short exercises will be completed online during the course of the semester – details to be announced.
Attendance, tardiness, and class participation will be noted and may affect your grade (for better or worse).
Cell Phones and Pagers:
All cell phones, blackberrys, pagers, MP3 players, etc. must be turned off before entering the classroom.
Anyone text-messaging or wearing earbuds/earphones in class will be considered absent for the day. Anyone text-messaging or wearing earbuds/earphones during a quiz or exam will be assigned an automatic zero grade.
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Grading: |
Online Quizzes & Exercises |
15% |
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Lab Grade |
25% |
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Exam 1 |
20% |
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Exam 2 |
20% |
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Final Exam |
20% |
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Important Dates:
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no class – Rosh Hashanah |
Sept 12 |
no class - Columbus Day |
October 8 |
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Exam 1
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October 10
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Exam 2
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November 12
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no class - Thanksgiving
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November 21
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Final Exam Week
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December 17-21 |
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Earth Materials: |
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Matter and Minerals |
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Igneous Rocks and Volcanoes |
3 & 4 |
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Sedimentary Rocks |
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| Metamorphic Rocks | 8 |
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The Restless Earth: |
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Rock Deformation - Structural Geology |
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Earthquakes |
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The Earth's Interior |
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Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics |
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Surface Processes: |
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| Weathering and Soils | 5 |
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Groundwater Resources and Karst Landforms |
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Stream Processes and Fluvial Landforms |
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Shore Processes and Coastal Landforms |
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Glaciers and Glacial Landforms |
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