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If you miss a class, you are responsible for obtaining the missing notes from a classmate. Drop/Add: Drop/Add should be done in the University-required time frame (first two weeks). 12:003 Introduction to Earth Science - Fall 2011 Date Lecture # and Topic Text chapter(s) T 08/23 GG 1. Introduction 1 Th 08/25 GG 2. Minerals & matter 3 T 08/30 GG 3. Igneous rocks 4 Th 09/01 GG 4. Volcanoes 5 T 09/06 GG 5. Weathering & soils 6 Th 09/08 GG 6. Sedimentary rocks 7 T 09/13 GG 7. Metamorphic rocks 8 Th 09/15 GG 8. Geologic time #1 9 T 09/20 GG 9. Geologic time #2 9 Th 09/22 GG Exam # 1 - T 09/27 GG 10. Plate tectonics 2 & 13 Th 09/29 GG 11. Structural geology 10 T 10/04 GG 12. Earthquakes 11 Th 10/06 GG 13. Earth’s interior 12 T 10/11 GG 14. Mountain belts 14 Th 10/13 BMc 15. Mass wasting 24 T 10/18 BMc 16. Planetary geology 15 Th 10/20 BMc Exam #2 16 T 10/25 BMc 17. Groundwater 17 Th 10/27 BMc 18. Running water 18 T 11/01 BMc 19. Glaciers & glaciation - Th 11/03 BMc 20. Atmosphere/ Oceans 22 T 11/08 BMc 21. Fossil record 22 Th 11/10 BMc 22. Climate Change 21 T 11/15 BMc 23. Deserts 19 Th 11/17 BMc 24. Shorelines 20 T 11/22 NO CLASS - Th 11/24 NO CLASS - T 11/29 BMc 25. Energy resources 23 Th 12/01 BMc 26. Energy resources 23 T 12/06 BMc 27. Mineral resources 23 Th 12/08 BMc 28. Careers in Geoscience - Lab topic NO LABS IN FIRST WEEK Lab manual chapter(s) 1. Introduction & minerals 3 NO LABS due to Labor Day 2. Igneous rocks & volcanoes 3. Lab Exam #1 & metamorphic rocks 4. Sedimentary rocks & Geologic time 1, 4-5, handout 7 6, 8 5. Structural geology 10 6. Lab Exam #2 & Earthquakes 16 & handout 7. Topographic maps 9 8. Stream processes & floods 11 9. Lab Exam #3 & Groundwater 12 11.Paleobiology 8 & handout 11. Coastal processes & oceans 15 NO LABS 13. Lab Exam #4 & student presentations 14. student presentations F 12/16 final exam: 12:00 PM - FRIDAY, DEC 16, 12:00 PM BMc = lecture by Dr. McClelland. GG = lecture by Dr. Girard.
Academic responsibilities: Plagiarism and cheating are unacceptable. Plagiarism can be defined as taking someone else’s work and presenting it as your own, whether through outright copying of other students’ work, papers or websites, cheating on exams, or misattribution of source material. If we discover that you have plagiarized or cheated on an exam or assignment, we will (as required by University of Iowa policy) report it to the appropriate University personnel and give you a failing grade on the assignment and may fail you for the semester. Please consult the current UI Undergraduate Catalog for information regarding ethics and conduct. Lecture examinations: Exams are multiple choice questions designed to test (1) your understanding and applications of geologic concepts and (2) geologic terms and their meanings that are essential to communicating effectively. Lecture examination #1: Thursday, September 22 nd , in class: material from lectures 1 to 9. Lecture examination #2: Thursday, October 20 th , in class: material from lectures 8 to 16. Lecture final examination: Friday, December 16th at 12:00 pm. It will cover all material discussed in lectures since examination #2 (lectures 17 to 28), plus review questions from lectures that preceded examination #2 (lectures 1 to 16). Laboratory examinations: Combinations of material testing and identification, problem solving, and interpretations expressed by writing essays. More details will be provided by your lab TA. 12:003:B Grades (lecture + lab): The +/- grading system will be used (1000 maximum points). • Lecture Component: 700 points o Mid-term exam 1 (Lectures 1-9): 200 points. o Mid-term exam 2 (Lecture 10-18): 200 points. o Final exam (Lecture 19-28: 60 % of exam, Lectures 1-18: 40 % of exam): 300 points. • Lab Component: 250 points o 4 lab exams (50 points each): 200 points o Lab assignments: 50 points • Lab Presentation: 50 points 12:003:A Grades (lecture only): The +/- grading system will be used (750 maximum points). • Lecture Component: 700 points o Mid-term exam 1 (Lectures 1-9): 200 points. o Mid-term exam 2 (Lecture 10-18): 200 points. o Final exam (Lecture 19-28: 60 % of exam, Lectures 1-18: 40 % of exam): 300 points. • Writing Assignment: 50 points Final grades for 12:003:A&B will be curved to comply with the College of Liberal Arts recommended grade distribution (http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/teaching/grading/grading_marks.shtml). Absences: There will be NO make-up exams or lab assignments unless a student has a documented reason for absence (e.g. documented illness and injuries, mandatory religious obligations, official university activities, or other unavoidable circumstances). Written documentation must be provided. For PLANNED absences (mandatory religious obligations, official university activities) PRIOR notice must be given and make-up arrangements made BEFORE the absence. There will be NO make-up. It is your responsibility to contact the instructors to make all arrangements. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate documentation to the instructors. It is your responsibility to do these things within a reasonable time frame of the event. ICON: All course information such as lecture notes, course syllabus, lecture and lab schedules, TA office hours and e-mail addresses, and student grades can be found on the course ICON web site at
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