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9. Extra Credit |
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Student's with Disabilities
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GEOLOGY |
DEPARTMENT
OF GEOGRAPHY, |
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GEOLOGY
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GLG
110 (PHYSICAL GEOLOGY) |
Dr.
Erwin J Mantei |
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LECTURE
SECTION C (2:00-3:15 T, R) |
Office:
Temple 367 |
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TEMPLE
HALL 2 |
Phone:
836-5446 |
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Office
Hours: M, W = 8:30-10:00am |
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R, F = 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
Spring
2008 SEMESTER |
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I. CATALOG DESCRIPTION AND COURSE GOALS |
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GLG 110 Physical Geology. 4(3-2) F,S.
Partially
fulfills the general education requirements in the natural sciences. An
introduction to the study of the earth. Topics include minerals and rocks;
dynamic internal processes including volcanism, earthquakes, plate tectonics,
and mountain building: and surface processes associated with streams, ground
water, glaciers, wind and shorelines. Laboratory instruction in
identification and classification of common minerals and rocks; introduction
to and interpretation of topographic maps. |
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COURSE GOALS AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS OF THE COURSE AND THE GOALS OF THE SMSU GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
GLG 110 (Principles of Geology) is a General Education course. The instructional goals of GLG 110 are related to the goals of the MSU General Education program as follows:
GLG 110 Instructional Goal #1. Teach the general education student how to identify and classify common minerals and rocks for the purpose of developing an understanding of their importance in the continued economic development of a prosperous society. This instructional goal of GLG 110 relates directly to the following goals of the MSU General Education program: I.B.2, I.B.3, I.B.4, I.C.2, I.C.4, I.C.5, I.D.2, I.D.3, II.A.1, II.A.3, II.A.5, II.B.3., and II.B.5.
GLG 110 Instructional Goal #2. Teach the general education student to understand the role of dynamic internal earth processes such as volcanism, earthquakes, plate tectonics, and mountain building as they control the evolution of the earth's crust and the geographic distribution of natural resources. This instructional goal of GLG 110 relates directly to the following goals of the MSU General Education program: I.B.2, I.B.3, I.B.4, I.C.2, II.A.1, II.A.3, II.A.4, II.B.4., and II.B.5.
GLG 110 Instructional Goal #3. Teach the general education student to recognize and interpret the role of surficial earth processes such as running surface water, ground water, glaciers, wind, and ocean waves and currents in the sculpting of the earth's surface. This instructional goal of GLG 110 relates directly to the following goals of the MSU General Education program: I.B.3, I.B.4, I.B.5, I.C.2, I.C.4, I.D.2, I.D.3, II.A.1, II.A.3, II.A.4, II.A.5, II.B.4, and II.B.5.
GLG 110 Instructional Goal #4. Teach the general education student to read and use topographic contour maps to: a) determine the relative size and distance between features as represented at different scales, b) describe the location of features according to both latitude and longitude and the Congressional Land Survey System, c) locate drainage divides and determine stream gradients, and d) interpret the development of erosional and depositional landforms in both temperate and arid regions, with emphasis on the stream and groundwater (Karst) features predominant in the Ozarks region. This instructional goal of GLG 110 relates directly to the following goals of the MSU General Education program: I.B.3, I.B.4, I.B.5, I.C.1, I.C.2, I.C.4, I.D.2, I.D.3, II.A.1, II.A.4, II.A.5, II.B.3., II.B.4, and II.B.5. |
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II.
REQUIRED TEXT |
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A. The required text for the
lecture part of the course is Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology
(9th ed--paperback.) By Edward J Tarbuck and Frederick K Lutgens.
Also, the interactive CD-Rom-Geode is important. I often refer to figures in
the text during my lectures, so it would be to your advantage to bring your
copy to class with you. |
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B. Detailed notes on the
lecture material and animated PowerPoint lecture slides are available on my
Internet page at: |
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Your
course grade for GLG 110 will be based 67% on your performance in lecture and
33% on your performance in lab. At the end of the semester your instructor
will then determine your Total Course Percentage according to the following
formula: |
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Total
Course Percentage = 0.67 x Total Lecture Percentage = 0.33 x Total Laboratory
Percentage |
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Your
instructor will then determine your course grade from your Total Course
Percentage according to the following fixed scale: |
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90.00
and above A |
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There
will be four exams over the lecture material. Three of these exams will be
given during regularly scheduled lecture periods, and the fourth will be
given during the Terminal Class Period on Finals Week. None of the four
lecture exams is comprehensive; each exam covers approximately one-fourth of
the lecture material. All four of these exams and the topic material are
listed on the accompanying Course Outline. In addition, there will be quizzes. Material subject for quizzing can include any material covered in the lecture prior to the quiz, including materials covered during the same period. The semester totals on the quizzes will be equal to one lecture exam. The purpose of the quizzes is to help you "keep up" with the topics and be attentive in class. In GLG 110 lecture the median score will be calculated for each exam. If the median falls below 70% on any exam, the scores for that exam for all students will be adjusted upward by adding the number of points necessary to bring the median to 70%. Under no circumstance will an individual student be allowed to take an exam later than the rest of the class. If you will be out of town on a school-sponsored activity on one of the exam dates, you must contact your GLG 110 instructor at least two weeks in advance to make arrangements to take the exam early. |
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Absolutely
no make-up exams or quizzes will be given under any circumstances! If you
miss an exam or quiz no matter how legitimate your reason, your grade for
that exam or quiz will be "0". |
V. CHEATING
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Cheating
on exams is a very serious offense and will be dealt with accordingly. The
first occurrence of cheating by a student in this class will result in a
grade of "O" being assigned for the exam in question. (Note: A "O" grade received for cheating on an exam
cannot be replaced by a higher score as a result of the "bonus"
attendance policy described below.) A second occurrence of cheating by the same
student will result in an automatic "F" for the course. |
VI. ATTENDANCE, POST TEST AND FIELD TRIP
SCORES
IN LECTURE
ATTENDANCE:
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In
accordance with the resolution proposed by the Student Government Association
and approved by the Faculty Senate, your attendance in lecture will not be
used in any negative way in the determination of your grade for this course.
In other words, your course grade will not be lowered simply by skipping
lectures. However, at least for most students, regular attendance in lecture
will be essential for mastery of the material presented in this course.
Therefore, we offer the following optional "bonus plan" to
encourage regular attendance in lecture. |
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Your
attendance will be recorded for each of the non-exam lecture periods. At the
end of the semester your Lecture Attendance Percentage will be calculated
based on the fraction of those non-exam lecture periods you attend. If
this Lecture Attendance Percentage exceeds your score on any of the first
three lecture exams or quiz total , your Lecture Attendance
Percentage may automatically be substituted for the lowest of those
three lecture exam scores or quiz total before your Total Lecture Percentage
is determined. (Note: If your Lecture Attendance Percentage does not exceed
your score on any of the first three lecture exams or quiz total then your
Total Lecture Percentage will be determined simply by averaging the four
lecture exam scores and quiz total.) The attendance percentage will not
replace any exam score or quiz total of 49 % or below (after normalization
for exams). You must be present
and in your assigned seat when your instructor takes role in order to be
marked present in attendance for that class. |
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Please
note that this attendance policy is designed to be a positive incentive (i.e.
"bonus") for regular attendance rather than a negative disincentive
(i.e. "punishment") for poor attendance. If you do not wish to
attend lecture regularly, that is your prerogative; you can demonstrate your
mastery of the subject matter simply by taking the exams and quizzes.
However, statistical analyses of student performance in this course over the
past several years have indicated that almost no one who has skipped a
significant number of the lectures has been able to do very well on the
lecture exams. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to attend lecture
regularly. Because of the nature of this attendance policy, THERE ARE NO EXCUSES FOR ANY ABSENCE NO MATTER WHAT THE
EXCUSE. |
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A
comprehensive (post-test) exam will be given during the first part of the
terminal (final exam) lecture period. The second portion of this period
is scheduled for the 4th lecture exam (May, 13th). You may use the
score on this post-test exam as you did for your attendance score--same rules
apply.
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FIELD TRIP ADJUSTMENT TO FINAL LECTURE SCORE |
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Percentage
points will be added to your lecture score just before that number is
multiplied by 0.67 for grade determination (see grade determination method
above), if you have attended 1 or both of the non-mandatory field trips
listed below. If you attend the one day field trip, your lecture grade will
increase by 1% points. If you attend the weekend field trip, your
lecture grade will increase by 2% points. If you attend both 2% maximum
will be added to your lecture grade. |
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VII. STUDENT DUTIES
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1. Budgeting Time for
Study.
It is one of the primary responsibilities of a college student to budget
enough time to study effectively for each course. As a general rule of thumb,
you should plan for at least two hours of out-of-class study for each
hour of in-class lecture time and at least one hour of out-of-class
study for each hour of in-class lab time. In other words, you should expect
to spend at least ten hours each week studying for GLG 110.
However, the specific amount of study time needed to obtain a passing grade
in this course will vary from student to student, and in no case will grades
be determined on how hard the student tries or how long the student has
studied. |
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2. Obtaining Notes for
Missed Lectures.
If a student misses a lecture, it is that student’s responsibility to obtain
notes from some other member of the class. Remember, detailed notes are
available on my Internet home page. |
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3. Seeking Outside Help. It is the responsibility
of the student to seek help in understanding material covered in this course
before irreparable damage is done to the student’s course grade. Both your
lecture instructor and your lab instructor will be happy to answer questions
and provide additional one-on-one help during their office hours or at any
other mutually convenient time. However, it is the student’s responsibility
to prepare for this additional help by thoroughly reading the assigned
material and carefully reviewing class notes before going to the
instructor’s office so that the student can communicate in a coherent fashion
and with specific questions what material has not been understood. If your
instructor asks you "What don’t you understand?" and you answer
"Everything", then you are not adequately prepared to be able to
take advantage of the additional help your instructor could provide. |
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4. Avoiding Class Disruptions. In a large lecture class
it is easy for one person to create disruption that can disturb a large
number of people. Instructors at MSU have the authority to suspend or drop a
student who is disrupting a class. Disruptions that have caused problems in GLG
110 in the past include: |
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*excessive
talking or joking during lecture. |
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*smoking
in or immediately outside the lecture hall. |
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*use
of chewing tobacco or "smokeless" tobacco in or immediately outside
the lecture hall. |
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*consistently
arriving late for lecture. |
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*leaving
lecture early (without making prior arrangements with the instructor). |
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*rustling
papers, notebooks, and book bags during the last few minutes of lecture. |
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*cell
phones are to be turned off during class |
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Any
student who is being bothered by any such disturbance should bring that
situation to the attention of the instructor (either during or after lecture)
so that the instructor can see to it that the offender stops creating the
disturbance. |
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VIII. EXTRA CREDIT
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Absolutely
no extra credit work will be assigned in this course for any reason! Please
don’t ask. |
IX. DROPPING
Despite what you may hear from some of your peers, no one is automatically dropped from this course for non-attendance. If you simply stop coming to this class, you will receive a grade of "F" unless you officially drop the course at the due date before the end of the semester.
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FIELD TRIPS Geology is fundamentally a field-oriented science. Therefore, we offer two optional field trips in conjunction with this course: |
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1.
Bedrock Geology of the Springfield area |
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*One
day (Saturday), March |
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2.
Precambrian Geology of the St. Francois Mountains, southeastern Missouri |
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*Weekend
(Friday afternoon-5:00pm through Sunday afternoon--6:00pm), April
11-13th--details upcomming |
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XI. DISABILITIES
Any student with a physical or learning disability should arrange to meet with the lecture instructor as soon as possible to discuss any possible problems that can be foreseen with this course. Any student who wishes further information abut services available to students with disabilities should contact:
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Coordinator,
Disabled Student Services: Office of Student Life and Development: Campus
Union Room 229: (417)836-5527.
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XII.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT
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DATE |
LECTURE
TOPICS |
Readings |
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Jan.
15 T |
Chapter
1, pp. 1-28 |
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Jan.
17 R |
Chapter
3, pp. 71-99 |
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Jan.
22 T |
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Jan.
24 R |
Chapter
4, pp 101-123 |
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Jan.
29 T |
Chapter
5, pp. 125-163 |
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Jan.
31 R |
Chapter
6, pp. 165-191 |
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Feb.
5 T |
Chapter
7, pp. 193-219 |
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Feb.
7 R |
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Feb.
12 T |
Chapter
8, pp. 221-245: |
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Feb.
14 R |
Exam
1: Introduction to volcanoes inclusive. |
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Feb.
19 T |
continued:
Earthquakes |
Chapter
11, pp.295-323 |
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Feb.
21 R |
continue |
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Feb.
26 T |
Chapter
12, pp. 325-347 |
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Feb.
28 R |
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Mar.
4 T |
Chapter
2, pp, 35-69 |
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Mar.
6 R |
Exam
2: Weathering Rocks to Earth’s Interior Inclusive |
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Mar.
11 T |
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Mar.
13 R |
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Mar.
18 T |
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April
1- T |
Chapter
10, pp. 273-293 |
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April
3-R |
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April 8
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Exam
3; Continental drift, Plate tectonics, Geologic Structures, inclusive |
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Apr.
10 R |
Streams (running water)
Chapter 16, pp. 423-455 |
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Apr.
15 T |
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Apr
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Apr.
22 T |
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Apr.
24 R |
Chapter
17, pp. 457-481 |
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Apr.
29 T |
Chapter
18, pp. 483-513 |
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May
1 R |
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May
6 T |
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May
8 R |
Chapter
19, pp.513-535 |
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May
13 T |
Exam
4:Streams to wind action inclusive & Post-Test (1:15-3:15 pm) |
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