Geosciences 251Physical Geology Spring 2008

FINAL REVIEW word document here

 

Spring 2008 , Mihai Ducea

Lecture: TR 11:00 – 12:15 am; Biological Sciences West  219

Labs:M-W 12-2:50 pm; Tues., 12:30-3:15 pm; Gould-Simpson rm. 201

InstructorMihai Ducea: (ducea@email.arizona.edu;  phone: 621-5171)

TAs: Robinson Cecil (cecil@email.arizona.edu) and Gabe Rotberg (grotberg@email.arizona.edu)

Preceptor: Morgan Helfich

Offices Ducea: Gould-Simpson 527

TAs: Gould-Simpson 205 (the learning center)

Office Hours    Ducea: M, W, 10 am-11 am

 

 

Lecture Textbook,

Required: Essentials of Geology, U. Arizona edition, by Wicander, Monroe, Best; Lab textnone, individual notes will be handed out at the beginning of each lab

Attendance

Attendance in lecture is mandatory.  Material covered in lecture provides the principal basis for exam and quiz questions.

Lecture Assignments

Textbook readings are given in the schedule.  These are not optional and should be finished before the subject is covered in lecture.

Lecture Exams and Quizzes

There will be on mid-term lecture exam and a final.  I won’t offer the final exam any earlier.Exam dates are provided in the schedule.

Extra Credit

A few modest extra-credit opportunities will be made available, including two optional Saturday field trips.

Make-ups

Exams can be made up where the excuse is legitimate.  In the past, I have granted a make up in about 50% of the cases. For example, waking up late is not an acceptable excuse, but illness is.  Labs may or may not be made up, depending on your lab instructor’s policy.

Field Trips

There will be three field trips, one during regularly scheduled lab hours, and two on Saturdays (see lab schedule).  Attendance on the field trip during regular lab hours is mandatory, whereas you are only required to attend one of the Saturday trips.  You will receive extra credit if you attend both. You cannot make up any of these trips; nor will it be possible to bring students back to Tucson early except in the case of major medical emergencies.

Cheating

DON'T DO IT!!!  Cheating can result in a failing grade for this course and may result in your expulsion from the University — refer to The Code of Academic Integrity (copies are available in the Geosciences Office, room 208).  We work on an honors system.

Special needs

Students requiring accommodation in testing or note taking must let me know at the beginning of the course and give a formal letter from the Disability Resource Center.

Course grade

Letter grades are awarded in the usual way: 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C and so forth. 50% of your final grade will be based on your performance in lecture (i.e. quizzes, exams, etc.) and 50% of your final grade will be based on your performance in lab (i.e. written labs, lab exams, field trips, etc.)  The breakdown is as follows:

Lecture (50% of your grade):
15% midterm
15% final
10% homeworks
10% quizzes

Lab (50% of your grade):
25% labs
15% lab exams
10% field trip reports

A few tips for doing well in this course: 1) attend all lectures, labs and fieldtrips, 2) take careful notes, 3) keep ahead of the required reading and 4) come to office hours if you have questions.

Learning Center

Take advantage of the Geosciences Learning Center, Gould-Simpson 205.  This room is open between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. from Monday to Friday.  Lab instructors and preceptors have their office hours here and are ready to help you with questions.

Students Requiring Special Accommodation

Students requiring accommodation in testing or note taking must notify me and must deliver to me a Disability Resource Center faculty letter within the first few days of the course, so that we can make preparations.

Websites

U of A Geosciences Department: www.geo.arizona.edu 

Class website: http://www.geo.arizona.edu/tectonics/Ducea/teaching/physicalgeo.html

 

 

Syllabus (subject to change!!!!)

 

Date
Lecture Topic
Reading Assignment
January
17
Introduction
22
Introduction/Solar system development
Chapter 1
24
Evolution of Our Planet
Chapter 2
29
Plate tectonics
Chapter 2
31
Minerals: the building blocks of rocks
Chapter 3
February
5
Rocks: records of geologic processes
Chapter 4
7
Igneous Rocks
Chapter 4
12
Magmatic Processes
Chapter 5
14
Volcanism
Chapter 5
19
Weathering and Erosion/Sed. Rocks
Chapter 6
21
Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter 7
26
Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 8
28
No class, instructor out of twon
March
4
Geologic Time
Chapter 17
6
Rock Deformation
Chapter 10
11
Mid-term
13
Landslides
Chapter 11
25
Water on the Earth
Chapter 12
25
Groundwater
Chapter 13
27
Desert landscapes and surface processes
Chapter 15
April
1
Glacial landscapes and surface processes
Chapter 14
3
Ocean processes and geology
Chapter 16
8
No class, instructor out of town
10
Majors and Careers in Geosciences
15
Earth’s Interior
Chapter 9
17
Earthquakes
Chapter 9
22
Earth History
Chapter 18
24
History of Life
Chapter 19
29
Plate Tectonics revisited
Chapter 2
May
1
Geology of Arizona
Supplement
6
Final Exam Review

Lab reviews

Lab 1 review - word doc

Lab 2 review - word doc

Lab 3 review - word doc

 

Lectures available for download

 

Lecture 1 - Jan 22- Powerpoint file

Lecture 2 and 3- January 24 and 29- Powerpoint file

Lecture 4 - Jan 31- Powerpoint file

Lecture 5 and 6- Feb 5 and 7- Powerpoint file

Lecture 7 - Feb 12- Powerpoint file

Lecture 8 - Feb 14 - Powerpoint file

Lecture 9 - Feb 19 - Powerpoint file and NOW ALSO AS pdf

Lecture 10 - Feb 21 - Powerpoint file and pdf

Lecture 11 - Feb 26 - Powerpoint file and pdf

Lectures 12 and 13 - March 3 and 5 - Powerpoint file and pdf

Lecture 14 - March 25 - Powerpoint file

Lecture 15 - March 27 - Powerpoint file

Lecture 16 - April 1- Powerpoint file

Lecture 17 - April 3 - Powerpoint file

April 8 NO CLASS INSTRUCTOR OUT OF TOWN

Lecture 18 - April 10 - Powerpoint file

Lecture 19 - April 15 and 17- Powerpoint file

Lecture 20 - April 22 - Powerpoint file

Lecture 21- April 24 - Powerpoint file

Lecture 22 - Powerpoint file

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Labs

Lab syllabus

Week of- Subject
January 14 No labs this week
January 21 No labs this week
January 28 Minerals and their Physical Properties
February 4 Igneous Rocks
February 11 Sedimentary Rocks
February 18 Metamorphic Rocks
February 25 Field Trip – “A” Mountain, during scheduled lab times
March 3 ROCK & MINERAL EXAM
Saturday,March 8 Field Trip – French Joe Canyon8 am – 5 pm
March 10 No labs this week
 
March 17 No labs this week
 
March 24 Topographic Maps
March 31 Structural Geology
April 7 Earthquakes
 
April 14 Plate Tectonic Reconstruction
Saturday, April 19 Field Trip – Catalina Mountains8 am – 5 pm
 
April 21 No labs this week
 
April 28 FINAL LAB EX

Field trips

Catalina field trip preface

Homework assignments & solution sets

This week's homework - word doc (due April 24)

 

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