G100-03 Syllabus
GEOL.
G100
General Geology (TR)
SPRING, 2013
Room SB 185 from 1:30-2:45 PM (Jan
09 -May 05)
Instructor: Dr. S. A. Isiorho
Office: SB236 Phone:
(260) 481-6249
E-mail: isiorho@ipfw.edu
(will not respond to any question sent to my regular school
email)
(Use Blackboard
message system for all class
related materials)
1. Course
Description:
This course is designed to provide the student with a basic
understanding of
physical geology and introduction to structural geology.
During the
course you will study the earth materials, changes on the
earth's
surface, the interior of the earth, and the dynamic forces that
bring
about those changes. Students should be able to locate physical
features such as rivers, lakes or mountain chain given a blank world
map... you
will not be tested on locating features on maps.
You should be able to relate geology to environmental problems and
natural hazards.
What can we tell from rocks and why do we have the different landscapes
in USA
and around the world? Can you tell what minerals and rocks you see
around you? Why
are the rocks where they are? How were they formed and what use(s) if
any, are
the rocks?
Rocks tell stories!
Objectives:
Provide students with a basic understanding of the earth, origin, and
composition.
Provide some geologic principles and processes in and on the earth.
Provide an understanding of landscapes in the around especially, within
the
United States.
Improve student's skills in analyzing data.
Learning Outcomes:
Students should know what creates landscapes of where they are.
Students should know the different rock types and some basic minerals.
Students know some geologic principles and earth processes.
2. Textbook:
Geology by Chernicoff
& Whitney .... You have the option
to
rent your textbook ... for more in formation
"you may visit
www.Rent-a-text.com
or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jason Kahlenbeck
at 260.483.6100 or
0281txt@fheg.follett.com"
I will encourage you to use all of the
available resources...text book, class note (lecture outlines),
webnote,
power point, & internet.
I expect
all students to participate in class discusions.
3.
Exams:
NOTE:
Check the blackboard weekly as I could add new and useful
materials.
You may also
use the Blackboard discussion board for posting
questions.....and you
can answer any questions posted
on the discussion board.
ALL REPORTS MUST BE SENT AS
ATTACHMENT
THROUGH THE BLACKBOARD ASSIGNMENT
DROPBOX AS PORTABLE
DIGITAL FILE (PDF).
ALSO, INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND REPORT TITLE IN YOUR
REPORT
and as part of your file name,
EXAMPLE, IsiorhoaboutRpt...
failure to have your
name as part of
your file name will cost you points.
NO HARD COPY OF ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED
COURSE
GRADE, EXAMS, AND REPORTS:
Three exams and finals.
Course grades will be based on
Two exams (50%) (will
drop
the lowest score of the first three tests),
Finals (test #4)
(30%),
Pre–Quiz (Score will be added to test
#4)
What you hope to learn in the course (at least three items) … Bonus (1%)
Rock report
(5%),
Earthquake certificate (5%)
Discharge certificate
(5%)
Flood certificate
(5%).
Post – Quiz (Score added to test
#4)
What you learned in the course (Minimum of four items) Bonus …(1%)
NOTE: YOU CAN
TURN IN YOUR REPORT/ASSIGNMENT BEFORE THEIR DUE DATES
No class
on exam (test) days. ALL EXAMS ARE OPEN BOOK AND WILL BE TAKEN
ONLINE IN BLACKBOARD. THE HONOR SYSTEM IS ASSUMED
DURING TEST TAKING.
DO NOT DISCUSS ANY EXAM QUESTIONS OR WORK IN GROUPS.
ANYONE
CAUGHT CHEATING WILL
AUTOMATICALLY GET ZERO FOR THAT TEST ... my
eyes are
on you :)
NO CLASS ON
EXAM DATES
& NO MAKE UP EXAMS
NOTE: All
reports must be saved as portable
digital format (PDF) and 'droped' in the
assignment
box in appropriate
assignment box in blackboard. Your reports tiltles must include your name, G100, and type
of report
(video or rock).
Your report must be sent before 4:00 p.m or as posted. Any report received after
4 p.m. or
as posted, will not be graded.
You are responsible for all materials in the
textbook and or
internet links and you could get questions outside of
lectures ... applied questions.
Grading scale: A=90-100; B=80-89; C=70-79; D=60-69;
F=<60
I DO NOT CURVE. PLEASE DO NOT ASK
ME FOR EXTRA CREDIT ... put that energy into
your exams and reports.
Code of
Student Rights, Responsibility, and Conduct:
Students are strongly advised
to know the Code of Student Rights,
Responsibility, and Conduct that can be found in the
Student Handbook and Planner that
is
published each fall semester. Students are expected to read and
understand the
Code as it relates to cheating,
plagiarizing, and aiding and abetting others to cheat and/or
plagiarize.
Students caught
cheating and/or plagiarizing on
tests,
reports, or projects will receive a zero for that portion of the course.
"Part I.B.3 Individual Rights and
Responsibility as Students
In
the classroom, students have the freedom to raise relevant issues
pertaining to
classroom discussion, to offer reasonable
doubts about data
presented, and to
express alternate opinions to those discussed. However, in excercising
this freedom,
students shall not
interfere with
the academic process of the class."
Students with Disabilities:
"If you have a disability and
need assistance, special arrangements
can be made to accommodate
most needs. Contact the Director of Services
for
Students with Disabilities (Walb, room 113,
telephone number (260) 481-6658), as soon as
possible
to work out the details. Once the
Director has provided you with a letter
attesting to
your needs for modification, bring the letter
to me. For more information, please visit the
web site
for SSD at http://www.ipfw.edu/ssd/"
UNIT ONE
PreQuiz Jan 14-15
Practice Test Jan 14-May 5, 2013...practice test grade will not be
applied to
your course grade
Assignment 1: Learned Report (what you hope to learn in the
course) Jan
15, 2013 (Bonus) due by 6:00 p.m.
Note the chapter titles may not correspond to the chapter titles in
your
textbook
Introduction to Physical
Geology
Chapter 1
Atoms, Elements, and Minerals
(*) very
important
Chapter
2
Igneous Rocks, Intrusive Activity, and the Origin of Igneous
Rocks
Chapter 3
Volcanism and Extrusive
Rocks
Chapter
4
Learn about volcanoes of the world VOLCANOES
Stomboli Online: Volcanoes of the
world
Weathering: and
Soil
Chapter 5
PowerPoint
Slide review
Class notes for Unit 1
The End of the Earth? ABC News Jan. 22, 2003
Volcanic Ash over Kodiak Island in
Alaska
Space, Time, and Big
ideas videos 5 short videos
What on earth made this?
Exam I Feb 5, 2013
(available from 6:00 a.m. - 3:00
p.m.)
Exam will be seventy (70) minutes long.
UNIT TWO
Note
the chapter titles may not correspond exactly to the chapter titles in
your
textbook
Sediments and
Sedimentary
Rocks
Chapter 6
Sed. rock type and depositional environments
Metamorphism, Metamorphic Rocks, and Hydrothermal Rocks Chapter 7
Assignment : Check out this site (Geogarden Tour
) and write a one-page double space typed report (5% of course grade) on any two specific rocks (not rock groups) from the geogarden... Your report should include 1) specific rock name, 2) mineral composition, 3) why you chose the rocks, and 4) and uses... (include minimum of three references, using APA format) due February 25, 2013 by 6:00 p.m.Exam: March 5, 2013 (available from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) Exam will be seventy (70) minutes long.
UNIT THREE
Geologic Structure (Folds, Faults, and Joints) Chapter 9
Earthquakes Chapter 10
Assignment 3: (Virtual EQ) Check out this site and complete the assignment and turn in your certificate of completion (visit Virtual EQ site and do the assignment and at the end you will be awarded a certificate ...your name must be on the certificate (5% of course grade)). SAVE THE CERTIFICATE AS A SEPARATE FILE FIRST BEFORE ATTACHING IT TO YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOX IN BLACKBOARD (Note: Right click on the certificate to save it as JIF, JPEG or BMP and drop it in the assignment drop box it as an attachment). Due March 22, 2013 by 6:00 p.m.
The Earth's Interior Chapter 11
Plate
Tectonics
Chapter 12
Plate Tectonics
Plate tectonics animations
Mass
Wasting
Chapter 14
Animations from Pearson/Prentice Hall ...
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/mass_movement/index.html
Class notes for Unit 3 Plate tectonics animations
Exam III: April 9,
2013
(available from 6:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) Exam
will be seventy (70) minutes long.
UNIT FOUR
Note the chapter titles may not
correspond exactly
to the chapter titles in your textbook
Streams / Rivers and
Floods
Chapter 15
Hurricane Floyd
New Orleans Floods (Aerial photos)
Great Britain Flood
Nile Flood
N. America drought
Drought
River meander video (by Prof. Isiorho)....
description by Prof. Farlow
Groundwater
Chapter 16
Lake Chad Drought USGS Water
Science for Schools
Fun Groundwater video ... I think
USGS Groundwater site
Assignments: Start early on these
assignments as they may take you several hours. Do
the FLOOD & DISCHARGE
assignments and turn in your
certificates (your name must be on the certificates...right click on
the
certificates to save them as jif, jpeg or
bmp, and
download them and put them in your Blackboard ASSIGMENT DROP BOX)
DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE DUE April 16
(5%) and
FLOOD CERTIFICATE IS DUE APRIL
23 (5%) by 6:00 p.m.
Glaciers and Glaciation Chapter 17
Deserts and Wind Action (Sahara) Chapter 18
USGS
Surface runoff
Water UMAC
"What learned" report is due April 30 by 6:00 pm
Post Quiz 6:00
a.m. May 1-3 to 6:00 p.m.…..very important that you take this post quiz
Exam IV 6:00 a.m. through 3:00
p.m. May 7-9, 2013
Exam will be
seventy (70) minutes long.
Some interesting links
Short videos
on Space, Time, and Big Ideas
Questions? Email me through Blackboard email
or use
the discussion board.
NO CLASS MARCH 8 & 10 (SPRING BREAK)
Isiorho's Homepage
Geoscience
page
IPFW Homepage
Check the syllabus frequently. This is a living
document.
New materials will be added here :)
Why Earth Science? Check out this youtube
video from the
American Geological Institute.
Last Updated Jan 14, 2013
Glacier
livecam Movies
Students
generated power points…maybe useful.
Earthquake
video...12 minute-video National Geographic