Earth Sciences 121

Typical Syllabus
Weeks 1-5
Winter Quarter

Dr. Kleffner
200 minutes MWF
115 Science
e-mail: kleffner.1@osu.edu

Office Hours
Office: 310D Science
MWF: 8:00-8:30 AM;
1:00-1:30 PM
or by appointment
Phone: (419) 995-8208

Textbook:

The Changing Earth-Exploring Geology and Evolution, 3^rd Edition. Monroe and Wicander,Brooks/Cole

Lab Book:

None required; all exercises and materials will be provided

Week

Lecture Topics

Labs

One

Introduction, Scientific Method, Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, Rock Deformation,Earthquakes

Plate Tectonics
Geologic Structures Earthquakes
Optional: Tasa Plate Tectonics Computer Lab

Two

First Midterm, Volcanic Activity, Minerals (Properties, Major Families,

Uses), Igneous Rocks

Minerals

Three

Igneous Rocks, Weathering, 2^nd Midterm, Sedimentary Rocks and Environments,
**Martin Luther King Day, NO CLASSES

Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks

Four

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks, Topographic Maps, 3^rd Midterm      

Metamorphic Rocks
Tasa Topograhic Maps
Computer Lab#
 

Five

Mass Wasting, Streams,
Groundwater, Glaciers

Stream Landscapes
Glacial Landscapes
 

Six

Final Exam (over material covered since 3rd midterm)

Laboratory: The lab in this course will consist of exercises handed out in class and on the computer (Tasa CD-ROM programs) in the geology computer lab which correspond with many of the lecture topics. Most lab exercises should be possible to complete during one class period. In some cases, however, it may be necessary to complete the lab at home or to spend some additional time in the lab room to complete a given lab. #Computer labs are to be done in the computer lab at times other than regularly scheduled class times.

Grading: There will be three midterms and a final.  Your best two midterm grades will determine 60% of your course grade. NO MAKEUP MIDTERMS WILL BE GIVEN.  A missed midterm will be considered as your lowest or "dropped" midterm.  The final exam will NOT be comprehensive.  It will cover only the material covered in class after the 3^rd midterm. It will determine 30% of your course grade.  The remaining 10% of your course grade is based on class and lab participation and completion of the lab exercises.  Midterms and the final will consist of approximately 40 true-false, multiple-choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank, short-answer questions, and practical questions over the material covered in lecture and lab. The grading scale used to assign the final grade for all students in the class is the following:
 

Last Modified on 10/05/2012