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Geology 1001  

Fall 2009

Dr. Juan M. Lorenzo
Department of Geology and Geophysics

 
Lecture times Monday, Wednesday and Friday
840 a.m. -9.30 a.m.  Room B2 Lockett Hall (Section 1)
10.40 am - 11.30 a.m. Room 130
Old Howe-Russell Building (Section 2)
Office hours

Room 215 (Old Howe-Russell Building) 

Mondays and Wednesdays 1.30 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.

For appointments and all correspondence

 

e-mail: gllore@lsu.edu

Subject:  GEOL1001
T.A.: Section 1 Office hours John D'Aquin
Office :  Room  E340 Howe-Russell Building
Hours:    Wedn., Fri. 9.30-10.30 a.m., Thu 3-4 p.m.
For appointments: jdaqui1@lsu.edu
Subject: GEOL1001.1
T.A.- Section 2 Office hours Mat Huber
Office :  Room  112 Howe-Russell Building
Hours:    Tue 2-3 p.m., Thu 1 - 2 p.m.
For appointments: mhuber5@lsu.edu
Subject: GEOL1001.2
 

 

Required lecture textbook:

Understanding Earth by
Grotzinger, Jordan,  Press, Siever, 5th edition, Freeman Publisher
Notes: The following schedule of classes is subject to changes. 
Dates and times for exams, review sessions and quizzes
are not generally subject to change.

Online course material (free registration) is available from

http://bcs.whfreeman.com/understandingearth5e/default.asp?s=&n=&i=&v=&o=&ns=0&uid=0&rau=0

 


JANUARY

 

 

Lectures
Mon 12 Introduction to the Course

* Geology minor available
Wed 14 Example Quiz 1 using Moodle

Ch. 1 Modern Theory and Practice of Geology
Fri 16
Mon 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday NO CLASS
Wed 21  Quiz 2 (Chs. 1-2)  Ch. 2 Plate Tectonics
Fri 23

 
Mon 26 Quiz 3 (Chs. 2-3)  
Wed 28    
Fri 30

FEBRUARY

Lectures
Mon  2 Quiz 4 (Chs. 3-4)

Ch. 3 Minerals and Rocks
Wed 4
 
Fri 6  
Mon 9 Quiz 5 (Ch 4)  

Ch. 4 Igneous Rocks

Not all "granite" counter-tops are made of granite
Wed 11     
Fri 13


 
Mon 16 Quiz 6 (Ch 5)
Wed 18

Review for Mid-term I exam

Old Exam Questions
NB. All students will receive equal points for Quizzes 1-4.		  

Q&A

'09 Quizzes 2,3,4, 5

6

'07 Quiz 2, '07 Quiz 3

'07 Quiz 4 '07 Quiz 5

'07 Quiz  6
Fri 20

 Mid-term exam I

  Chs. for exam: 1-4 at Mid-term review
Mon 23  Mardi Gras Holiday NO CLASS
Wed 25
Mardi Gras Holiday		  NO CLASS
Fri 27

Ch. 5  Sedimentary Rocks

*Mardi Gras Holiday: February 23-February 25  (M-W). Classes resume February 26 at 7.30 a.m.

MARCH

Lectures
Mon 2 Quiz 7
Wed 4



Fri 6    Ch. 6  Metamorphic Rocks
Mon 9  Quiz 8   
Wed 11
 
Fri 13  

Ch. 7 Deformation

Mon 16   Quiz 9  Ch. 8 Geologic Time
Wed 18
 Ch. 9 Early Solar System History
Fri 20  

Mon 23 Quiz 10

Ch 13 Earthquakes
Wed 25



Fri 27

Evidence for water on mars    Just the picture

  
Mon 30

 Quiz 11

 

APRIL

Lectures
Wed 1  Review for Mid-term exam II  
Fri 3  Mid-term exam II Chs. 5,6,7,8,9,13 (part); (+ previous)
Note: For section 1 the exam will be held in:
 Room 214 of Williams Hall
Posted: March 26, 2009
Mon 6 *Spring Break


Wed 8 *Spring Break

  
Fri 10  *Spring Break

 

Mon 13
 		 Ch. 12 Volcanoes
Wed 15  
Fri 17  
Mon 20 Quiz 12  Ch. 14 Inside the Earth .ppt
Wed 22  
Fri 24 No Class No Class
Mon 27 Quiz 13 No Class
Wed 29 Ch. 14 Inside the Earth .ppt

*Spring break: April 6-12  (M-Sun). Classes resume April 13 (M), 7.30 a.m.

MAY

Lectures
Fri 1 Review for final exam

2009 Final Exam

 Old Quiz11 Q&A

Old Quiz 12 Q&A

Old Quiz 13 Q&A

Old Quiz 14 Q&A

Old Midterm 1 Q&A

Old Midterm 2 Q&A

2009 Midterm Q  1   2 

Chs. 1-9, 12-14
Tue 5
SECTION 01
Final Exam 10.00 a.m.- noon		 Room B2 Lockett Hall
Wed 6
SECTION 02		 Final Exam 12.30 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. Room 130 Old Howe-Russell Building.

Course Grades: Final letter grades are calculated nominally using the results of two (2) midterm exams plus one final exam.  A (90-100%) , B (80-89.5%), C (60-79.5%) D (50-59.5%), F (less than 49.5%). 

Quizzes: Every Saturday, via "Moodle", online quizzes will be available .  These quizzes are not required and are intended to be used as a study guide and to encourage you to read ahead of the material that will be covered in class the proceeding week. 

Geology is a wondrous and rigorous science that requires the same effort in study as any other basic science such as physics, chemistry or biology.  As such I expect students to attend class, pay attention and participate in all class discussions, except for university-sanctioned absences.  In addition I expect students to study independently 2 hours for every hour of material covered in class.

I expect students to read the book chapters covered in class and in advance of the class itself.  I expect students to study my online course notes and to supplement their study with the publisher's end-of-chapter and online study guides.

Questions in the quizzes can be from the proceeding chapter, i.e. from a chapter that has not yet been covered in class. Ten percent or more of these same questions will be used for midterm and final exams.  You are encouraged to submit two multiple-choice questions and answers to the TA's each week dealing with material covered in class to the TA.  The TA will select from among these suitable cases to be included in midterm and final exams. These quizzes will be available for completion 48 hours prior to the start of class. An online password will be needed for using "Moodle."  This password will be given out each Friday before the Old Quiz in class.  I will not  supply this password via e-mail.   If you foresee a university-sanctioned absence I can provide you with a password in advance.  

There are 42 MWF classes, 14 Quizzes

Exams: There will be two mid-term exams and one final exam.   If you foresee a university-sanctioned absence and you provide me with the correct documentation in advance of the exams in question I then a makeup exam will be provided.  If you have 3 or more exams in a 24-hour period during the final exam period the university provides a mechanism to request a makeup final exam.   It is your responsibility to meet the university deadlines and requirements for seeking permission to request make up exams.  

Only the  better of the two mid-term exam grades is used to calculate of the  course grade.  The better of the two midterm grades contributes 40% of final grade.  Midterm exams are curved.   Therefore you may miss one of the two midterm exams.
Midterm exams will only have questions on material covered since the beginning of the semester or the last midterm exam. Therefore they are not cumulative in their questions.  Eacvh midterm exam contains 50 multiple choice or True/False questions.

The final exam IS CUMULATIVE.  The final exam is also curved and is worth 60% of final grade.     The final exam may contain questions from  any of the chapters covered in class.  There are 100 multiple choice or TRUE/FALSE questions in the final exam.

 It is the students' responsibility to bring the following to all exams:  One large "scantron" sheets (NOT the skinny, 50-question scantron sheet), one soft-lead pencil, one eraser, one sharpener, one LSU ID.  Remember that the final exam questions cover ALL course materials with emphasis on the final unexamined sections.  All grades are "curved."  An example nominal average grade per exam  is a middle C.  I will post grades online using only the last four digits of your LSU ID. Note that because of software limitations if your ID has non-significant zeros then these are left blan. For example, if your ID is 0050, then your ID will be written only as 50.

University policy requires that cheating be reported.

I always read your e-mails but I can not always respond to them in a timely fashion. I will not respond to matters that are covered in class or taht are evident in the syllabus.