Physical Geology 

Geology 1001  

Spring 2011

Dr. Juan M. Lorenzo
Department of Geology and Geophysics

 

Lecture times

Tuesday and Thursday
910 a.m. -10.30 a.m. 
Old Howe-Russell Building Room 130

Office hours

Room 215 (Old Howe-Russell Building) 

Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment

For appointments and all correspondence

e-mail: gllore@lsu.edu

Subject:  GEOL1001

T.A.:B. Maas Office hours

Office :  Howe-Russell Building Room E230
Hours:    TBA Tuesday 2:00 to 3:00
Thuesday 10:30 to 11:30

               

For appointments: bmaas1@tigers.lsu.edu
Subject:  GEOL1001.3

 

 

Required lecture textbook:

Understanding Earth by
Grotzinger, Jordan,  Press, Siever, 5th edition (shown above) or later 6th edition, Freeman Publisher

Notes:

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/understandingearth6e

 


January

 

Tue 18

Introduction to the Course

* Geology minor available

 Thu 20

What is Science? An article by H. Quinn

How Geoscientists Think and Learn. An article by K. Kastens

Ch. 1 Modern Theory and Practice of Geology

Notes (*.pptx)
 Tue 25 Ch. 2 Plate Tectonics

Thu 27 id.

 

February

Lectures

Tue 1

 

Ch. 3 Minerals and Rocks

 

Thu 3

id.


Tue 8

 

  Ch. 4 Igneous Rocks

Not all "granite" counter-tops are made of granite

Thu 10

 id.

Tue 15


Ch. 5  Sedimentary Rocks

Thu 17

Midterm REVIEW

 



Tue 22

Midsemester exam 1


Thu 24



Ch. 6  Metamorphic Rocks Class notes .ppt 

March

Lectures

Tue  1

  

Thu  3

 


 7-8

 Mardi Gras Break

NO CLASS

Thu 10

 
Tue 15

 

Ch 13 Earthquakes
Thu 17 Eq. wave movie

Tue 22
Ch. 7 Deformation

Class notes .ppt

Baton Rouge Fault Image



Mid-semester grades due 22 March

Thu 24

 

Tue 29

Midsemester  Exam 2 Review  
Thu 31 Midsemester Exam 2

April

Lectures

Tue 5

 

Ch. 8 Geologic Time Class notes

Thu 7

 

Tue 12

Evidence for water on mars    Just the picture

 Ch. 9 Early Solar System History

Martian rocks (image)

Opportunity landing

Hubble

Titan

Stardust Comet Mission (NASA)

Particles of the early solar system

Thu 14

 

Tue 16

 


Thu 18-24

 Spring Break

No Classes

Tue 26

 

Thu 28

 

May

Lectures
Tue 3

 


 Ch. 18 Stream Transport

Thu 5

Review for final exam

Chs. 1-9, 12, 13, 17,18

Fri 13 Final Exam 7.30 a.m. - 9.30 a.m. Room 130 OLD Howe-Russell Building

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..  I recommend strongly that students study independently 2 hours for every hour of material covered in class.  Excellent grades require excellent preparation.    

I expect students to read the book chapters covered in class and in advance of the class itself as well as readings I assign.  I expect students to study my online course notes (Powerpoint 2007: *.pptx and Powerpoint 2003 *.ppt) and to supplement their study with the publisher's end-of-chapter and online study guides.  It is the students’ responsibility to come to class and stay informed on the material covered therein.  All material covered in class may be used for examinations.

Socially acceptable courteous behavior between students and with the instructor is expected at all times.  Activities that distract from learning are not allowed (cell phones ringing, texting, snoring, personal conversations, etc.)

University policy requires that all cheating be reported and that there be NO SMOKING or EATING in classrooms. I will respond to student e-mails if the subject  matter CAN NOT be dealt with during class or is NOT ALREADY explained in this syllabus.  Your e-mails MUST have the following Subject Line:  GEOL1001 or they may be filtered as spam by my e-mail client.

Exams: There are two (2) required mid-term exams and one (1) required 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 will give you a make-up exam.

It is the students’ responsibility to meet the university deadlines and requirements (See LSU Student Handbook) for seeking permission to request make-up exams.   I do not provide make-up projects for extra credit in order to improve letter grades.

Students are required to bring the following to all exams:  

* One large "scantron" sheet (NOT the skinny, 50-question scantron sheet), 

* one soft-lead pencil, one eraser, one sharpener, 

* one LSU ID.   (NOT SSN#)

Course Grades: Final letter grades are calculated using the results of one midterm exam plus one final exam.  

A (90-100%) , B (80-89.5%), C (60-79.5%) D (50-59.5%), F (less than 49.5%). 

Your final grade will be calculated as follows:  Midterm Grade (40%) + Final Grade (60%).  

Only the better of the two midterm exam results will be used to calculate the final grade.  

The midterm exams contains 50 multiple choice or True/False questions.  In the final exam, there are at least 100 multiple choice or TRUE/FALSE questions.  Every exam can have questions from any of the material previously covered in class, with special emphasis on the most recent new material covered.  The final exam will cover all subject matter covered in class.

Remember that the final exam questions cover ALL course materials with emphasis on the latest unexamined sections.

Quizzes

There will be quizzes with answers given during class as examples of the type of exam questions you can expect.


Grade Calculation

Example grade calculation: Midterm exam =60; Final exam  = 70

Final grade calculation = 60 x 0.4 + 70 x 0.6  (before "curving")

Curving is used when deemed necessary by the instructor.

Numeric grades will be posted on Moodle