February
Lectures
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Thu 1
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Ch. 3 Earth materials:
Minerals and Rocks
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Tue 6
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Ch. 4 Igneous
Rocks: Solids from Melts
Not all "granite" counter-tops
are made of granite |
Thu
8
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Ch. 4 Igneous Rocks:
Solids from Melts |
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Tue
13
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Mardi Gras Holiday
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Th
15
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Midsemester
Exam 1 Review |
Ch. 4 Igneous Rocks:
Solids from Melts
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Tue 20
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Midsemester exam 1
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Thu
22
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Ch. 5 Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface
Processes
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Tue 27
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Ch. 5
Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface Processes |
March
Lectures
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Thu 1
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Ch. 6 Metamorphism: Alteration of Rocks by
Temperature and Pressure Class notes .pptx
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Tue 6
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Ch. 6 Metamorphism: Alteration of Rocks by
Temperature and Pressure
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Tue 8
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Ch.
7 Deformation: Modification of Rocks by
Folding and Fracturing
Class notes .ppt
Baton Rouge Fault
Image
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| Tu 13 |
Midterm grades due |
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| Tue 13 |
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Ch.
7 Deformation: Modification of Rocks by
Folding and Fracturing
Class notes
.ppt
Baton Rouge
Fault Image
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Th 15
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Ch.
8 Clocks
in Rocks: Timing the Geologic Record
Class notes |
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Tue 20
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Ch
13 Earthquakes
Class notes .ppt
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| Th 22 |
Midsemester
Exam 2 Review
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Ch 13 Earthquakes
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| Sun
25- Sun, April 1 |
Spring
break |
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| March 25-29, 2018 in Nashville |
SAGEEP 2018 |
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April
May
Lectures
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| Mon
2 |
NO CLASS
Exam
week
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Th May 3
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*Final Exam 12:30-2:30PM
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Room
347 OLD Howe-Russell Building
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May 8 |
Final
grades due
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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. It is
a student's 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 considered
rude and strongly discouraged (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: GEOL1001.3 or they
may be filtered as spam by my e-mail client.
Exams
and Homeworks: There
are two (2) required mid-term exams and one (1) required final
exam, as well as at least 4 extensive homeworks, in-class
written quizzes as well in-class short oral
presentations. 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. Homeworks will consist of written and
illustrated answers to questions students will have to
research on the internet or from distributed work files.
It is a student's responsibility to meet the university
deadlines and requirements (e.g., Student
Rights and Responsibilities) 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-: 90.00-93.33, A: > 93.33-96.66, A+: > 93.66 -100%
B-: 80.00-83.33, B: > 83.33-86.66, B+: > 86.66 - 90.00%
C-: 60.00-66.66, C: >66.66-73.33, C+: > 73.33 - 80.00%
D-: 50.00-53.33%, D: >53.33-56.66, D+: > 56.66 - 60.00%
F (less than 50%)
Your final grade will be calculated as follows: Best
Midterm Grade (25%) + Final Exam Grade (35%) + in-class oral
presentations (10%) + Homeworks (30%)
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. Quizzes will cover material seen in class within no
less than a week after it is covered.
Grade Calculation
Example grade calculation: Midterm exam = 60; Final
exam = 60 Homeworks
= 80 In-class oral presentations = 50
Final grade calculation = (60 x 0.25 + 60 x 0.35) + 80 x 0.3
+ 50 x 0.1 = 15 + 21 + 24 + 5= 65 (C-)
Curving is
used when deemed necessary by the instructor.
Numeric grades will be posted on Moodle as soon as all
students have completed their exams and
all the exams are graded.
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