Geology 1002 (Section 1): Honors
Physical Geology
E131 Howe-Russell
TTH 9:10 - 10:30
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Instructor: |
Prof. Jeffrey A. Nunn |
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Office: |
Room E339 Howe-Russell |
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Telephone: |
578-3353 |
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e-mail: |
gljeff@lsu.edu |
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Office hours: |
3:00 to 5:00 M or by appointment |
Class web page: http://www.geol.lsu.edu/jnunn/1002.1/
Text: Understanding Earth (Fifth Edition) (2006),
Publisher web page: http://www.whfreeman.com/understandingearth/
Evaluation: There are eight quizzes/blog questions, three exams, six short projects, and a final exam. Exam questions may be short answer, multiple choice, matching or true/false. No make-up quizzes. Make-up exams are discouraged but those that are necessary will be essay exams. Final exam is comprehensive.
Communication across the Curriculum: This course is certified as a “Communication-Intensive Course” and meets all of the requirements explained on the CxC Web site: http://cxc.lsu.edu., including the following: Emphases on formal and informal assignments in written communication and visual communication, class time spent on communication, 40% of the final grade based on communication projects, revisions after faculty feedback on 2 formal projects (one for each emphasis), and a student/faculty ratio of 35:1. Because it meets these requirements, students may count it toward “Distinguished Communicator” certification on LSU transcripts.
Grades: Hour exams are worth 100 points each. Final exam is worth 150 points. Projects are 40 points each. Quizzes/Blog Questions are worth 10 points each. Your lowest two quiz/blog scores do not count towards your final grade. Letter grades are assigned from the final numerical score based on your performance relative to the rest of the class (i.e., a curve).
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Topic |
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Projects Due |
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August |
25 |
Earth Systems/Photo Op |
GJPS 1-16 |
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27 |
GJPS 18-42 |
Practice Quiz |
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September |
1 |
GJPS 44-73 |
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3 |
GJPS 76-98 |
Quiz |
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8 |
Igneous Rocks |
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Project 1 (Plate Movement) |
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10 |
GJPS 100-127 |
Quiz |
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15 |
Exam 1 |
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17 |
GJPS 130-148 |
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22 |
GJPS
168-186 |
Project 2 (Minerals and You) |
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24 |
GJPS 270-294 |
Quiz |
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GCAGS |
29 |
CxC Information Session |
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October |
1 |
Fall Holiday |
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6 |
Volcanoes |
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8 |
GJPS
150-167; 218-232 |
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13 |
Rock Deformation |
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Project 3 (Volcanoes) |
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15 |
GJPS 296-322 |
Quiz |
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Portland |
20 |
Exam 2 |
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22 |
GJPS 324-345 |
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27 |
GJPS 346-368 |
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29 |
GJPS 370-398 |
Quiz |
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November |
3 |
Group Presentations |
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Project 4 (Group Project) |
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5 |
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Quiz |
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10 |
GJPS 400-423 |
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12 |
Exam 3 |
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17 |
GJPS 426-451 |
Project 5 (Water Resources) |
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19 |
Stream Transport |
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Quiz |
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21 |
Field Trip (Saturday) |
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24 |
GJPS 472-502 |
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26 |
Thanksgiving |
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December |
2 |
GJPS 550-578 |
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4 |
Earth's Environment |
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Project 6 (Research Topic) |
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8 |
Final Exam (7:30-9:30) |
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An optional field trip to the Tunica Hills is planned for Saturday November 21th. We will leave mid-morning and return mid-afternoon. More details later.