Intro. Physical Geography 120

.....................................UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-GREENSBORO...............................

.........................................Physical Geology (GEO 111-01) Fall Semester, 1997....................................

Instructor: Dr. Jay Lennartson
Lecture Meetings: MWF 9:00-9:50 am; Graham 109
Office: Graham 122

Office Phone: 334-5489
Email: gjlennar@uncg.edu
WWW URL: http://www.uncg.edu/~gjlennar/geo111.html
Office Hours: MWF 3:00-4:00 pm; and by appointment, or drop-in!!
Geography Department: Graham 129
Geography Department Phone: 334-5388
Geography Department FAX: 334-5864

GEO 111-01 has an accompanying laboratory experience. In addition to registering for GEO 111-01, you must also sign-up for GEO111L-01 or GEO111L-02.

Course Overview and Goals
- In Physical Geology you will learn about the materials that compose Earth, and the processes and forces acting beneath and upon Earth's surface.
- The focus in this course will be on understanding how these processes have shaped, and continue to shape, Earth's surface.
- You will learn that as a result of these processes, Earth's surface-in terms of form and structure-is a dynamic entity.
- With a basic knowledge of the Earth and the processes that formed it, you will have a greater sense of appreciation for our home-Planet Earth.
Required Textbook & Lab Manual
- Textbook: Earth (5th edition), by Tarbuck and Lutgens ** Required**
- Lab Manual: Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology (4th ed.), by AGI ** Required **
Examinations and Grading
- The lecture portion of GEO111-01 counts for 75% of your grade, while the laboratory portion of the course is worth 25% of your grade.
- Lecture Exams: There will be a total of "4" lecture exams. Each exam is worth 16.25% of the final grade in the course. In total, lecture exams are worth 65% of the final grade in the course.
- Quizzes/Short-Assignments: There will be a total of 16 quizzes/short-assignments during the semester-one quiz or assignment each week. Each quiz will be comprised of approximately 2-5 short-answer or objective type questions. The assignments will generally involve accessing www sites, and then responding to a couple (to a few) short-answer questions. The short-answer assignments will typically be due the following class meeting. Your quiz/assignment with the lowest score will be dropped. Your quiz grade will be based on your highest "15" quiz/assignment scores. The quiz/assignment grade is worth 10% of the final grade in the course. **** Quizzes/Assignments may not be made-up under any circumstances ****

Lab Work                          25%      

Lecture Quizzes/Assignments       10%      

Lecture Test I                    16.25%    

Lecture Test II                   16.25%    

Lecture Test III                  16.25%    

Lecture Test IV                   16.25%    

                                   100%

Lecture Examinations will draw questions from lecture and the text. Exams will be a mix of objective type questions.
Some topics in the text will be emphasized more than others. Your lecture notes should be used as a guide to the text material that is most important for exams.
Except under dire circumstances, and substantiated by authentic written documentation, no makeup exams will be given. If you miss an exam, you must contract me (or the Geography Department office) within 24 hours of the time that the exam was missed.
There is no mechanism for obtaining "extra credit" in this course!!

Attendance
- Attendance at lecture is very important and you are expected to attend all lectures!! Please do not be tardy as well!!
Course Resources
- You are required to fully utilize E-Mail and Internet resources in this course.
- In most cases lecture notes for upcoming lectures will be available from the course home page (http://www.uncg.edu/~gjlennar/geo111.html). Lecture notes (if they are to be made available for a given class) will always be posted on the course home page at least 24 hours prior to the class meeting.
- You are strongly encouraged to frequently check your E-Mail for important course-related announcements from me. I often find it useful between class meetings to pass along, via E-Mail and the course home page, important course-related information (e.g., information about lecture material, topical information, web sites to look at, and information related to exams and quizzes). Information relayed via E-Mail and the course home page will not necessarily be repeated in class!!
Success in this course:
- always attend lecture, and pay attention while in lecture
- fully utilize (on a regular basis) E-Mail and internet resources
- read the assigned sections in the text in a timely fashion (preferably both prior to and after the lecture).
- obtain assistance from me - at the earliest possible opportunity - if you have questions regarding the lecture material or the reading assignments.
- I encourage you to come visit me during my office hours; or if these times are not convenient for you, please set-up an appointment. You are also more than welcome to just drop-by with questions at any time!! Questions via Email are encouraged!!
Miscellaneous Information
- Any student in this class who has a documented disability that prevents the fullest expression of abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so that we can discuss class requirements and accommodations.
- Final grades once posted will not under any circumstance be changed (with the exception of clerical error).
- In all matters related to this course, it is expected that you will conduct yourself in an honorable fashion and exhibit the highest level of integrity.
- The exam schedule (below) is tentative. Changes to the exam schedule will be announced in class and/or posted on the "announcements link" of the course home page.

   Day      Date        Tentative Lecture Topic        Reading        WWW       

                                                                    http://     

   Mon      8/18    Course Introduction; Methods of    Chapter  "www.ucmp.berke 
   Wed      8/20   Science; Introduction to Geology:      1        ley.edu/     
   Fri      8/22   Uniformitarianism, Geologic Time,            exhibit/geology 
                      Earth's Origin and Our Solar                  .html"      
                      System, Earth's 4 Spheres,                                
                        Earth's Dynamic Systems                                 





   Mon      8/25   Earth's Structure; Seismic Waves;  Chapter   "pubs.usgs.gov/ 
   Wed      8/27            Plate Tectonics            17, 1,   publications/te 
   Fri      8/29                                         18     xt/dynamic.html" 
                                                                               


   Mon      9/1       Labor Day Holiday - No Class                              



   Wed      9/3       Plate Tectonics (continued)      Chapter  "www.ucmp.berke 
   Fri      9/5                                          18     ley.edu/geology 
                                                                 /teccon.html"  



   Mon      9/8       Matter; Nature of Minerals;      Chapter  "pubs.usgs.gov/ 
   Wed      9/10    Silicate Minerals; Rock Forming       2     gip/gemstones/" 
   Fri      9/12                Minerals                                        



   Mon      9/15                Exam One                                        



   Wed      9/17    Igneous Rocks: Nature of Magma;    Chapter  "pubs.usgs.gov/ 
   Fri      9/19    Rock Textures; Rock Composition;      3     gip/collect1/co 
                        Kinds of Igneous Rocks;                 llectgip.html"  
                      Occurrence of Igneous Rocks                               



   Mon      9/22     Volcanism: Nature, Materials,     Chapter  "geology.er.usg 
   Wed      9/24            Types, Landforms              4     s.gov/eastern/v 
   Fri      9/26                                                olcanoes/volque 
                                                                   st.html"     



   Mon      9/29   Sedimentary Rocks: Nature, Types,   Chapter                  
   Wed      10/1     Classification, Environments,        6                     
   Fri      10/3               Structures                                       



   Mon      10/6       Metamorphic Rocks: Nature,      Chapter  "www.wku.edu/ww 
   Wed      10/8       Processes, Texture, Kinds,       7, 8    w/geoweb/geyser 
   Fri     10/10     Occurrences, Metamorphism and                 .html"       
                    Plate Tectonics; Geologic Time:                             
                     Relative Dating, Correlation,                              
                   Radiometric Dating, Geologic Time                            
                                 Scale                                          



   Mon     10/13         Fall Break - No Class                                  



   Wed     10/15                Exam Two                                        



   Fri     10/17       Geologic Time (continued)       Chap. 8                  

   Mon     10/20   Weathering: Mechanical, Chemical,   Chapter  "geohazards.cr. 
   Wed     10/22    Rates of Weathering; Soil; Mass     5, 9    usgs.gov/html_f 
   Fri     10/24           Wasting: Controls,                   iles/nlic/bluer 
                   Classification, Slump, Rockslide,               idge.htm"    
                        Mudflow, Earthflow, Slow                                
                               Movements                                        



   Mon     10/27    Mass Wasting (continued); River    Chapter  "octopus.gma.or 
   Wed     10/29   Systems: Hydrologic Cycle, Stream    9, 10   g/streams/whati 
   Fri     10/31    Erosion, Transport, Deposition,               s.html" and   
                      Valleys, Drainage Networks,               "www.earthsat.c 
                           Valley Development                   om/flood/floodr 
                                                                   isk.html"    



   Mon      11/3    Ground Water: Distribution, the    Chapter  "www.goodearth. 
   Wed      11/5       Water Table, Porosity and       11, 12   com/virtcave.ht 
   Fri      11/7    Permeability, Movement, Springs,                ml" and     
                          Wells, Ground Water                   www-nsidc.color 
                    Contamination, Karst Topography;            ado.edu/NSIDC/E 
                         Glacial Systems: Types,                 DUCATION/GLACIERS/ 
                     Formation, Movement, Erosion,                           
                         Deposition, Landforms,                                 
                     Pleistocene Glaciation, Causes                             



   Mon     11/10               Exam Three                                       



   Wed     11/12   Eolian Systems: Distribution, and   Chapter  "drylands.nasm. 
   Fri     11/14      Causes, Geologic Processes,      13, 14      edu:1995"    
                        Transportation, Erosion,                      and       
                     Deposition; Shoreline Systems:             "marine.usgs.go 
                    Waves, Transport, Erosion, Tides            v/marine--plan/ 
                                                                html/coastal-an 
                                                                d-nearshore.html"
                                                                              


   Mon     11/17      Crustal Deformation: Types,      Chapter  "wwwneic.cr.usg 
   Wed     11/19       Folds, Faults, Joints;           15, 16   s.gov/neis/gene 
   Fri     11/21     Earthquakes: Nature, Seismology,            ral/handouts/ge 
                        Locations, Intensity and                neral_seismicit 
                         Magnitude; Prediction                      y.html"     



   Mon     11/24        Earthquakes (continued)        Chapter                  
                                                         16                     



   Wed      11/26     Thanksgiving Break - No Class                              

   Fri      11/28     Thanksgiving Break - No Class                              



   Mon      12/1       The Ocean Floor; Mountain       Chapter  "topex-www.jpl. 
   Wed      12/3   Building and the Evolution of the    19, 20   nasa.gov/" and  
   Fri      12/5               Continents                       "adhocalypse.ar 
                                                                ts.unimelb.edu. 
                                                                au/fcf/ucr/stud 
                                                                ent/1996/c.spra 
                                                                 gg/index.htm"  



   Mon      12/8      Energy and Mineral Resources     Chapter  "adhocalypse.ar 
                                                         21     ts.unimelb.edu. 
                                                                au/fcf/ucr/stud 
                                                                ent/1996/c.spra 
                                                                gg/attach/geomo 
                                                                rph/formcont.htm" 
                                                                             

   Wed     12/10     Final Exam: 8:00 am - 11:00 am