OBSERVING THE EARTH
ES 1000 Summer 2009 Session II

Meeting Time:         MTWTh 12:10-1:45 pm

Meeting Place:        Room Science C-336 (Note Room Change)

Text:                       McConnell et al. "The Good Earth" McGraw-Hill, available at the bookstore

Instructor:                Prof. Charles L. Smart                                    
                                Department of Geology and Meteorology                                    
                                E-mail address: csmart@kean.edu                                    
                                Lecture Notes: http://www.kean.edu/~csmart/Observing/Lectures/                                    

Office Hours:           Tuesday 12 noon after class, or by appointment, Room C-309

 

General Comments     In this introductory course on the earth we will learn to observe and interpret aspects of the Earth, including life, rock, water and air. 


Grading
There will be three Tests, worth 32 percent each.  The questions will come from the lecture, reading and homework. Attendance and your answers to recitation questions account for the remaining 4 percent of your grade.

 

Test Locations:  All tests in the normal lecture room.

 

Summary of Tests:
Test 1                            July 9th, Thursday                     Chapters 1-4,6,7,9                 Lectures 1-7
Test 2                            July 22nd, Wednesday               Chapters  4,5,8,11,12               Lectures 8-12
Test 3                            August 5th,  Thursday               Chapters 13-17                      Lectures 14-19

Attendance    Your attendance is a small part of your grade. Some of the material discussed in class will not be in the text.  Only by coming to class will you be able to get an accurate impression of what will be stressed on the tests.

Disabilities     If you have a disability and need any sort of special accommodations, please see me prior to the first test.

 

McConnell CHAPTER NUMBERING SYSTEM
1.  Introduction
2.  Earth in Space
3. Near-Earth-Objects
4.  Plate Tectonics
5.  Earthquakes
6.  Volcanoes and other mountains
7.  Rocks & Minerals
8.  Geologic Time
9. Weathering & Soils
10. Slope Failure & Landslides
11. Streams & Floods
12. Groundwater & Wetlands
13. Oceans & Coastlines
14.  The Atmosphere
15.  Weather Systems
16. Earth's Climate System
17. Global Change

 

 

 

Lecture and Exam Schedule 

Date                  ____READING/Tests      _________ _______________________TOPICS______________________________

June 29-July 2           Ch. 1-3, 4 in part, 7 in part, 6    Universe & Plate Tectonics 1, Atoms & Minerals, Igneous Rocks, Volcanoes

July 6-9                     Ch. 9, finish 7, Rev., T1           Weathering & Soils, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks, Review, Test 1

July 13 - 16               Ch. 8, 5, finish 4, 11-12             Geologic Time, Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics 2, Streams & GW

July 20                       Last Day to Withdraw

July 20, 21, 22,23      Lect. 13, Rev., T2, Ch. 13             Observing, Review, Test 2, Oceans and Coasts

July 27 - 30               Ch. 16 and 17 in part, 14, 15       Cold Climate, Dry Climate, Atmosphere, Weather

August 3,4, 5             Ch.16 and 17, Review, T3          Climate and Global Change, Review, Test 3