Department of Environmental Sciences, Mail Stop 604, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft St.,Toledo, OH 43606-3390
Course Syllabus
Physical Geology, EEES-1010-004, 3 credit hours
(Tuesday-Thursday,
12:30-1:45pm, Snyder Memorial 2100)
Course Objective: By investigating earth's materials, processes and features we learn that our planet is dynamic and continuously changing. With an understanding of the materials that comprise the earth, we then focus on the processes that continually shape and reshape the landscape and the earth's interior. This knowledge is used to understand geologic history, distributions of geologic resources, geologic hazards, and environmental impacts of humans.
Accompanying Laboratory Course:
EEES-1020, 1 credit hour, is an optional laboratory course which follows
the outline for this lecture course.
This companion course focuses on mineral and rock identification, map
reading, and analysis of geologic structures.
The student is not required to take both courses, nor do both courses
have to be taken simultaneously.
However, you will find the visual and "hands on" nature of
EEES-1020 very helpful for understanding the material in this course.
Instructor
Dr. James Martin-Hayden :Web Page
Office: 3034 Bowman-Oddy
Telephone: 530-2634 (use E-mail if no answer)
E-mail: jhayden@utnet.utoledo.edu
Office Hours: Mon-Th 11:00-12:00 (or by appointment)
Class
Place: Snyder Memorial 2100
Time: Tu, Th 12:30-1:45pm
Web Site: This Link
Required
text: Physical
Geology. Plummer, Carlson and Hammersley, 13th edition, 
McGraw/Hill
2010
Grading and tests: There will be three multiple choice tests given during the semester, one at the end of each Unit. Each of the semester tests (approximately 50 questions each) will be worth 20% of your final grade. The fourth test, the final exam (75 questions), will be worth 40% of the final grade, and will cover some basic material from Units I, and II (approximately 2/3 of the test) and the material for Unit III. Material for the tests will be taken from the lecture as well as the required text. However, the topics emphasized in lecture will be emphasized on the tests.
All tests must be taken on the test date shown on the course schedule. If the student expects to be absent on the test date, advance notice should be given to the instructor and the test will be given prior to the scheduled time. Only university accepted excuses will be honored. If an urgent personal emergency prevents you from taking the test at the scheduled time, you must call the instructor or the Department of Geology prior to the test time and provide written documentation (doctor's notice, obituary). All make-up tests shall be taken within 5 days of the original test date and will be short essay or essay format.
Students
with disabilities: If
any student has a disability that requires special assistance, please tell the instructor
so that appropriate measures can be taken.
It is also recommended that the student contact the Office of
Accessibility as soon as possible for additional support.
Subject
Schedule
|
Unit
I |
Introducing
Earth |
Chapter (reading) |
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Week 1 |
Introduction to geology |
Preface, ch.1 |
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Week 2 |
Introduction to Plate Tectonics |
ch. 1 |
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Unit II |
What the Earth is Made Of |
|
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Week 3 |
Minerals |
2 |
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Week 4 |
Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity |
3 |
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Week 5 |
Start Volcanoes |
4 |
|
|
Exam
1,
Thursday, Feb. 10th (20% of final grade) |
|
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Week 6 |
Volcanoes and Volcanism |
4 |
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Week 7 |
Weathering and Soil |
5 |
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Week 8 |
Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks |
6 |
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Week 9 |
Spring Break |
|
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Week 10 |
Exam 2, Thurs., March. 17th (20% of final grade) |
|
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Week
11 |
Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks |
7 |
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Unit III |
Geology at the Earth’s Surface |
|
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Week 12 |
Geologic Time Mass Wasting |
8, 9 |
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Week 13 |
Streams and Running Water Exam 3, Tuesday, April. 7th (20% of final grade) |
10 |
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Week 14 |
Ground Water |
11 |
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Week 15 |
Glaciers and Glaciation |
12 |
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Finals
Week |
Final
Examination
(Comprehensive test worth 35% of final grade) Wednesday,. May 6, 8:00-10:00 |
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Grading: The number grades noted at the top of your exams will correspond to the following letter grades (The test grades may need to be adjusted to compensate for differences in the difficulty of the exams):
84-100 A
80-83 A-
77-79 B+
74-76 B
70-73 B-
67-69 C+
64-66 C
60-63 C-
57-59 D+
54-56 D
50-53 D-
Less than 50% F