GEOG 1301
Section 02511
Introduction to Physical Geography
Spring 2000

Instructor: Michael Pool

Office Hours:

o M 10:00-12:00

oT12:00-1:00
oTh12:00-1:00
oF10:00-12:00

Home: 280-7654 (no calls after 10:00 p.m.)

E-mail: mpool@austin.cc.tx.us

Copy of syllabus: http://www.austin.cc.tx.us/pool/pool.htm

Syllabus

Classes start Jan. 18
Jan. 20

McNight Chapter 1

Hess: Lab Exercise 1, Part I 1-2 & Part II 1-2

Hess: Lab Exercise 2, Part I 1-4 & Part II 2-3 

Jan. 25

McNight Chapter 2 & 3

Hess: Lab Exercise 3, Part I 1-6

Hess: Lab Exercise 4, Part I 1-2 

Hess: Lab Exercise 5, Parts I & II

Feb. 1

McNight Chapter 4

Hess: Lab Exercise 6, Parts I & II

Hess: Lab Exercise 7, Part I 

Hess: Lab Exercise 8, Parts I & II

Hess: Lab Exercise 9, Parts I & III

Feb. 3

McNight Chapter 5

Hess: Lab Exercise 10, Parts II

Hess: Lab Exercise 11, Parts I & II

Feb. 8

McNight Chapter 6

Hess: Lab Exercise 12, Parts I & II 1-2

Hess: Lab Exercise 13, Part I

Hess: Lab Exercise 14, Parts I 1-3

Feb. 15

McNight Chapter 7

Hess: Lab Exercise 15, Parts I &II

Hess: Lab Exercise 16: only read

Hess: Lab Exercise 17: only read

Hess: Lab Exercise 18, Parts I & II

Feb. 24 Test 1 (Chapters 1-7)

Lab Manual Exercises 1-18 Due

Feb. 29

McNight Chapter 8

Hess: Lab Exercise 19, Parts I & II

March 7

McNight Chapter 9 & 10

Hess: Lab Exercise 20, Parts I 1-18

Hess: Lab Exercise 21: only read

Hess: Lab Exercise 22, Part I 1-2

March 13-March 19 Spring Break

March 21

McNight Chapter 11

Hess: Lab Exercise 23: only read

March 23

McNight Chapter 12

Hess: Lab Exercise 24: only read

March 30 Test 2 (Chapters 8-12)

Lab Manual Exercises 19-24 Due
April 4

McNight Chapter 13 & 14

Hess: Lab Exercise 25, Parts I &II

Hess: Lab Exercise 26, Parts I, II, III, IV 1 & 3

Hess: Lab Exercise 27Parts I 1-5 & Part II

Hess: Lab Exercise 28, Parts I & II

Hess: Lab Exercise 29Parts I 1-3, 5 & II

April 11

McNight Chapter 15

April 13

McNight Chapter 16

Hess: Lab Exercise 30, Parts I, II 5-7, III, & IV

Hess: Lab Exercise 31, Parts I 1(a),2-4, II, III, & IV

Hess: Lab Exercise 32, Parts I & II

April 18

McNight Chapter 17

Hess: Lab Exercise 33, Part I


April 21 Last Day to Withdraw


April 25

McNight Chapter 18
Hess: Lab Exercise 34, Parts II, III 1-3, &IV

Hess: Lab Exercise 35, Parts I & II

April 27

McNight Chapter 19

Hess: Lab Exercise 36, Parts I 1-2, II 1-3, & III 1-2

Hess: Lab Exercise 37, Parts I, II, III, & IV

May 2

McNight Chapter 20

Hess: Lab Exercise 38, Parts I, II, &III

May 11 Test 3 (Chapters 13-20)

Lab Manual Exercises 25-38 Due
 
 

Texts

McNight, Tom L. (2000) Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, Sixth Edition. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN 0-13-020263-0
Hess, Darrel. (1999) Laboratory Manual for Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, Sixth Edition. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Course Description

This course studies the factors that affect the earth's surface and create the environment and Landscape that forms the human habitat.It shows the broad diversity of disciplines and information used in the study of physical geography: Maps and map reading, weather and climate, water, soils, vegetation, and landforming processes and the dynamic relations among these processes.

Grading

Exams (50 points total):There will be three objective tests.I will drop the lower of the first two tests; if you miss a test, that will be the dropped test.Test 3 is required.You are also required to provide scantrons and a No. 2 pencil for the tests.
Lab Manual Exercises (25 points):There are 33 graded exercises.Each exercise is worth (0.76 points).Exercises are due the date of the test for that material.

Required supplies for doing the lab manual include:

blue, red, and green pencils

a 6" ruler with both inches and centimeters with inches graduated to at least 1/16"

a 3 foot section of string

access to a 10" globe and an indexed atlas (library)

Participation (25 points):This part of your grade is based on your attendance (15 points), chapter summaries (5 points), and actual participation in class discussion (5 points).

Attendance will be taken from Jan. 25 through May 4.You will receive the following points based on absences:

015.0 points
114.5 points 

213.9 points 

313.4 points 

412.9 points 

512.3 points 

611.9 points 

711.2 points 

810.7 points 

910.2 points
109.6 points 

119.1 points 

128.5 points 

138.0 points 

147.5 points 

157.0 points 

166.4 points 

175.9 points 

185.4 points
For the chapter summaries, write a one-page summary of the chapter.Each summary is due the date for that chapter in the syllabus.I will accept the chapter summaries late until the test over that material.If handed in on time, each summary is worth 0.25 points.If it is handed in late but before the test you will receive 0.125 points per summary.

You can earn up to 5 points for participating in class discussion.This means consistently asking questions, answering questions, and discussing the material.At the end of the semester (May 9), the class will evaluate itself as a whole on how many points each individual should receive.

Policies

1.Two points will be deducted from your grade for each calendar day an assignment is late after its due date.Points will be deducted until a maximum grade of 70 can be earned; points will not be deducted below a grade of 70.After May 11, a score of zero will be recorded

2.It is not my policy to drop students; it is the student's responsibility to drop the class.

3.Students are responsible for informing me when they show up for class after roll is called.

4.Incompletes are discouraged and will only be given for extenuating circumstances.Time conflicts and poor time management are not acceptable reasons; ACC has a very liberal drop policy you can use in these circumstances.

5.In cases of scholastic dishonesty (cheating) and after meeting with the student or notifying the student of the reasons for believing scholastic dishonesty occurred, a grade of 0 will be recorded for any work determined by the instructor to result from an act of scholastic dishonesty.The Dean of Student Services will be notified of the incident and the academic penalty and will determine if any further disciplinary penalty will be assessed.The student can accept the penalty or dispute in writing to the Dean, within five (5) College class days (excluding weekends) of the student's receipt of written notice of the academic penalty assessed, either the facts of the offense or the academic penalty assessed.The student is referred to the ACC Student Handbook for further details.

Extracredit

Internet Exercises
You will receive 0.5 points added to your final grade for completing all the multiple choice and labeling exercises for each chapter at the following web site: (http://www.prenhall.com/mcknight). Print out the score page and hand it in by the date of the test for that chapter.You receive credit for doing the exercises and not the score you receive.