GEOG 1301
Section 30647
MW 10:35-11:50
Introduction to Physical Geography
Spring 2002
Instructor: Michael Pool
Office Hours:
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
Jan. 16
McKnight Chapter 1
o Hess: Lab Exercise 1, Part I & Part II
o Hess: Lab Exercise 2, Part I 1-2 & Part II 1-2
o Hess: Lab Exercise 3, Part I 1-4 & Part II 2-3
Jan. 23
McKnight Chapter 2 & 3
o Hess: Lab Exercise 4, Part I 1-6
o Hess: Lab Exercise 5, Part I 1-2
o Hess: Lab Exercise 6, Parts I & II
Jan. 30
McKnight Chapter 4
o Hess: Lab Exercise 7, Parts I & II
o Hess: Lab Exercise 8, Part I
o Hess: Lab Exercise 9, Parts I & II
o Hess: Lab Exercise 10, Parts I & III
Feb. 4
McKnight Chapter 5
o Hess: Lab Exercise 11, Parts II
o Hess: Lab Exercise 12, Parts I & II
Feb. 6
McKnight Chapter 6
o Hess: Lab Exercise 13, Parts I & II 1-2 or Parts III & IV 1-2
o Hess: Lab Exercise 14, Part I or Part III
o Hess: Lab Exercise 15, Parts I 1-3 or Part II
Feb. 13
McKnight Chapter 7
o Hess: Lab Exercise 16, Parts I & II
o Hess: Lab Exercise 17: only read
o Hess: Lab Exercise 18: only read
o Hess: Lab Exercise 19, Parts I & II
Feb. 20 Test 1 (Chapters 1-7)
Lab Manual Exercises 1-19 Due
Feb. 25
McKnight Chapter 8
o Hess: Lab Exercise 20, Parts I & II
March 4
McKnight Chapter 9 & 10
o Hess: Lab Exercise 21, Parts I 1-18
o Hess: Lab Exercise 22: only read
o Hess: Lab Exercise 23, Part I 1-2
March 18
McKnight Chapter 11
o Hess: Lab Exercise 24: only read
March 25
McKnight Chapter 12
o Hess: Lab Exercise 25: only read
April 1 Test 2 (Chapters 8-12)
April 3
McKnight Chapter 13 & 14
o Hess: Lab Exercise 26, Parts I & II
o Hess: Lab Exercise 27, Parts I, II, III, IV 1 & 3
o Hess: Lab Exercise 28, Parts I 1-5 & Part II
o Hess: Lab Exercise 29, Parts I & II
o Hess: Lab Exercise 30 Parts I 1-3, 5 & II
April 8
McKnight Chapter 15
o Hess: Lab Exercise 31
April 10
McKnight Chapter 16
o Hess: Lab Exercise 32, Parts I, II 5-7, III, & IV
o Hess: Lab Exercise 33, Parts I 1(a), 2-4, II, III, & IV
o Hess: Lab Exercise 34, Parts I & II 1-3
April 15
McKnight Chapter 17
o Hess: Lab Exercise 35, Part I
McKnight Chapter 18
o Hess: Lab Exercise 36, Parts II, III 1-3, & IV
o Hess: Lab Exercise 37, Parts I & II
April 24
McKnight Chapter 19
o Hess: Lab Exercise 38, Parts I 1-2, II 1-3, & III 1-2
o Hess: Lab Exercise 39, Parts I, II, III, & IV
April 29
McKnight Chapter 20
o Hess: Lab Exercise 40, Parts I, II, & III
May 8 Test 3 (Chapters 13-20)
Texts
McKnight, Tom L. (2002) Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, Seventh Edition. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN 0-13-040468-3
Hess, Darrel. (2002) Laboratory Manual for Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, Seventh Edition. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN 0-13-041337-2
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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 34 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 class discussion (5 points).
Attendance (15 points): Will be taken from Jan. 23 through May 1. You will receive the following points based on absences:
|
Absences |
Points |
Absences |
Points |
|
1 |
14.5 |
11 |
9.1 |
|
2 |
13.9 |
12 |
8.6 |
|
3 |
13.4 |
13 |
8.0 |
|
4 |
12.9 |
14 |
7.5 |
|
5 |
12.3 |
15 |
7.0 |
|
6 |
11.8 |
16 |
6.4 |
|
7 |
11.3 |
17 |
5.9 |
|
8 |
10.7 |
18 |
5.4 |
|
9 |
10.2 |
19 |
4.8 |
|
10 |
9.6 |
20 |
4.3 |
Chapter Summaries (5 points): You will write a typed, one page (minimum 275 word) summary of each chapter (Chapters 1-20). The summary is due on the date listed in the syllabus for that chapter; you will receive 0.25 points for each summary when handed in on time. The summaries will be accepted late until the day of the test that covers that chapter but will only count 0.125 points.
Discussion (5 points): You can earn up to five points for participating in class discussions. This means consistently asking questions, answering questions, and discussing the material. At the end of the semester (May 1), the class will evaluate each individual to determine how many points each receives.
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 9, 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 concept review, quick review, and thinking spatially exercises for each chapter at the following web site: (http://cw.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/mcknight7/). 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.