G 101

Introduction to Earth Science

Revised Fall 2008 Syllabus

Instructor: Dr. Zoran Kilibarda     Office: Marram Hall 247  E-mail: zkilibar@iun.edu  Phone: 980-6753

Classroom: Hawtorn Hall 107, Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 - 11:15 a.m.              

Web Page: http://www.iun.edu/~geos/zkilibarda.shtml

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-10:00 a.m. and 3:00-4:30 p.m. and by appointment.

Textbook: Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa, 2009: Earth Science, custom edition for Indiana University Northwest, Pearson/Prentice Hall

Textbook web page: http://www.prenhall.com/tarbuck/details2.html

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to demonstrate understanding the processes of

a) Plate tectonics and the earth’s interior;

b) Volcanism, and earthquakes;

c) Weathering, erosion, and deposition;

d) Ocean, its movements life and sediments;

e) Weather and climate.

Quizzes, Exercises, Homework and Exams

During the semester you will have ten in class quizzes that will test your knowledge of material discussed in lectures. In class quizzes will take place during first 10 minutes of the class and will be announced in lecture period prior to it. Make sure you come on time to class and not miss quiz because there will not be make-up unless exceptional circumstances happened. Your worst quiz score will be dropped in calculating final grade.

You will also have ten very similar quizzes posted on the Oncourse that you can take within a week after they are posted. These quizzes are timed (5 minutes for ten questions) and you will have only one attempt in answering them. Make sure you study before taking Oncourse quizzes.

You can practice answering quiz questions from the text's web site and also from my web page.

Four exercises will be done outside a class, either in a group or individually. Groups may have 3-5 students, with each student sharing responsibilities and achieving same score for particular exercise. I will post the Exercise on Oncourse, and you will have one week to complete it after its posting.

Homework will be web exercise on earthquakes. After you successfully complete the exercise you will print certificate of completion with your name(s) and bring it to me before the deadline on Tuesday, November 4^th, 2008. For each late day 20% of Homework points will be deducted.

Three exams will be combination of multiple choice questions and true or false statements. Final Exam is comprehensive. Make-up exams would be given only with physician's note or in exceptional circumstances with my permission.

How to Succeed in This Course?

Print or copy lecture outlines from the web  before each class and read the text chapter related to it. Pay attention to all photographs, diagrams and drawings because those provide a lot of information that is easier to remember than pure text. Come to lecture and add the notes next to terms written in lecture outlines. Whenever in doubt or confused ask questions for clarifications either during the lecture or immediately after the class. If you work or study schedule allows you, read the text chapter again with your lecture notes and reinforce and repeat material covered in lecture. With an 1.5 to 2 hours of study per lecture you'll be well prepared for quizzes and with several additional hours of study your exam scores should be very good to excellent.

Grading

Disabilities: Students with disabilities requiring accommodations to participate in class activities or to meet course requirements should contact the Director of Student Support Services in Hawthorn Hall Room 300 or call 980-6798 and then contact me as soon as possible.

Revised Lecture Schedule

G 101