296-202 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
Spring 2002

Steve Dutch Office: LS 475 Phone: 465-2246 e-mail: dutchs@uwgb.edu
HOME PAGE: http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Syllabus

TR	January 22-24	Introduction to the course	Ch. 1
TR	January 29-31	Minerals	Ch. 2
TR	February 5-7	Igneous Rocks and Volcanoes	Ch. 3-4
TR	February 12-14	Weathering and Erosion	Ch. 5, 14, 16
TR	February 19 - 21	Evolution of Landscapes	Ch. 15
T	MIDTERM I	8:00-9:15 AM, February 26, Tuesday
RT	February 28 - March 5	Sedimentary Rocks	Ch. 6
RT	March 7 - 12	Evolution, Fossils, Geologic Time	Ch. 8
R	March 14	Glaciers	Ch. 17
RT	March 16-24	Spring Break
T	March 26	Glaciers	Ch. 17
RT	March 28 - April 2	Wind and Wave Erosion	Ch. 18, 19, 11
R	MIDTERM II	8:00-9:15 AM, April 4, Thursday
TR	April 9 - 11	Metamorphism and Deformation	Ch. 7, 13
TR	April 16- 18	Earthquakes and Earth's Interior	Ch. 9, 10
TR	April 23 - 25	Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics	Ch. 12, 11
TR	April 30 - May 2	Resources from the Earth
TR	May 7-9	Geology of other Worlds	Ch. 20

May 16, Thursday FINAL EXAM 8:00-10:00 AM in CH 113

GRADING:

Midterm I	50 points	A	270+
Midterm II	50 points	AB	255-269
Lab	100 points	B	240-254
Final	80 points	BC	230-239
Field Trip	20 points	C	210-229
Total	300 points	D	200-209

Exams are multiple choice, 1 pt. per question.
Because test questions are freely available to all (see below), grade breaks are firm, especially C/D and D/F.

Field trip will be held Saturday, April 6 (A-M) or Sunday April 7 (N-Z)

TEXT: Monroe and Wicander, PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
Lab Manual: American Geological Institute, Physical Geology.

General Course Expectations

You are responsible for being aware of any changes in class schedule or content.
If you elect not to attend lecture, you must make arrangements for finding out about changes.
You are responsible for checking your campus e-mail account for messages. Your account can be accessed from anywhere via the campus home page. I will not send messages to private accounts.
A credit is defined as three hours of work per week. Count on spending two hours outside of class to assimilate an hour's worth of lecture properly. Cramming just does not work. You're better off getting a good night's sleep before class.
You are responsible for reading, learning and remembering the material on this syllabus. You are responsible for keeping all course materials and records until your final grades are in.

EXAM QUESTIONS

The test bank is available on line. These questions are provided as a convenience to students who want to know what sorts of questions I ask. Please note:

Memorizing answers hardly ever results in a good grade.
Use critical judgment. Some obsolete questions are still there. If you can't find the answer in the text or your notes, the question will probably not be used.

These questions are provided as a convenience to students who want to know what sorts of questions I ask, and to prevent students with old exams from having an unfair advantage. I normally make up the exams using these questions, but I reserve the right to use other exams, for example, standardized exams.

FIELD TRIP

Because of the large enrollment in this course and Earth Science, 296-102, it is necessary to run the field trip twice. Try to make the assigned date. I will arrange swaps for people with legitimate work or other conflicts. Once those needs are accomodated, I will permit swaps on a space-available basis for other reasons. Generally, there is no problem accomodating a reasonable number of swaps.

It is unfortunately necessary to verify reasons for missing the field trip. Students who miss the trip will be given a form to fill out. Verification consists of:

Name and phone number of someone who can verify the reason for missing the trip.
Documentation:
- Work: a note from your supervisor, preferably on official stationery. If you have a printed work schedule, that will do also.
- Wedding: a photocopy of the invitation, wedding program, etc.
- Funeral: a photocopy of the obituary or funeral service.
- Hard-to-document situations (illness, car trouble, etc.): any documentation you have, plus someone who can verify your plight.

Missing the trip because of showing up at the wrong time or place: No Credit or makeup. It is your responsibility to put this event on your calendar.

Field trips leave from the Green Parking lot at 8:00 on the scheduled date and return about 4:00 P.M.

General Field Trip Guidelines

You must join the trip at UW-Green Bay, not at one of the stops.
Clothing should be casual. Long sleeves and trousers are recommended, along with tennis shoes. Wear something you can get dirty. There is no strenuous hiking.
Bring a lunch. There will be rest stops at gas stations where you can buy something.
Bring plenty of fluids. Even on a cold day you can get surprisingly dehydrated.
No alcoholic beverages are permitted.
There are ticks in the brush at a couple of stops. Long sleeves and trousers are recommended. Check yourself carefully.
Because of insurance concerns, students may not bring private vehicles on the trip. You must use the transportation provided.
Students who live in the Crivitz area may be dropped off there after the field trip is over. You are solely responsible for your ride arrangements.

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