Earth Science 110, Winter 2019

 

Course Syllabus: 

Introduction to Earth Science

Winter 2019  Mr. Hughes

 

Office: T-105 (or R 109)          Phone:  714-564-6610            E-Mail: hughes_phil@sac.edu

 

Textbook:  Earth Science by  Tarbuck Lutgens and Tasa.  You will be expected to keep up with reading assignments.  Exams and Quizzes will contain questions on material in the book not covered in lecture.

 

Grading:  Grades will be based on a point system.  There will be approximately 575  possible points. Quizzes and Exams will be primarily multiple choice.  (Apperson machine form #100AS).

 

                        2 Exams  (100 points each)                   =  200 points

                        Final Exam                                          =  150 points

                        Best 5 of 6 Quizzes  (25 points each)     =  125 points

                        Field Trip                                             =   50 points

                        Assignments and Homework                =   50 points

                        Total                                                      =  575 points

 

The number of homework and other assignments may vary so it is quite likely that the final point total will not be exactly  575  points.

 

Bring a good eraser to all tests; scores will not be adjusted for incomplete erasures on answer sheets.

 

Final grades will be determined by the percentage of points earned divided into to the maximum number of points possible, as follows:         A =  100 to 85%, 

B =    84 to 75%, 

C =    74 to 60%, 

D =    59 to 50%

F =    49 to  0%

 

 

Field Trip:  A one half day field trip to Dana Point Harbor has been tentatively scheduled for Friday  January 18 during the same time that class would normally meet..  Attendance and a short exercise will be worth up to 50 points.

 

 

Attendance: You are expected to attend all class sessions.  Certain in-class assignments and all quizzes will not be made up for any reason.  Exams may be made up only if I am contacted and informed of your valid reason before the exam is given.  All make up exams will be essay format must be taken within one week from the time the original exam is given. 

 

 

Cheating:  Cheating and academic misconduct will not be tolerated and the Academic Honesty Policy of the college will be followed.  The minimum penalty will be a 0 on the test or quiz involved.  More serious cases will result in an F for the course and referral to the Dean of Students for further action.    See page 31 of the Santa Ana College Catalog for a full description of the Student Code of Conduct.

 

 

Electronic Devices:  Devices such as phones, games or ipods must be put away and turned off at all times in class.   Any use of a phone or other electronic device during a quiz or test will be considered cheating.and will result in a zero.

 

 

 

Measured Learning Objectives:  After successfully completing this course a student will be able to:

 

1. Analyze and apply the scientific method to geologic problems which will result in reasonable and logical conclusions.

 

            2, Assess and evaluate the impact of natural processes such as earthquakes and volcanoes the human environment.

 

 

 

Academic Accommodation:  A student with a disability who would like to request an academic accommodation is responsible for identifying his/herself to the instructor and to the Disabled Student Programs and Services office (DSPS).   The DSPS office is in U-103 and the phone number is (714) 564-6264 or TTY (714) 564-6284

 

 

 

 

 

1/7/19   Atoms, Elements Minerals	1/8   Rocks       Ch 1, 2 & 3	1/9   Quiz 1 Weathering, mass wasting, & rivers   Ch 4	1/10   Floods and groundwater     Ch 5
1/14    Quiz 2 Plate tectonics   Ch 7 & 10	1/15   Earthquakes     Ch 8	1/16   Quiz #3 Volcanoes   Ch 9	1/17   Exam #1 Geologic time   Ch 11 & 12
1/21   Ocean floor and Sea water       Ch 13	1/22     Quiz 4 Coastlines & the dynamic ocean     Ch  14 & 15	1/23   Atmospheric     compostion, winds   Ch 16, 17. 18	1/24   No class to compensate for Field Trip on 1/18
1/28   Quiz 5 Storms, climate   Ch 19 & 20	1/29   Exam #2 Origins of astronomy   Ch 21 & 22	1/30   Quiz 6  Solar system and beyond   Ch 23 & 24	1/31       Final Exam