Geologic
Disasters and The Environment
GLG
110
Fall
Semester 2009
Instructor: Richard Ryan
E-mail: richard.ryan@pvmail.maricopa.edu
Office Hours: By appointment.
Course Number: GLG 110, 3 credits
Section Number: 59092
Course Title: Geologic Disasters
and The Environment
Class Schedule: Tu. and Th. 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Class Location:
Textbook: Keller, Edward A. Environmental
Geology, 8th edition.
Tentative Schedule Lecture Part
|
Date |
Topic |
|
|
08-25 |
Introduction to class |
|
|
08-27 |
Chapter 1: Philosophy and
Fundamental Concepts Notes |
2-23 |
|
09-03 |
Chapter 2: Earth Materials and
Processes Notes |
24-55 |
|
09-10 |
Chapter 3: Soils and Environment |
56-84 |
|
09-17 |
Chapter 4: Natural Hazards: An
Overview |
86-97 |
|
09-24 |
Review for Exam 1 |
Exam 1 |
|
09-29 |
Take-Home Exam 1 due back! |
|
|
09-29 |
Chapter 5: Rivers and Flooding |
98-131 |
|
10-06 |
Chapter 6: Landslides and Related
Phenomena |
132-160 |
|
10-13 |
Chapter 7: Earthquakes and Related
Phenomena |
161-204 |
|
10-20 |
Chapter 8: Volcanic Activity |
205-231 |
|
10-27 |
Review for Exam 2 |
Exam 2 |
|
10-29 |
Take-Home Exam 2 due back! |
|
|
10-29 |
Chapter 10:
Water: Process, Supply, and Use |
260-290 |
|
11-05 |
Chapter
11: Water Pollution and Treatment |
291-316 |
|
11-12 |
Chapter
14: Mineral Resources and Environment |
374-399 |
|
11-19 |
Chapter
15: Energy and Environment |
400-443 |
|
12-01 |
Chapter 16:
Global Change and Earth System Science |
446-471 |
|
12-08 |
Review
for Exam 3 |
|
|
12-10 |
Take-Home Exam 3 due back! |
|
|
12-15 |
Final Exam (comprehensive, in class) |
|
Grade Policy:
The grade for this class (lecture) will
be based on the following criteria:
1. Exams: There will be three exams as shown on the schedule. There
are no make-up exams. If a student misses an exam, the grade will be zero.
Exams will be essay and short answer. Each exam is worth 100 points each. If
all three exams are taken, the lowest score can be dropped and in its place,
the final exam will be counted (See “Option” below). Total points: 300.
2. Final Exam: There will be a comprehensive final exam. Total points:
100.
3. Quizzes/Activities: There will be eleven quizzes/activities in class. These
are worth 5 points each. A student may miss one quiz/activity. Total points:
50.
4. Extra Credit: You can write a one- to two-page paper about the geologic
aspect of some environmental issue (you should find literature on the internet,
the newspaper, or the library). Total points: 20.
Options: If you are satisfied with your grade for the three hour
exams and the quizzes/activities, you can use these for your grade and not take
the final exam.
Note: Anyone who misses an hour exam does not have this option!
Attendance Requirements: I expect you to attend each class. All points described
under "Grade Policy" have to be completed. The only exception is
point 4 (Term Paper), this is extra credit to improve your grade if you desire
to do so. Other forms of extra credit are not included in this class.
Plagiarism & Cheating: Will not be tolerated (See PVCC
Student Handbook).
Cell Phones and Beepers: ABSOLUTELY NO
phones and beepers allowed in class! If your
device goes off during lecture/lab or if you send/receive text messages, you
will lose 10 points each time.
Special Arrangements: If you have a specific physical, psychiatric or learning
disability and require accommodations, please let me know early in the semester
so that your learning needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide
documentation of your disability to the
Note: Information listed within this course syllabus is
subject to change by discretion of the instructor.