Geology 110: Physical Geology Laboratory
Summer 2007
Instructor: Kathleen Scheiderich
Office: Chemistry Building, 1225B
Phone: 301-405-6248
Email: kateshad@geol.umd.edu
Office Hour: TBA
Course website: http://geol.umd.edu/~kateshad/GEOL110
Lab will be held in the Geology Building, Room 2106, Monday and Wednesday 12:00-15:00, June 4-July 15.
Required Text: Exercises in Physical Geology, 12th Edition, W. Kenneth Amblin and James D. Howard
Other required items: calculator, pencil
Course format and grade information:
Quizzes:
With the exception of the first lab of the semester, each lab will begin with a
brief quiz that will cover:
1) material from last week's lab, and
2) material from the preparatory reading for that week's
lab exercise.
There are no make-up quizzes, so it is essential to be on time to the
lab.
Introductory
Information: Following quiz collection, the TA will give a brief
introduction to the day's lab exercise.
Activities
and completing the Lab Handout: After the lecture is over, you will
receive a HANDOUT that you will then complete, working with your lab partners.
Working together in the lab is encouraged, but each student is responsible for
their own work. Quizzes and tests must be completed independently – that is, no
help from or help to anyone else. With the lab activities,
however, you will benefit from interacting with your fellow students. The
handout is due at the end of the lab period.
Clean-Up:
When you are finished, clean up your area, and put away any materials
that you have used. It is essential to leave the lab as clean as, or cleaner
than, it was when you arrived.
Homework:
You will be assigned reading that is to be completed before the next class. You
will be quizzed on this homework reading.
Statement on Disabilities: If
you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations
with me, please contact me as soon as possible.
What is expected of you, the student:
arrive to class on time
work in a focused and independent manner
work cooperatively with lab partners when
appropriate
seek help from the TA if you need it
behave in a manner appropriate to a mature
student
turn off cellular telephones, ipods, etc, when in the lab
eat before or after coming to lab (not in the
lab)
do the required reading prior to class to prepare you for each week’s lab
missed classes will only be excused if the
student can produce valid documentation for their absence or for a religious
observance
no make up quizzes; labs and exams missed due to an excused
absence must be made up in order to receive credit
Grading:
40% weekly lab exercises (10 exercises)
20% quizzes (10 quizzes)
20% midterm examination
20% final examination
General lab schedule:
As each lab approaches,
relevant study guides, presentations, and worksheets will be made
available. Changes may be made to the syllabus to accomodate the
short nature of the summer session. I will inform you in class of
changes and post them here.
Syllabus
Monday June 4 -Introduction and Lab 1: Plate Tectonics (read and study 223-274)
Wednesday June 6: Lab 2: Minerals and Mineral Growth (read and study 6-25)
Monday June 11: Lab 3: Igneous Rocks (read and study 26-43)
Wednesday June 13: Lab 4: Sedimentary Rocks (read and study 44-60)
Monday June 18: Lab 5: Metamorphic Rocks (read and study 61-73)
Wednesday June 20: Midterm Exam
Monday June 25: Lab 6 Maps and aerial photos (read and study 81-100)
Wednesday June 27: Lab 7 Structural Geology (read and study 186-215); supplemental information for this lab
Monday July 2: Lab 8 Geologic time and relative dating (read and study 74-80)
Wednesday July 4 -- NO LAB
Monday July 9: Lab 9 Stream Erosion and Sedimentation (Paint Branch) (read and study 106-122, do pre-lab assignment); Lab 10 Geologic Hazards (readings TBA)
Wednesday July 11-- Final Exam
Academic Honesty
· Under no
circumstance will cheating be accepted. All students are expected to follow the
University of Maryland’s Code of Academic Integrity.
Any student caught cheating, fabricating, plagiarizing, or facilitating
academic dishonesty will be reported to UMCP’s Student Honor Council. For
further information regarding the university’s code of academic integrity,
please see: http://www.testudo.umd.edu/soc/dishonesty.html.
Attendance
Attendance is
crucial to your understanding of the course material. If you know of a conflict
with the schedule, please let me know in advance and alternate arrangements can
be made. For further information regarding UMCP’s attendance policy, please see:
http://www.testudo.umd.edu/soc/atedasse.html