INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY
Lecture: Beury 160
Labs: Barton A301
Geology 50
TR, 8:40-10:00
Instructor:
Dr. Allison Tumarkin-Deratzian
Office hours: 1:00-2:30 MW, 12:00-1:30 F
Fall 2006
Required Texts: Tarbuck & Lutgens, Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 8e (E)
Jones & Jones, Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology, 5e (LM)
Office: Beury 315, Phone:215-204-3907, Email: altd@temple.edu
Course Description:
An introduction to the basic principles and processes of geology. Wide range of topics, including rocks and minerals, surface processes, plate tectonics, and the earth's
interior.
Policies:
Attendance: You are responsible for attending the required lectures and laboratory sections. Attendance sheets will be passed around during lecture; be certain to sign in
on the class list next to your name.
Labs: All students must register for a laboratory section. Labs do not meet during the first week of classes.
Lecture Slides: The Powerpoint presentations for each week’s lectures will be posted on the course Blackboard site by Friday of the previous week. It is your own
responsibility to print slide sheets if you want to use them for note-taking. In order to save paper, I will not be providing handouts in class.
Grading and Exams:
Exam 1 (Thursday 9/21 In class)
Exam 2 (Thursday 10/19 In class)
Exam 3 (Thursday 11/16 In class)
Final Exam (Thursday 12/14 8:30-10:30 AM)
Lab Exercises and Lab Exams
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Lecture exams will be a combination of multiple choice, true/false, and matching questions based on material covered in lecture. Lecture exams are graded electronically.
You must fill out the forms correctly; otherwise your answers will be counted wrong. I do not check your forms.
Lecture exam scores will be posted outside of our lecture hall. Your grade will be listed next to your Temple ID number.
Lab exams will be given during lab periods in Week 7 or 8 and Week 14 or 15 (depending on lab section).
In-class lecture exams and lab exams are not cumulative.
Make-up Exams: Make-up exams will only be given under extreme circumstances with a valid, documented excuse (e.g. severe illness, death in the family). This applies
to all exams, including the lab exams and the final. Should such a circumstance arise, contact me (or your TA, for the lab exams) immediately and prior to the scheduled
exam date to schedule a make-up exam. Simply not showing up for the exam and waiting until later to talk to me or the TA is not acceptable, and I cannot guarantee a
make-up under those circumstances.
Extra Credit: Not an option. Non-negotiable.
Final Grades: Final course grades will be assigned based on the following scale: A = 93-100, A- = 90-92, B+ = 87-89, B = 83-86, B- = 80-82, C+ = 77-79, C = 73-76,
C- 70-72, D+ = 67-69, D = 63-66, D- = 60-62, F < 60. I do not curve grades.
Incompletes: Incomplete grades may be given only after a written incomplete contract is completed and it is approved by the CST Dean. Students must have completed
most of the work for the class.
Disabilities: Academic accommodations are available for students with disabilities. Contact Disability Resources and Services (100 Ritter Annex, 1301 C.B.Moore Ave;
215-204-1280) and schedule an appointment with me (as early in the semester as possible) if you have needs that require accommodation. I must have a copy of your
DRS accommodation letter before I can grant accommodations.
Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and
Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed through the following link: http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02.
WEEK
DATE
LECTURE TOPIC
READINGS (E pages)
LAB (LM chapter)
1
8/29
8/31
Introduction
Plate Tectonics
7-8, 12-24
36-73
NO LAB (all sections)
2
9/5
9/7
Matter and Minerals
Matter and Minerals (con.)
78-93
87-105
NO LAB (M sections)
Mineral Properties (1) (TWRF sections)
3
9/12
9/14
Igneous Rocks
Igneous Rocks (con.)
110-124
119-133
Mineral Properties (1) (M sections)
Mineral Identification (2) (TWRF sections)
4
9/19
9/21
Volcanoes & Other Igneous Activity
Exam 1
138-158
Mineral Identification (2) (M sections)
Igneous Rocks (3) (TWRF sections)
5
9/26
9/28
Volcanoes & Other Igneous Activity (con.)
Weathering &Soils
158-178
184-196
Igneous Rocks (3) (M sections)
Sedimentary Rocks (4) (TWRF sections)
6
10/3
10/5
Weathering &Soils (con.)
Sedimentary Rocks
196-208
212-238
Sedimentary Rocks (4) (M sections)
Metamorphic Rocks (5) (TWRF sections)
7
10/10
10/12
Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks (con.)
244-256
256-267
Metamorphic Rocks (5) (M sections)
Lab Midterm (TWRF sections)
8
10/17
Geologic Time
272-296
Lab Midterm (M sections)
10/19
Exam 2
Topographic Maps I (6) (TWRF sections)
9
10/24
10/26
Running Water
Running Water (con.)
468-479
479-489
Topographic Maps I (6) (M sections)
Topographic Maps II (6) (TWRF sections)
10
10/31
11/2
Crustal Deformation
Earthquakes
302-323
328-340
Topographic Maps II (6) (M sections)
Geologic Age (13) (TWRF sections)
11
11/7
11/9
Earthquakes (con.)
Earth’s Interior
340-355
17-19, 362-368
Geologic Age (13) (M sections)
Structural Geology (14) (TWRF sections)
12
11/14
11/16
Earth’s Interior (con.)
Exam 3
19-24, 368-376
Structural Geology (14) (M sections)
Geologic Maps (15) (TWRF sections)
13
11/21
11/23
Divergent Boundaries
NO CLASS
382-396
Geologic Maps (15) (M sections)
Earthquakes (16) (RF sections meet on TW)
14
11/28
11/30
Divergent Boundaries (con.)
Convergent Boundaries
396-410
416-431
Earthquakes (16) (MTW sections)
Lab Final (RF sections)
15
12/5
Convergent Boundaries (con.)
425-441
Lab Final (MTW sections)
SOME FREE ADVICE
1. Show up to class.
2. Do not just take notes when I write something down. What I say is often as or more important than what I write.
3. Focus your notes and your studying on concepts and processes, not just on definitions of terms.
4. Make flash cards for terms from lectures.
5. Recopy and revise (or at least reread) your notes as soon as possible after class when the information is still fresh in your mind. This will help you make sense of the
thoughts you wrote down during the lecture. It will also help you pin down what you understand and what you don’t, so that you can either look in the textbook for the
answer, or ask me or the TA to clarify a definition or concept.
6. Read the summaries and do the questions at the end of each chapter in the text.
7. Use the resources on the text’s GEODe:Earth CD and website: www.prenhall.com/tarbuck
8. Make use of the Math and Sciences Resource Center (MSRC) located at 1810 Liacouras Walk, Rooms 201 & 208. They provide individual and group tutoring
services.