Survey of Geology
GEOL 111G
Spring 2007

Well, we made it!  I enjoyed having you all in this class!  Have a great summer.

Here are the grades for the final and the class.

Clicker #

Exam 3

Grand Total

Percent

Class Grade

2

60

644.8

72.2

C

3

38

661.2

74.0

C

4

76

764.4

85.6

B

5

48

710.8

79.6

B-

6

94

759.6

85.1

B

7

88

813.6

91.1

A

8

86

774.5

86.7

B

9

84

809.3

90.6

A

10

58

801.2

89.7

A

11

86

844.4

94.6

A

12

68

696.9

78.0

B-

13

76

781.9

87.6

B

14

96

802.3

89.8

A

15

88

783.2

87.7

B

16

70

733.3

82.1

B

17

72

659.8

73.9

C

18

94

845.3

94.7

A

19

72

720.6

80.7

B

20

78

788.6

88.3

B

21

86

827.2

92.6

A

22

62

654.5

73.3

C

23

78

822.0

92.0

A

24

96

853.1

95.5

A

25

74

773.6

86.6

A-

26

62

611.5

68.5

D

27

86

824.9

92.4

A

28

70

709.5

79.4

B-

29

66

758.2

84.9

B

30

82

608.7

68.2

D

31

70

672.4

75.3

C

32

48

741.7

83.1

B

33

66

664.5

74.4

C

34

 

287.3

32.2

F

35

86

796.2

89.2

A

36

68

687.6

77.0

C

37

82

746.3

83.6

B

38

74

744.0

83.3

B

39

68

586.1

65.6

D

40

34

431.9

48.4

F

41

78

700.2

78.4

B-

42

48

711.8

79.7

B-

43

72

634.6

71.1

C

44

82

807.4

90.4

A

45

94

795.0

89.0

A

46

92

681.1

76.3

C

47

76

758.6

84.9

B

48

82

743.9

83.3

B

49

50

725.4

81.2

B

50

82

804.4

90.1

A

51

78

651.4

72.9

C

52

62

749.6

83.9

B

53

64

590.7

66.1

D

54

30

344.3

38.6

F

55

 

58.0

6.5

F

56

90

720.4

80.7

B

57

80

778.3

87.2

B

58

76

702.0

78.6

B-

59

72

727.7

81.5

B

60

60

672.2

75.3

C

61

64

606.8

67.9

D

62

74

675.6

75.6

C

63

78

717.2

80.3

B

64

 

421.5

47.2

F

65

64

592.8

66.4

D

66

68

592.1

66.3

D

67

66

687.8

77.0

C

68

66

667.3

74.7

C

69

84

689.4

77.2

B

70

60

657.8

73.7

C

71

64

595.4

66.7

D

72

66

475.7

53.3

F

 

 

Survey of Geology

Syllabus

 

Nancy J. McMillan, Ph.D., AOJN

Office: 120 Breland Hall

Phone: 646-5000

Email: nmcmilla@nmsu.edu

Office Hours: 9:30-10:30 MWF

And by appointment

 

What to Purchase at the Bookstore

  • The textbook: Understanding Earth, 5th Edition, by Grotzinger, Jordan, Press, and Siever ($103 new, $72 used)
  • The lab book: Laboratory Exercises in Physical Geology, by Harder ($26 new)
  • A CPS RF clicker (see information on enrolling your clicker in this class at the end of the syllabus) ($22 to purchase, $15 to enroll)

 

Goals

The goals of this course are simple:

  1. To provide a general understanding of our planet, its history, the processes that shape it, and how earth resources are used in our everyday lives;
  2. To help you understand science as a method of knowing.

 

How We Will Reach Those Goals

As we explore the Earth system, you will learn in three ways:

  1. through reading selected pages from the text;
  2. through interacting with me during lecture;
  3. through hands-on learning in lab (you need to register for one lab section GEOL 111G M5A – M5T).

 

Grading

Your grade in this course will be determined by how many points you earn, out of a total 905 possible points.  You will earn points during each lecture (380 points, or 42%), on three lecture exams (300 points, or 33%), and in lab (225 points, or 25%).  Here are the details…..

Earning points during lecture

We will be using the clicker system to interact during class.  A typical class period will be split into three sections:

  1. a short quiz on the reading assignment using the clickers;
  2. a discussion/lecture on the day’s topic;
  3. an individual or group activity that also uses the clickers.

Each class you will have the opportunity to earn 10 points, starting on Wednesday, 24 January 2007.  There will be 38 classes like this; so you can earn up to 380 points during class.  That’s 42% of the total 905 points, so don’t miss class!  On the other hand, any one day (10 points) is only 1.1% of the total points (905), so if you miss one class for any reason, your grade won’t suffer. 

Earning points on lecture exams

There will be three multiple choice lecture exams, on Friday, 16 February, Wednesday, 4 April, and the final exam on Monday, 7 May.  The final is not cumulative.  Each test is worth 100 points; so you can earn up to 300 points on exams.  This is 33% of your grade.

 

Earning points in lab

You need to sign up for one lab section for this course (GEOL 111G M5A – M5T).  The points you earn in lab will count for 225 points in the course.  In other words, if you earn 50% of the lab points, you will earn 50% of 225 points, or 113 points.  If you earn 80% of the lab points, you will earn 80% of the 225 points.  The lab points are 25% of your grade.

 

Schedule

 

Date

Day

Topic

Reading Assignment

19-Jan

F

Introduction to Survey of Geology, Origin of the Earth

none

22-Jan

M

Science and Geology

none

24-Jan

W

Plate Tectonics: The Basics

p. 20-22 Continental Drift, Seafloor Spreading, The Great Synthesis

26-Jan

F