Physical Geography
120L
Syllabus
Spring 2009
Instructor: Chris
Johnson
Office Room: Liberal Arts Building
207/205 (LA-207/205)
Office Phone: To be announced
Email: chrisjohnson.instructor@gmail.com
Office Hours*: Wednesday 6:00 6:30 in
LA-207/205
*
If you cant make my office hours, we can schedule an appointment.
When: Wednesday: 6:30
9:20 p.m.
Where: Liberal Arts Building
207 (LA-207)
Required Lab Manual: James G. Duvall, Physical
Geography: A Laboratory Manual
Required Supplies: Protractor, ruler with English and metric
units, calculator, and about 5 colored pencils.
How to succeed in this
course:
1) Come to every class and work
for the entire lab time.
2) Read and study the text
material for that day before class
and examine the figures, tables, and boxes.
3) Further, work ahead in
the book, trying to complete portions of the lab before class.
4)
Take
lecture notes using the outline format.
5) Form a study group of
about four people to study for exams.
6) Talk to your instructor
at any time about how to succeed in this course and improve study skills.
Attendance Policy:
·
Adequate
attendance is required to complete
and pass this course.
·
School
policy states that after 2 absences
from class you will be dropped from
the class.
·
Being
late to class is highly discouraged as it disrupts your fellow students and you
will likely miss important information.
·
The
reason for you absence does not alter this policy.
Make-up and Late Policy:
You cannot make-up any exams or assignments. Late assignments will not be accepted.
Lab Schedule:
|
Date |
Lab Exercises |
|
Wednesday
Jan 21 |
3 Latitude and Longitude 2 Topographic Mapping, and |
|
Wednesday
Jan 28 |
1 Township and Range 5 Map Projections |
|
Wednesday
Feb 4 |
4 Longitude and Time 6 Navigation I 7 Navigation II |
|
Wednesday
Feb 11 |
11 The Seasons: Introduction 12 The Seasons: Daytime Variation I |
|
Wednesday
Feb 18 |
13 The Seasons: Daytime Variation II 15 The Seasons: Daytime Variation IV |
|
Wednesday
Feb 25 |
16 Introduction to Weather 17 Weather II |
|
Wednesday
Mar 4 |
18 Severe Weather 19 Weather of December 24 |
|
Wednesday
Mar 11 |
20 Weather Station Model I 21 Weather Station Model II Study
for Midterm |
|
Wednesday
Mar 18 |
Midterm
Lab Exam |
|
Wednesday
Mar 25 |
22
Climatic Regions I 23
Climatic Regions II |
|
Wednesday
April 1 |
24 Climatic Regions III 25 Climographs and Season |
|
Wednesday
April 8 |
28
Mineral Identification 27 Rock
Identification |
|
Wednesday
April 15 |
Spring
Recess |
|
Wednesday
April 22 |
29 Earthquake Mapping and Magnitude 30
Modified Mercalli Scale |
|
Wednesday
April 29 |
9
Aerial Photo Interpretation I 10
Aerial Photo Interpretation II |
|
Wednesday
May 6 |
35 Tides I 36 Tides II |
|
Wednesday
May 13 |
26 Stream Table 31 Land Analysis I Study
for Final Exam |
|
Wednesday
May 20 |
Final Lab Exam |
Grading:
Grade Scale:
90 - 100 % A
80
89 % B
70
79 % C
60
69 % D
0 59 % F
Grade Distribution:
Lab exercises and exams will be
assigned a point value and weighted to the percentage distribution shown
below.
Lab Exercises (31 Exercises) 50 %
Midterm
Exam 25
%
Final
Exam 25
%