Dr. James R.
Section # 10574 meets in room 128 SR1 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 to
5:30PM. Classes are also on Tapes or CDs (section # 10576) that can be purchased
(call 1-800-880-9400 x240) or seen on the campus Blue Channel 3 from 10:30 PM
to 1AM on Wednesdays (section # 10575).
Orientation: DE students can now complete our online orientation, called
Pathway to Distance Education, via the internet using a regular web
browser. Call Distance Education at 713-743-3327 or go to http://distance.uh.edu for more information.
E-mail: Contact by students should go through Web Vista.
Call Distance Education at (713-743-1411) to receive instructions.
Web Page: http://www.uh.edu/~geos51/1340
Tel: 713-743-3410
Office hours (Room 327, SR1):
by appointment Please E-mail me for an appointment.
Pre-requisite: College Algebra,
equivalent or a higher level Math.
Text: Earth Science Today, by Brendan Murphy
and Damian Nance
Published by Brooks/Cole (1999) ISBN 0-534-52182-7. A revised paperback edition
ISBN # 0-495-15350-8 is also available.
1.There will be four (4)
1-hour examinations worth 25 points each. Exams will be given from 4
to 5:30 PM in room 206 Science and Engineering
Classrooms on the following
dates.
A.
Wednesday, February 7
B.
Monday, March 5
C.
Wednesday, April 4
D.
Monday, April 30
2. The
FINAL examination, worth 25 points will be given from 5 to 8 PM
on Monday, May 7 in room 128 Science and Research #1. It
will cover the entire course. If you are passing the course going into the
final examination, failure to take the final will result in a grade of
“I” if you contact me within 24 hours after the final. If you are
failing the course going into the final examination, or do not notify me within
24 hours after the final if passing, failure to take the final will result in a
grade of “F” in the course. ALL STUDENTS MUST TAKE THE FINAL EXAM.
3. Exams
must be taken at the scheduled time unless you have a valid excuse and contact
me well ahead of the scheduled exam time to arrange another time. I
determine what constitutes a valid excuse. If you have a valid excuse such as
conflict with another class you must arrange with me for another time on the
same day of the exam. Persons having a conflict with a job must show this exam
schedule to their employer and request time off to take the exams. If the
employer refuses your request you must obtain a note from the employer
verifying that you have requested time off and then arrange another time to
take the test on the same day as the scheduled exam. FAILURE TO TAKE THE
FIRST EXAM WILL RESULT IN YOU BEING DROPPED FROM THE COURSE.
4. Tuesday, February 13 is the last day to
drop a course without receiving a grade. If you drop the course after that
date, a letter grade will be assigned at the end of the semester based on the
grading method outlined above. Zero points will be assigned for any missed
exam. April 3 is the last day to receive a W and you must
obtain the appropriate forms and bring them to me for my signature. A W
will not be given unless you are passing at the time you request a W.
Missing an exam results in a grade of zero on that exam and often means you
will not have a passing grade at the end of the semester. If you are eligible
for a Q grade you must request it from February 14 to April 3.
5. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DROP THE COURSE IF YOU SO CHOOSE. IF YOU SIMPLY STOP COMING TO CLASS DO NOT ASSUME THAT YOU WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE COURSE AFTER February 13 OR WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A GRADE OF W. If you do not execute a drop form I will continue to carry you on the rolls and assign a grade based on the sum of your scores on the five exams. There are 125 possible points, 25 for each exam including the FINAL. If you feel that you have a problem, come to see me before you disappear from the class.
6. If any of
these instructions are not clear to you please contact me. Do not hesitate to
email me through WEB_CT to set up an appointment to see me in my office, 327
SR1.
1. The reading assignments
prior to each exam are given below. It is important that you read two chapters
per week in the order given below prior to the lectures. Copies of the
Power Point slides used in the lectures are available from my web page
given above. It is advisable that you view these before you watch the lectures.
They can be printed from the web site. On the web page there are 18 lectures.
These 18 lectures take 24 lecture periods to complete. So the lecture numbers
on the web page do not match the lecture numbers on the VCR tapes or DVDs
described below.
2. For students using tapes
or DVD to view the lectures there are 24 lectures (labeled tapes 1 to 24) when
watching the tapes or DVD. Lectures 1 to 6 are needed for the first exam, 7 to
12 for the second exam, 13 to 18 for the third exam, 19 to 24 for the fourth
exam. The final is inclusive of all the reading and lectures. The last part of
lecture 6 is needed for exam 2. Tapes are also available for viewing in the
3. Examination questions
will be derived from both the lectures and the text.
4. Chapters covered by
exams:
1st Exam Chapters 1, 16, 15
2nd Exam Chapters 11, 12, 8, 9
3 rd Exam Chapters 2, 7, 4, 3
4 th Exam Chapters 13, 14, 19, 20
Final All the above Chapters