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SYLLABUS 2008 |
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Instructor: Allan Ashworth, Room 130, Stevens Hall |
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E-mail: allan.ashworth@ndsu.edu |
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Class time: 1:00 - 1:50 p.m., Stevens Auditorium |
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Text: Levin, H.L.,The Earth Through Time. Saunders - 8th Ed. |
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Additional instructional materials: |
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Earth Through Time Outlines (Ashworth) |
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Web instructional page: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/ashworth/webpages/g106/ |
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JAN |
9 |
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The Geological Time Scale |
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11 |
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Uniformitarianism v. Catastrophism |
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M |
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14 |
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Superposition and cross-cutting relationships |
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W |
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16 |
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Stratigraphy and the age of strata |
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F |
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19 |
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Fossils and the age of strata - Visitor |
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M |
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21 |
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MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY |
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W |
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23 |
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TEST 1 |
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25 |
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Evolution and the fossil record |
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M |
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28 |
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Isotopes and the age of strata - Visitor |
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30 |
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Radiocarbon dating |
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FEB |
1 |
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The age of the Earth |
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M |
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4 |
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Plate Tectonics |
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6 |
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Plate Tectonics |
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8 |
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The oldest crustal rocks - Archean |
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M |
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11 |
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Archean and Proterozoic |
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13 |
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TEST 2 |
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F |
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15 |
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The oldest fossils and the origin of life |
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M |
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18 |
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PRESIDENTS DAY HOLIDAY |
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20 |
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The Origin of life |
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F |
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22 |
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The Ediacarans - more complex life forms but what? |
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M |
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25 |
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The Cambrian explosion |
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27 |
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The Burgess Shale fossils |
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F |
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29 |
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Vertebrate Origins |
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MAR |
3 |
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SPRING BREAK HOLIDAY |
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5 |
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SPRING BREAK HOLIDAY |
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7 |
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SPRING BREAK HOLIDAY |
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M |
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10 |
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Paleozoic vertebrates |
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12 |
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TEST 3 |
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14 |
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Paleozoic vertebrates |
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M |
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17 |
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Permian mass extinction |
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19 |
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Mesozoic paleogeography |
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21 |
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GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY |
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M |
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24 |
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EASTER MONDAY HOLIDAY |
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26 |
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Mesozoic plants |
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28 |
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Dinosaurs - Visitor |
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M |
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31 |
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Dinosaurs - Visitor |
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APR |
2 |
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TEST 4 |
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4 |
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Dinosaurs - Visitor |
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M |
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7 |
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Cretaceous seas |
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9 |
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Birth of the Rocky Mountains |
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11 |
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North Dakota Badlands |
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M |
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14 |
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North Dakota Badlands |
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16 |
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The rise of the mammals |
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18 |
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The evolution of horses |
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M |
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21 |
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The evolution of whales |
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23 |
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TEST 5 |
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25 |
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The origins of hominids |
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28 |
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Ice Ages |
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30 |
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Ice Ages |
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MAY |
2 |
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Ice Ages - Global warming |
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6 |
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FINAL EXAM 8:00-10:00 A.M. |
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TESTING: |
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There will be five tests and a final exam. All tests will be of the multiple choice type. There will be 25 questions on each of the tests and 50 questions on the final. Final letter grade will be based on the sum of the scores of the final (40%) and the average of the best four scores of the five tests (60%). ALL tests and THE FINAL must be taken on the DATES and TIMES shown in the syllabus. There will be NO MAKE-UP TESTS. Maximum grade boundaries A = 90, B=80, C=70, D=60. |
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SPECIAL NEEDS: |
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Students requiring special accommodation for learning, or who have special needs, should visit with the instructor as soon as possible
ACADEMIC CONDUCT: |
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Students are responsible for submitting their own work. Students who cooperate on oral or written examinations or work without authorization share the responsibility for violation of academic principles and the students are subject todisciplinary action even when one of the students is not enrolled in the course where the violation occurred (from <http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/335.htm>) |
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BULLETIN DESCRIPTION: |
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Introduction to the Earth through time;it's origin, history,and evolution of animal and plant life |
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GENERAL EDUCATION: |
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Intended Course Outcomes and their Relationships to General Education Geology 106/106L have been approved for the following general education categories: |
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1. Science and Technology – students will learn to comprehend concepts and methods of inquiry in science and technology, and their applications for society. |
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2. Global Perspectives – students will better understand worldwide issues illustrating the inter- dependence of the world and its peoples. These outcomes will be met through the following student learning objectives.
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The student learning objectives for the course are used to support Outcomes 3, 5 and 6:
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Outcome #3: “Comprehend the concepts and perspectives needed to function in national and international societies.” Major issues with societal implications discussed in the course include: · the origin of the Earth · the origin of life · catastrophes, including those on a regional as well as on a global scale · evolution, leading to the evolution of man · mass extinctions · plate tectonics, with associated seismicity and volcanism · climate change, with associated impacts on global societies · the future of the Earth and its biota |
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Outcome #5: “Students will learn to comprehend concepts and methods of inquiry in science and technology, and their applications for society.” |
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Outcome #6: “Students will learn to integrate knowledge and ideas in a coherent and meaningful manner.”
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OTHER: |
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Geology 304 'Eastern North Dakota Field Course' (Fall Semester) can be used as a substitute for Geol. 106L or G105L |
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