Planet Earth
(DeBartolo 138,
9:30-10:45 a.m. Tu-Th)
"He/She who is afraid of asking questions is frightened of learning"
General Information for Lectures and Labs
Instructor: Dr. Clive R. Neal
E-mail the Prof. from here
Telephone: 631-8328
Office hours (106D Cushing): MW - 8:30-9:30 AM; T-Th -1:00-2:00 PM
- other times by appointment
Download a PDF file of the syllabus - click here.
University of Notre Dame Honor Code:
Entering Notre Dame you were required to study the on-line edition of the Academic Code of Honor, to pass a quiz on it, and to sign a pledge to abide by it. Perhaps the most fundamental sentence in the Academic Code of Honor is the beginning of section IV-B: The pledge to uphold the Academic Code of Honor includes an understanding that a student’s submitted work, graded or ungraded – examinations, draft copies, papers, homework assignments, extra credit work, etc. - must be his or her own.
Textbook - Earth: Portrait of a Planet,
5th edition(ISBN: 9780393937503), Stephen
Marshak. W.W. Norton & Company Publishers
Self-testing for Quizzes and Exams can be conducted at the textbook website by clicking here.
Geoscience Videos illustrating concepts and processes (i.e., study guide) available on YouTube.
Grade Breakdown:
| EXAM/TEST |
DATE |
% Final Grade |
| LECTURES |
||
| Quizzes* |
After every Chapter |
15 |
| Midterm Exam |
26 September |
25 |
| Midterm Exam | 2 November |
25 |
| Final
Exam |
14 December 10:30-12:30 in 138 DeBartolo |
35 |
| LABORATORIES |
||
| First Lab Exam |
10-12 October |
25 |
| Second Lab Exam |
5 - 7 December |
25 |
| Laboratory Exercises |
Weekly |
50 |
*NOTE: The lowest quiz score from each block of lectures (between exams) will NOT be counted in your final grade.
Earth Science Faculty at Notre Dame:
Click
here
for
Virtual Field Trips
Cool
video of a
non-silicate magmatic
eruption from an African volcano - click here!
Gas emissions from volcanoes are just as deadly as explosive eruptions
- click here.
Want to learn more about Earth Sciences/Planetary Geology at Notre Dame? Contact Prof. Neal.
Check out lots of "geo-links" by clicking here.