Course Description
Survey of basic concepts and processes integrating the nature of the earth's three primary physical systems: the solid earth and continents; the ocean basins and the oceans; and the atmosphere's weather. Corequisite: GES 103L.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
General Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of scientific inquiry (i.e., the “scientific method”).
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic scientific principles in the Earth Sciences (geology, hydrology, meteorology, and climatology).
- Analyze qualitative observations and quantitative empirical data collected by Earth scientists.
DAINS Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
- Apply quantitative analysis to understand the natural world.
- Construct and interpret data tables, charts, graphs, or other representations of scientific data.
- Analyze and interpret quantitative data to evaluate and test hypotheses about the natural world.
Course Grading Information:
Not specified.
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Mastering Geology, Exercises, and e-text (Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa; Earth Science, Prentice Hall. (15th ed.); Textbook is online only as part of Pearson’s Mastering Geology package accessed through Course Materials in Canvas. Students who did not opt in to First Day Complete will need to purchase access to the required course materials through the bookstore.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.