GEOGRAPHY 15: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

FALL 2008

MW 8:00AM – 9:25AM

CEDAR 1

1336

CLASS AND EXAM SCHEDULE

WEEK	DATE	ASSIGNMENT	WEEK	DATE	ASSIGNMENT
1	Aug 25^th	First day of class	9	Oct 20^th
	Aug 27^th			Oct 22^nd	All materials DUE
2	Sept 1^st	Holiday: Labor Day	10	Oct 27^th	2^nd Exam Assigned
	Sept 3^rd			Oct 29^th	2^nd Exam DUE
3	Sept 8^th		11	Nov 3^rd
	Sept 10^th			Nov 5^th
4	Sept 15^th		12	Nov 10^th	Holiday: Veteran’s Day
	Sept 17^th	All materials DUE[1]		Nov 12^th
5	Sept 22^nd	1^st Exam Assigned	13	Nov 17^th
	Sept 24^th	1^st Exam DUE[2]		Nov 19^th
6	Sept 29^th		14	Nov 24^th
	Oct 1^st			Nov 26^th	All materials DUE
7	Oct 6^th		15	Dec 1^st
	Oct 8^th			Dec 3^rd	Last Day of Instruction
8	Oct 13^th		FINAL EXAM: MONDAY, DECEMBER 8^TH, 8:00AM – 10:00AM
	Oct 15^th

GEOGRAPHY 15: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

FALL 2008

MW 8:00AM – 9:25AM

CEDAR 1

1336

CLASS AND EXAM SCHEDULE

1^st E X A M	WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17^TH– All Materials DUE
	MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22^ND – 1^ST Exam Assigned
	WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24^TH – 1^ST Exam DUE
	Preparation: Christopherson Chapters 1-6
2^nd E X A M	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22^ND – All Materials DUE
	MONDAY, OCTOBER 27^TH – 2^ND Exam Assigned
	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29^TH – 2^ND Exam DUE
	Preparation: Christopherson Chapters 7-10
FINAL E X A M	WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26^TH – All Materials DUE
	MONDAY, DECEMBER 8^TH, 8AM – 10AM – FINAL EXAM DUE
	Preparation: Christopherson Chapters 11-21

* If Notes, Readings, and Outlines are not approved by the due date, the student may still receive full credit if they are appropriately modified before the time of the Exam due date (although they will not receive choice of Exam Questions).

Grades based upon:

· (3) Sets of Notes/Readings @ 50 Points each = 150 points · (3) Sets of Outlines @ 50 Points each = 150 points · (2) Graphic Presentations @ 50 points each · (1) Graphic Presentation @ 100 points · (2) Essays @ 100 points each = 200 points · (1) Final Exam @ 200 points TOTAL: 900 Points

A = 810 – 900 B = 720 – 809 C = 630 – 719 D = 540 – 629 F = > 540 * Plus improvement on final per Contract

REQUIRED READINGS:

1. Christopherson, Robert W. 2009. Geosystems: An introduction to physical geography. Seventh edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.

2. Goode, J. Paul. 2005. Goode’s World Atlas. Howard Veregin, editor. Twenty-first edition. Skokie, Ill.: Rand McNally.

SUGGESTED READINGS, VIDEOS, ETC.:

1. Gladwell, Malcom. 2002. “Political Heat”. The New Yorker, August 12, pp. 76-80.

2. Eldredge, Niles. 1998. Life in the Balance: Humanity and the biodiversity crisis.
Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

3. Please see also (on Professor Hamilton’s website) Useful Websites for Geography 15 and Useful Videos for Geography 15.

RECOMMENDED READINGS FOR ALL HAMILTON/CLARKE COURSES:

* Refer to Reserve Readings on the web

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[1] “All materials due” means that on or before 8:00 am on the stated date, readings, notes, and outlines must be approved for choice and credit.

[2] “Exam due” means that the exam must be received on or before class on the stated date.