Department
of Earth Science
Northeastern
Illinois University
Department
of Earth Science
Northeastern
Illinois University
GEOLOGY, RESOURCES, &
ENVIRONMENT
J. Hemzacek homepage
ESCI 123
SUMMER 2012
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Last
updated 20 May 2012
(c) 2012
J Hemzacek
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25 June REMINDERS and FINAL REQUIREMENTS: -- projects are due on Wednesday, and must be posted to the wiki not later than 5 pm on that date. -- final homework assignment is posted; due on Wednesday in hard copy. Follow homework criteria! -- last quiz will be at the end of class on Wednesday. Final class session notes are posted; but the important thing is that the last quiz will be a reflection on what we have learned. |
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13 June
Reminders: -- next homework assignment is due Monday; the details, resources, etc., are all posted on the assignment page. -- next quiz is Monday, also! Class session notes have been updated. -- today is the deadline for entering a project topic on the wiki page. If you have not yet done so, please do, immediately! If you are not yet connected to the wiki, see the intro below (30 May) for instructions. Remember: if you are having any difficulties with the wiki, send an email to my NEIU account -- not to the gmail account!! -- if you are planning to do extra credit, deadline is almost here... see the details! |
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30 May:
intro
to term project;
read this first! The class Wiki is up and running: ready for you to choose a project topic and read all the project details. You will need to sign on to the wiki, and check that you have full access to the editing functions. In order to do that, follow these steps: If you have any problems accessing the wiki, or with other aspects of this project, send me an email or talk to me after class, and we will sort it out. 1. If you already have a google
account, (for gmail, google docs, google plus photos, etc.) go to step 2. If you do
not have a google account, you
first need to create one, as follows: 2. Send me an email, from the account that is linked to your google account: you can either use the gmail account (one you created in google) OR the account that is "linked" to that account, including your NEIU address --it's your choice. Make sure that it is an account that you will access! When you send me the email, use as the subject "ESCI 123 wiki account". I will add that email address as a collaborator for the google site. You must send this email to my NEIU email address -- NOT to the gmail account that I created for the wiki! I do not check that account!! Please also make sure to identify yourself by name in your email! 3. After I have added your email address as a
collaborator for the wiki, you will receive an email notification
(from google)
that you have been added. Click on the link in that email:
it will take you to the log-in page for google sites. (If you are using
an neiu email account,
right-click the link and choose "open in new window". For some reason,
this seems to make a difference!) 5. Information about the project is on the home page of the wiki. At the upper left of the home page are links to the other wiki pages, including "topics" - where you will sign up for your project topic. Please note that if someone else has already signed up for the same topic, you will need to pick something different! 6. Along the way, if you need help on any aspect, including how to choose a topic, how to create the desired format for your project, or other aspects of your project, I would be happy to consult with you! 7. When you complete your project, it will be
submitted via the wiki: you will upload your completed project to the
"Project Documents" page. Your classmates' projects will be there,
too: hopefully you will take a little time to browse the information that
they provide! |
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| 21 May: Remember -- homework due by start of class on Wednesday, also Quiz 1 on Wednesday! See class session notes for review. | |||||||||||
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WELCOME to ESCI
123 in Summer Session IA ! If you have not yet obtained the course text, here are the details: The text recommended for this course is Environmental Geology, by C. Montgomery (published by McGraw-Hill). Note that the bookstore will likely carry the newest, updated edition. If you have access to an older edition of this same text, it will be perfectly useful for this course, and more economical; however, I do suggest that you use a text edition not older than 2 editions previous (i.e., 7th or 8th, instead of 9th). Other texts (different authors, publishers) are also available on the subject of Environmental Geology; if you already have one available, please use it, rather than purchasing a new text! You will, of course, need to select appropriate readings to coincide with the topics we cover. Note that an Environmental Geology text will cover different topics, and different aspects of similar topics, compared to a 'Physical Geology' text. If needed, I can direct you to additional resources on specific topics.
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ONE CAUTION:
Whichever option you choose for a text, make certain that you have it
available to you as the session begins. This summer
session is short and we move quickly through topics.
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climate forcings-alternate scenario |
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source: R.A. Page, et al., US Geological Survey Circular 1079
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