JEO112E General Geology

Fall 2008

Monday 13:30-16:30 pm

A302

Week	Date	Content	Exercise/Lab	On-line Notes: Ninova
1	15 Sept	Earth System Sciences		Our Home Planet as a System
2	22 Sept	Earth Structure		The Structure of the Earth
3	29 Sept	Ramadan Holiday
4	6 Oct	Interiors of The Earth
5	13 Oct	The Ocean Floor	Melting Rocks in the Mantle
6	20 Oct	Plate Tectonic Theory		Plate Tectonics
7	27 Oct	Plate Reconstructions: Sea-floor spreading, Continental Drift	Subduction Zones	Continental Rifting and Basin Developments
8	3 Nov	Deformation Faults and Folds Earthquakes and Natural Disasters	Hot spots	Geologic Structures and Earthquakes
9	10 Nov	Minerals	Faculty Mineral Museum
10	17 Nov	Rock Cycle	Midterm Exam
11	24 Nov	Magmatism/Volcanism and Magmatic Rocks	Magmatic Rocks	Earth Materials
12	1 Dec	Surface Processes: Hydrologic Cycle		Surface Processes
		Weathering, Erosion, Transportation & Mass Movement	Campus walking
13	8 Dec	H o l i d a y
14	15 Dec.	Sedimentary Rocks Depositional Environments	Sedimentary Rocks
15	22 Dec	Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks	Metamorphic Rocks
16	29 Dec	Time & Rocks	Age of Rocks	Time and Earth

Instructor: Assoc.Prof. Nilgün Okay

Office: Avrasya 213

Office Hours: Monday 10-12 AM or through e-mail (okayn@itu.edu.tr).

Lab Teaching Assistant: Each laboratory section is assigned a teaching assistant, Eşref Aylan. At the time of the first lab meeting the T.A, his e-mail address: aylanes@itu.edu.tr.

Objective of JEO112E: Most all of mankind's endeavors are a product of physical processes that took place during the evolution of the earth over the past five billion years. Physical processes, both inside the earth and on its surface, are responsible for shaping the earth as we know it today. The objective of JEO112E is to give the student an opportunity to understand the major physical processes that have given rise to the earth and its environment. This understanding will be acquired through attending a series of lectures, field trip, completing class& lab exercises, and reading the text.

JEO112E Homepage: Information concerning the course will appear by clicking on the JEO112E Homepage on the Web:

http://atlas.cc.itu.edu.tr/~okayn/JEO112E/

http://ninova.itu.edu.tr/tr/dersler/maden-fakultesi/405/jeo-112e/

The home page includes JEO112E news as well as some lecture notes to supplement other study material.

Example of Textbooks:

Earth : An Introduction to Physical Geology, Edward J. Tarbuck and Frederick K. Lutgens, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008, (QE28.2 .T37 2008).

Physical Geology: Earth Revealed, David McGeary & Charles Plummer, WmC Brown Publ., 1992.

Physical Geology, Charles Plummer & David McGeary, WmC Brown Publ., Fifth Edition, 1991

Genel Jeoloji, Ihsan Ketin, ITU Yayınları

Fiziksel Jeoloji, Yeryuvarı’nın Araştırılması, TMMOB Jeoloji Müh Odası Çeviri Serisi

This Dynamic Earth, The Story of Plate Tectonics,
Kious W.J. and Tilling, R.I., US Geological Survey, 1998. 

Course Format: Participation of lectures and laboratory work is required.

Grading: Grades will be based on exams during the semester, class attendance, and the laboratory work. Mid-term examinations are not cumulative; each will cover the material of the preceding 4 - 5 weeks. The final will be cumulative. There will be no exceptions. The distribution of credit toward a final grade is as follows:

Midterm - 30%

Final Exam - 45%

Class Exercises & Laboratory Work - 25%

Your Attendance: While attendance at lectures is not required, it is a good practice and will be rewarded up to 5 percent of your grade. Attendance will be taken several times during the semester . The dates for attendance will not be announced ahead of time. Laboratories will meet, beginning November 10 in GG Lab. Attendance in labs is required. If you need to miss a lab, be sure to inform your lab teaching assistant prior to class meeting to arrange your study.

Questions: Problems and questions concerning class should be directed to Prof. Okay either before or after class. Questions concerning lab procedures should be directed to your T.A during lab.

Emergencies: You can leave messages via e-mail to your instructor. Make-up exams will be permitted in the event of a medical emergency (doctor's excuse is required) or if a valid excuse is recorded via e-mail BEFORE the time of the scheduled exam.

Cheating on Exams: Don't do it! According to Senate Policy academic integrity is a requirement of this course. Exams and quizzes must represent an individual effort. If caught copying other people's work, the individual involved will be given an immediate F for the course and asked to leave the class. Copying can be verified by checking for commonality of answers.