Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course deals with the application of geophysical principles to the solution of problems in the geosciences. The major geophysical techniques will be developed in the lecture and applied in the experiential part of the course.

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION:

Attendance is mandatory for all exams. Except in the case of personal illness or a death in the immediate family, both of which must be substantiated, the student MUST seek prior approval from the instructor for an exam absence. Ski trips, hunting, extended weekends, two exams on the same day, etc. are NOT legitimate excuses for missing an exam. Any special pleading must be done before the exam, not after. Any un-excused absence will result in a grade of zero for the exam which is missed.

During the semester various problems and exercises will be handed out. The problems and exercises will not be collected and the student is responsible for their completion. As appropriate, time will be set aside in the lecture to discuss the problems. This discussion will be in the form of a recitation, i.e., it’s your responsibility to do the problems, I'll simply serve as the ring master.

The student's attention is called to the definitions and regulations regarding cheating and plagiarism. The instructor shall assign a grade of zero to any portion of an exam on which he determines cheating has occurred. Likewise a grade of zero will be assigned to any portion of a laboratory exercise that has been plagiarized.

TEXT:

Burger, Sheehan, and Jones (2006) Introduction to Applied Geophysics. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

GRADING POLICY:

Your grade will be determined as follows:

Lecture grade:

       Two Hour Exams @ 20% each = 40%

         Final Exam = 20%

         Laboratory Exercises = 30%

         Laboratory Exam = 10%

CONTACTING THE INSTRUCTOR:

The instructor's Office Hours are M 2:00 - 3:00 PM, W 1:00 - 2:00 PM, and F 11:00 AM - 12 noon. Additional hours are available by appointment. The instructor's office is Room 302b in the Olney building. If you have problems, or want to make an appointment, you can reach me either by telephone, 978-934-3907 (I have voice mail) or better yet by e-mail, Nelson_Eby@uml.edu. I log on to my e-mail account when I come in each day and thus will get your message first thing in the morning.