Conversations with the Earth Tom Burbine [e-mail]

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Conversations with the EarthTom
Burbinetburbine_at_framingham.edu
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Course

• Course Website
• http//blogs.umass.edu/tburbine/
• Textbook
• The Earth System (3rd Edition), Lee R. Kump
  James F. Kasting, Robert G. Crane
• You also will need a calculator that you will
  bring to class.

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All presentations

• Will be online before class
• You do not have to copy down every word I write

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Class

• Designed for non-science students wishing an
  introduction to the study of the Earth.
• Discussion of the theories on the formation and
  evolution of the Earth including the theory of
  plate tectonics and seafloor spreading
• Development of landscapes, our human relationship
  to the Earth with respect to needed resources and
  geological hazards, the formation and importance
  of fossils, and how all this information is
  collected and evaluated by earth scientists.

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Class Structure

• Lecture plus exercises

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How can I tell if you have learned something?

• Do well on a quiz or exam

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Grading

• Homework 20 (drop lowest two grades)
• Exercises 20 (drop lowest two grades)
• Quizzes (usually every Thursday) 20 (drop
  lowest two grades)
• Midterm 20
• Final 20

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Grading

• A (92.50 94.49)
• A- (89.50 92.49)
• B (87.50 89.49)
• B (82.50 87.49)
• B- (79.50 82.49)
• C (77.50 79.49)
• C (72.50 77.49)
• C- (69.50 72.49)
• D (67.50 69.49)
• D (62.50 67.49)
• D- (59.50 62.49)
• F (below 59.49)

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Homework 1

• Find an article concerning a new discovery in
  earth sciences
• Write about why this is an important discovery
  and staple it to the article and hand it in

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Late work

• Will get a grade of zero without a valid excuse

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Virtual office hours

• You can IM me at tomburbine on AOL

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• Student and who are u? lolStudent u gotta
  answer cuz i asked first both timestomburbine
  why r u Iming meStudent cuz u added my sn for
  some reason so i wana know whytomburbine
  sn?Student screen name? Student
  loltomburbine no I didntStudent
  ok..tomburbine do u live in massachusetts?Stude
  nt do u?tomburbine do u live in
  cambridge?Student notomburbine is it
  snowing?Student yeatomburbine do u have a
  xnga?Student no joke who the fk are
  ya?Student yes i do live in MAtomburbine i
  never heard of u until u Imed meStudent then
  how the hl did u know i lived in MA?

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• Student and yes i do go to umasstomburbine r u
  in astronomy 100Student how do u know all
  this?tomburbine because I am the
  professorStudent OHHHHH OOOPS!tomburbine i
  think u must have added meStudent omg
  loltomburbine and then forgot who I
  wasStudent ya i didStudent sorry for all that
  tomburbine my name is my screen
  nametomburbine seem familar nowStudent didnt
  mean to use language but it happenedtomburbine
  no problemtomburbine funnyStudent
  hehtomburbine i actually dont know who u
  rStudent good thing we got an exta 2 days for
  the hwtomburbine yestomburbine u can Im me
  anytimetomburbine and Student ill tell ya if
  u promiss not to fail metomburbine I cant add
  my name to ur aimtomburbine only u
  cantomburbine i am fine not knowingStudent
  okStudent well i have to go ill cya on
  thursday. take caretomburbine bye!

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Review 1

• This man is OFF the wall. He's hilarious. I
  honestly look forward to this class like no
  other. He mumbles sometimes, but he is SO funny.
  Also, his brilliance is obvious. Take this guy's
  classes!

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Review 2

• This class sucks. He doesn't teach anything. the
  powerpoints are indecipherable. the formulas
  don't make any sense. The tests are hard, and he
  sucks.

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Review 3

• Like what everyone else said. Pretty
  straightforward teacher, you do need to study for
  the exams though if you want a good grade. Drops
  lowest test and a couple lowest HW's. He is funny
  at times.

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Now

• We take a short quiz

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Everybody should introduce themself
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Any Questions?