Spreadsheet modeling of Earth surface processes makes CS 150 or equivalent experience essential. In this course, you should consider the textbook as your major source for information . Class time will be used for review, discussion, and summary , thus the assigned reading must be done prior to its assigned date. Given the wide range of backgrounds and interests represented in the students in this course, it is your responsibility to request clarification where necessary, and mine to provide it. In class, I will emphasize material which I feel is significant, present a little new material, present case studies which display and develop the material in the text, and use slides of landforms and topographic maps to clarify important concepts.
Teamwork is encouraged in the labs.
If there is any substantial contribution from another class member, it must be acknowledged. Submission of substantively similar work without attribution is plagiarism, and is subject to class and University disciplinary action. The focal point of this course is the development of familiarity with Earth surface processes, resultant landforms, and their interrelationships across space and time. The major hands-on tools for this purpose are field trips, topographic map interpretation, and computer modeling. Field trips will take precedence because of possible weather constraints, however, labs will meet regardless of the weather.