Mon Dec 7 15:09:16 2009
Effective Term: |
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1119 - Fall 2011 Old: 1089 - Fall 2008 |
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Max-Min Credits for Course: |
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4.0 to 4.0 credit(s) Old: 3.0 to 3.0 credit(s) |
Term(s) most frequently offered: |
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Fall Old: Spring |
Component 1: |
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LEC (with final exam) Old: DIS (no final exam) |
Component 2: |
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DIS (no final exam) Old: LEC (with final exam) |
Auto-Enroll Course: |
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Yes Old: No |
Graded Component: |
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DIS Old: LEC |
Academic Progress Units: |
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Not allowed to bypass limits. 4.0 credit(s) Old: Not allowed to bypass limits. 3.0 credit(s) |
Financial Aid Progress Units: |
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Not allowed to bypass limits. 4.0 credit(s) Old: Not allowed to bypass limits. 3.0 credit(s) |
Repetition of Course: |
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Repetition not allowed.
Old: Repetition not allowed. |
Proposal Changes: |
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Increase to 4 credits Old: <no text provided> |
Faculty Sponsor E-mail Address: |
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edwar001@umn.edu Old: |
Student Learning Outcomes: |
* Student in the course:
- Can identify, define, and solve problems
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Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. Learning outcomes will be addressed by in-class discussions, quizzes, final and required writing assignments How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. Progress on all course requirements (quizzes, tests, and writing assignments) will be assessed by monitoring student achievement with time and in comparison with peers. Consultations are planned to discus student performance on individual basis. Old: unselected - Can locate and critically evaluate information
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Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. The required term paper will provide important insight on this learning objective How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. Progress, writing assignments will be assessed by monitoring student achievement with time and in comparison with peers. Consultations are planned to discus student performance on individual basis. Old: unselected - Have mastered a body of knowledge and a mode of inquiry
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Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. This criterion will be addressed by in-class discussions, quizzes, final and required writing assignments How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. Progress on all course requirements (quizzes, tests, and writing assignments) will be assessed by monitoring student achievement with time and in comparison with peers. Consultations are planned to discus student performance on individual basis. Old: unselected - Can communicate effectively
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Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. In class discussion and end-of semester poster presentations will be used to measure this outcome How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. Outcome will be assessed by monitoring student achievement with time and in comparison with peers. Consultations are planned to discus student performance on individual basis. Old: unselected - Understand the role of creativity, innovation, discovery, and expression across disciplines
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Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. The required term paper and end-of semester poster presentation will provide important insight on this learning objective How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. Progress, writing assignments will be assessed by monitoring student achievement with time and in comparison with peers. Consultations are planned to discus student performance on individual basis. Old: unselected |
Provisional Syllabus: |
Please
provide a provisional syllabus for new courses and courses in which
changes in content and/or description and/or credits are proposed that
include the following information: course goals and description;
format/structure of the course (proposed number of instructor contact
hours per week, student workload effort per week, etc.); topics to be
covered; scope and nature of assigned readings (texts, authors,
frequency, amount per week); required course assignments; nature of any
student projects; and how students will be evaluated. The University policy on credits is found under Section 4A of "Standards for Semester Conversion" at http://www.fpd.finop.umn.edu/groups/senate/documents/policy/semestercon.html . Provisional course syllabus information will be retained in this system until new syllabus information is entered with the next major course modification, This provisional course syllabus information may not correspond to the course as offered in a particular semester. New: Geo 2303W, Fall 2011 Geochemical Principles, 4 credits Course Description: Introduction: This course is designed as part of the core curricula for Geology and Geophysics majors, but will be useful to anyone studying geochemistry and the Earth Sciences. The course will cover the origin of the universe and elements, thermodynamics and phase equilibria, aqueous geochemistry with emphasis on the carbon cycle, oxidation-reduction reactions, and kinetics. The course will also emphasize aspects of stable isotope geochemistry, radioisotope geochemistry, geochronology, and a wide range of applications and tools to better illustrate the role of geochemistry as a means of understanding mass transfer reactions and chemical processes in the dynamic earth system. Class Schedule: Lectures: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: 10:10-11:00, 209 Pillsbury Hall Recitations: Tuesday 9:05-11:00, 125 Pillsbury or Tuesday 12:20-2: 15, 125 Pillsbury Professor: TBA Teaching Assistants: TBA Required Text: Gunter Faure, Principles and Applications of Geochemistry, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall Grading: Midterm exam - 20% Homework problems - 25% Final exam - 30% Term paper and writing assignments - 25% Because this is a writing intensive class, students must earn a passing grade on the term paper in order to pass the course. Short writing assignments: There will be two short writing assignments during the first half of the course. For each of these assignments, you will be asked to write a 1 to 2 page summary of an article from journals Science, Nature, or Geology (published in 2000 or after). These summaries are due in discussion sections. Term Paper: Each student will write a term paper. The first step is choosing a topic. A title and a paragraph about the subject, along with some references are due in class on Wednesday, October 5. After each topic is approved, the student should research the topic and prepare an 8 to 15 page draft of a paper with abstract, figures, citations and a reference list. The draft is due on November 9. The draft will be reviewed and returned with comments for preparation of a revised final draft of the paper. The formal 15-page version of the term paper is due, along with the edited copy of the draft on Wednesday, November 30. Homework problems: Homework problems will be assigned most weeks in discussion sections. Homework problems will be discussed during the discussion sections. They will be due the following Wednesday (8 days later) in the TA¿s mailbox in 108 Pillsbury Hall by 4:30p.m. Course Outline Content Readings and Problems Week 1: In the Beginning Chap. 2 What is Geochemistry? Origin of the universe Origin of the elements, nucleosynthesis Week 2: The Solar System Chap. 3 Origin of solar system Chemical differentiation of the Earth Meteorites & Cosmic Abundances Week 3: Chemical Differentiation of the Earth Chap.4 Internal structure of the Earth Evolution and Differentiation of Igneous and Sedimentary rocks Evolution and Differentiation of the Hydrosphere Week 4: The Electronic Structure of atoms Chap. 5, 7, 8 (Selected readings) Chemical bonds, ionic radii and crystals Ionic substitutions in crystals Distribution coefficients and geothermometers Geochemical Classification of the Elements Week 5: Thermodynamics Chap. 11 (Plus selected readings) Homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria Exchange reactions Derivation of the law of mass action The effect of Temperature and Pressure on Chemical Equilibria Week 6: Aqueous geochemistry (*) Chap. 9 (plus selected readings) Solution theory (Raoult's and Henry's Laws) Fugacity, activity, and the standard state Activity-composition relationships Acid-base equilibria Week 7: Salts and Their ions (*) Chap. 9, 10 (plus selected readings) pH Control of Dissociation Equilibria Hydrolysis reactions Carbonate equilibria (open and closed systems) Mineral stability diagrams Week 8: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (*) Chap. 14 (plus selected readings) Eh-pH diagrams and calculations Aqueous activity diagrams Oxidation and reductions reactions in natural waters Week 9: Rates of Geochemical Processes (*) Chap. 15 (plus selected readings) Rate processes in geochemistry Effect of thermodynamic drive and rate-controlling mechanisms Introduction to Transition state theory Week 10: Isotope Geochemistry (I) Chap. 16 Decay modes, nuclear stability Radioactivity, decay modes, decay law Applications of radiogenic isotopes Week 11: Isotope Geochemistry (II) Chap. 17 Isotope fractionation Carbon and oxygen isotopes as tracers of biological And hydrological processes Week 12: Mixing, Dilution and the Chemistry Chap. 18, 20 of Surface Waters (*) Week 13: Geochemical cycles and the Evolution of the Chap. 22, 23 Earth¿s Atmosphere and Oceans(*) Week 14: Student Posters(*) Students will have an opportunity to prepare And present posters developed about term paper topics (*) Topics new to the revised 4 Credit course Old: <no text provided> |