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Course Syllabus
For the lecture: For the lecture part of this course, you will need to read the first 20 chapters in the textbook. It's recommended that you read them in the order listed in the table at the bottom of this page. Once you've read the chapters up to, say EXAM 1, you can being taking the practice exams. For example, practice exam 1 covers everything from Introduction to Geology to Matter and Minerals. These practice exams are good indicators of your potential score on real lecture exams. Lecture exams will be given in a predetermined location by an approved proctor. Exams will be taken online and supervised by the proctor. Please contact the Division of Continuing Education to arrange for a proctor in your area. You must have internet access in order to take the exam. Your proctor will be sent the internet address (URL) and username/password so that you can access the exam. Exams are closed-book. Within a couple of days of receipt of the exam, your grade will be posted in the Gradebook. Each exam will cover the chapters listed in the table at the bottom of this page. Graded exams will not be returned to you. Exams should be taken during the specified week indicated on the schedule below. For the laboratory: For the laboratory part of the course, you will need to complete the following laboratory exercises. You should allow 2 hours to complete each lab. After you complete each exercise, you must either remove the appropriate answer sheets from the lab manual, or print out the lab answer, and mail them to me for grading (see the contact information for my mailing address). Some labs can be completed online. You may want to mail all or some of them to me in one mailing, to save postage. Each lab exercise should be completed by the date listed on the schedule below. Labs can be submitted anytime during the semester before the due date. Gradebook: Check out the Gradebook link in the left column. Not only can you keep track of your exam grades in the Gradebook, but also the grades you receive on the laboratory and other required exercises. Grades will usually be posted a day or two after I receive a particular item for grading. This is a great way of seeing where you stand in the course, and it's also a way of keeping track of which exercises/labs you've completed. The gradebook will be updated after each exam. Schedule: The following table outlines the suggested course syllabus. With the exception of exams and labs, you may complete the material in any order you desire. However, I'd recommend the following steps (note that the chapter numbers are for the 8th edition of the textbook -- make sure you're studying the correct subject material, regardless of the actual chapter number):
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