INSTRUCTOR:    BRIAN POPP
Office:                  POST 720
Phone:                  956-6206
email:       popp@hawaii.edu
Office Hours:      T-Th 10:15 - 11:15 and by appointment (send me email to schedule a convenient time)

TEXT: Earth Story-- The Shaping of Our World by Simon Lamb & David Sington

Web Address: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/FACULTY/POPP/GG101.html

The primary objective of this course is to learn about the Earth, its origin and evolution, and how human activities affect it.  You will also get an overview of the geology of Hawai`i and local environmental issues.  Most of the course will be lecture, reading and videos.  Please be sure to read the appropriate section in the text before class.  Time will be set aside at the beginning of each class to answer questions from previous lectures or readings, and to present any current geologic events.

Grades will be based on homework (20%), two mid-term exams (25% each) and a final exam (30%).  The first two exams will be one hour long; the Final Exam will be ~ 1½ hours long.  Please note that the homework exercises will be due at the BEGINNING OF CLASS on the due date -- LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED because I will go over the assignments in class.

POLICY ON MISSED ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS:

If a student must miss an exam or homework deadline because of illness, military duty, or family crisis, he or she must inform me by phone or E-mail as soon as possible and then provide documentation.

No make-up will be given for the exams. In lieu of a make-up exam, the average score of all other exams will be used.  If the absence is unexcused, then a grade of zero will be assigned.

We will be conducting weekend field trips: a one-day field trip on Oahu (February 26 or April 15) and a three-day trip to the Big Island.  Participation in at least one of the field trips is strongly encouraged.   The Big Island field trip will tentatively be over the weekend of April 28-30, leaving late on Friday afternoon (April 28) and returning the following Sunday evening (April 30).  We plan to stay at the Kilauea Military Camp and visit Kilauea volcano, the location of current lava flowing into the ocean, and other volcanic features.  The cost of the trip is approximately $100, which covers lodging and transportation on Hawai`i, plus the cost of airfare and dinners.  We will need to have a non-refundable deposit of $50 by February 17th.  We will also run a 1-day field trip on Oahu (choice of two dates, February 26 or April 15) from 9 am to 4 pm and will cover Diamond Head, Koko Head/Hanauma Bay area, Makapu`u Point and exposures along H-1 near Castle Junction.

I will make use of the World Wide Web for various homework exercises.  I will also post my lecture notes and other class information there.  Please visit the URL listed above to make sure that you can access it.