137: GLY/MFC Dinosaurs Lectures: Tuesday, 7:00 9:40 PM, NSC 215 Instructor: Dr. Elisa Bergslien, Natural Sciences Complex 707 Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30 4:30pm, Thursday 1 2 pm, and by appointment Phone: [phone] x2464 e-mail: [e-mail] Mailbox in the Geology Department Office NSC 876 (Never shove things under the door, they will disappear) Textbook: Required - Dinosaurs: The Textbook by Spencer Lucas Additional reading will be handed out throughout the semester Coursework: Each week there will be a short quiz to test comprehension of the previous weeks material and weekly readings. If you miss a class you can make up the quiz the next week (i.e. within a week of missing the quiz). There will also be weekly homework sets that will allow hands-on application of the material covered. Homework is due at the beginning of class ONE WEEK after it was assigned. Late homework will be penalized 10% each week it is late (up to 50% of the grade so it is still better late than never). There will be two non-cumulative exams: a mid-term and a final. Each will be composed of multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer questions based on the material covered during lecture, the readings and the homework.
Field Trip: I am hoping to arrange an extra credit field trip to the Royal Ontario Museum which an has Asian Dinosaur traveling exhibit on display until the end of March. More information about this will be forthcoming. Grading: Quizzes (20%), Homework (30%), Midterm (25%), and Final (25%).
If you have a diagnosed disability which will make it difficult for you to carry out some portion of the coursework as outlined, or requires some accommodations, please contact me during the first two weeks of class so that arrangements can be made to fit your needs.
Lecture Schedule DATE 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 3/12 3/19 3/26 4/2 4/9 4/16 4/23 4/30 5/7 TOPIC Introduction Fossils, Sedimentary Environment and Geologic Time Primer on Dinosaur Skeletons Evolution, Phylogeny and Classification Life on Land Before Dinosaurs Dinosaurian World Origins of Dinosaurs and their Family Tree Th...