Earth and Planetary Sciences 205: Introductory Graduate Seminar, Fall 2006

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Instructor:	Andy Fisher
Office:	EMS A209
Phone:	459-5598
E-mail:	afisher@ucsc.edu
Office hours:	Monday 1-2, Tuesday 1-2 Monday 1-2, Tuesday 1-2 (and other afternoons by arrangement; please call or e-mail in advance)

Course hours: MW, 2:00-3:45 pm

Course location: E&MS D250

Field Trips:

(1) Sierra Nevada (Hourigan, Brodsky, Fisher), Friday 10/5-Sunday 10/7

(2) Franciscan (Fisher), Saturday 11/3

Reading: Course reader available at bookstore, additional materials distributed in class or available for copying in the main office.

Assignments: Five writing assignments, described on the syllabus and discussed in class.

Grades/Evaluations:

50% Attendance, attentiveness, and participation in discussions

50% Writing assignments

Course Goals:

- Introduce/review of fundamental concepts in the Earth and Planetary Sciences.

- Develop skills in critical reading and discussion of scientific texts and papers

- Learn how to read, critique, and write a scientific abstract

- Learn how to read, critique, and write a curriculum vitae (academic/scientific resume)

- Expose students to current research projects of departmental faculty, lecturers, and researchers

Expectations:
You will be treated as responsible scientific professionals and are expected to offer the same courtesy to the instructor, presenters, and your graduate student colleagues. It is particularly important that you: (1) attend class meetings (or provide notice to the instructor in advance if you must miss a meeting), (2) complete the assigned reading before the class meeting with which the reading is associated, (3) ask questions in class and be willing to offer answers when called upon, even if you are not sure of the correct answer, (4) follow up during office hours with additional questions, (5) turn in assignments when they are due (at the start of class), and (6) cooperate with your class colleagues in discussion and assignments.

Class topic, assignment and reading list

(NB: Subject to revision as the quarter progresses. Please see reader for assigned papers,

and/or check the binder in the main office for originals to copy)

Date

Presentation/Class topic(s)

Reading(s)/Assignment(s)

Week 1

Mon, 1 Oct

Survival guide #1: Preliminary interviews, CV/resume

Sierra Nevada field trip (J. Hourigan, E E. Brodsky, A. Fisher)

Thompson, 2006; Felton, 2005; Resume information; Preliminary Interview topics; Mulch et al., 2006; Coleman et al., 2004; Wieczorek et al., 2000

Assignment #1: Write a CV/resume

Wed, 3 Oct

PL #1: Formation of the Solar System (F. Nimmo)

Stevenson, 2004, Canup, 2004

Fri 10/5 - Sun 10/7

meet at 6:45!

Sierra Nevada Field Trip (Hourigan, Brodsky, Fisher)

Coleman et al., 2004; Mulch et al., 2006; Wieczorek et al. 2000

Week 2

Mon, 8 Oct

Survival guide #2: Reading and critiquing scientific papers, abstracts, and proposals

PL #2: Fluid dynamics (G. Glatzmaier)

Landes, 1951; 1966; Little and Parker, 2004; NSF-GPG-07140; NIWR, 2007, Fisher et al., 2007; Turcotte and Schubert, 2002 (Chap. 6)

Wed, 10 Oct

PL #3: Earth Structure and Properties (T. Lay)

Lay, 2007 (hard copy avaialble)

Assignment #1: due at start of class

Week 3

Mon, 15 Oct

PL #4:Chemistry of Earth Materials (E. Knittle)

Anderson, 1998

Assignment #2: Write a proposal

Strunk and White, 1979; Zinsser, 2001; Truss, 2003

Wed, 17 Oct

PL #5: Plate Tectonics (R. Coe)

Survival Guide #3: Writing abstracts

Cox, 1972; Lowman, 1988, Kies, 2005; LEO, 1998

Assignment #3: Write an abstract

Week 4

Mon, 22 Oct

PL #6: Subduction and Formation of Continental Crust (J. Gill)

Stern, 2002

Wed 24 Oct

PL #7: Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate (P. Chuang)

Preparation for Franciscan Field Trip (1) (A. Fisher)

Jacob, 1999

Field trip reading to be assigned.

Week 5

Mon, 29 Oct

PL #8: History of Life (H. Schwartz)

RS: Tylaczyk

Cowen, 2005

Howat et al., 2005 (posted online!)

Wed 31 Oct

PL #9: Isotopes and Biogechemistry (P. Koch)

Preparation for Franciscan Field Trip (2) (A. Fisher)

Koch, 1998

Assignment #3: due at start of class

Field trip reading assigned week before

Sat 3 Nov

Franciscan Field Trip (Fisher)

to be assigned...

Week 6

Mon, 5 Nov

RS: Zhao

RS: TBA

Zhao, 2007

TBA

Wed 7 Nov

RS: S. Schwartz

RS: Kramer

Schwartz, 2007

TBA

Assignment #4: critique an abstract

Week 7

Mon, 12 Nov

UCSC Holiday, no class

Wed 14 Nov

RS: Zachos

RS: Nimmo

TBA

Nimmo et al., 2007

Assignment #4: due at start of class

Week 8

Mon, 19 Nov

RS: Griggs

RS: Korycansky

Griggs and Runyon, 2004; Griggs, 2005

Korycansky and Lynette, 2007

Assignment #5: Write an abstract

Wed, 21 Nov

RS: TBA

TBA

Assignment #2: due at start of class

Week 9

Mon, 26 Nov

RS: Glatzmaier

RS: Sloan

Glatzmaier et al., 2004

TBA

Wed, 28 Nov

RS: Chuang

RS: Brodsky

Charlson et al., 1992

Brodsky et al., 2007 and Supplement

Week 10

Mon, 3 Dec

RS: Fisher

RS: TBA

Fisher et al., 2007

TBA

Wed, 5 Dec

RS: Lay

RS: Hourigan

Lay, 2007

TBA

Assignment #5: due at start of class

PL: Plenary Lecture

RS: Research Seminar