Homeworks

POSTED: 23 July 2024

Homeworks - Gradescope

There will be a total of 10 problem sets, with one of them being a virtual field trip to the SIO beach (beachwalk). The nine "regular" problem sets will be distributed on Tuesdays. Answers are due the following Tuesday. Sorry, no exceptions for late homeworks.

Students will submit their homeworks through Gradescope. For this, student have to be registered on Gradescope using a course entry code. Please find this code on the grade scale page

Homeworks (and answer sheets) are posted here, as the course progresses.

Code of Conduct

  • discuss your homework with fellow students but write your own homeworks; write your own answers, using your own words!
  • working in groups to share the workload of a homework or field trip assignment violates SIO15 Code of Conduct: e.g. 6 people work on 6 problems together, each does one problem and the others copy the answers; THIS IS CONSIDERED CHEATING!
  • do not copy and paste from a webpage; THIS IS PLAGIARISM! Use your own words!
  • when writing answers using sources other than the class website, provide clear and complete citations (e.g. Newspaper article, website). Points will be taken off, if you do not provide a reference, and answers differ from the class website
  • do not present web material and anybody else's material as your own work
  • do not complete homework for other students
  • copied homeworks will be given 0 points; repeat cheaters will be reported to UCSD

Help with the homeworks

Videos will help you solve the homework problems. Please access these videos through links in the table below.

Gradescope submissions: please check out the first video in the table below to see how to submit your homeworks on Gradescope.

Please check out the office hour page for instructor and TA contact info.

Google Earth questions

For some questions in each homework assignment, you need a Google Earth kml or kmz file.
  • If you do not have the free Google Earth package, download it and install it on your computer.
  • Google Earth browser plugins may now allow to open kmk/kmz files that we provide without the need to install Google Earth. But we cannot guarantee that this really works.
  • The homework kml and/or kmz files will be provided below, as the homeworks are assigned. Click on the link to download.
  • Depending on your computer setup, double-clicking on the kmz file may open the WRONG application. In this case, please drag and drop the kmz file specifically on the Google Earth icon
  • When downloading our kml/kmz files, some web browsers may open kml files automatically instead of downloading them. Try "save as" in your browser and then choose a name you like. If there is also a zip file offered, download the zip file instead and unzip it before you open it in Google Earth.

HW #Date
Distributed
Topics
Covered
Date DueDownloadable
Assignment
Auxiliary LinksHomework videoAnswer Keys Grade Appeal
Deadline
Oct 02 Gradescope video -
1Oct 011-4 Oct 08 homework 1 HW1 video answer key 10/18
2Oct 085-7 Oct 15 homework 2 HW2 video answer key 10/25
3Oct 158-10 Oct 22 homework 3 Google Earth kmz file HW3 video
for browser Google Earth
HW3a video
answer key 11/01
4Oct 2211-13 Oct 29 homework 4 Google Earth kmz file HW4 video answer key 11/08
5Oct 2914-16 Nov 05 homework 5 HW5 video answer key 11/15
10Oct 29Virtual BeachwalkNov 12 homework 10 no kmz file virtual beachwalk video no answersheet 11/22
6Nov 0517-18 Nov 12 homework 6 HW6 video answer key 11/22
7Nov 1219-20 Nov 19 homework 7 Google Earth kmz file HW7 video answer key 11/29
8Nov 1920-22 Nov 26 homework 8 Google Earth kmz file
if error when loading
use the following
part 2017 kmz file
part 2024 kmz file
HW8 video
GE browser video
answer key 12/06
9Nov 2623-25 Dec 03 homework 9 HW9 video answer key 12/11

NB: sources for the kmz files: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, San Diego State University's Google Earth Tour.
Tutorials can be found at Google's Earth Blog.



Where can I turn in my homework?

Homeworks are submitted through Gradescope.

Grades

Each of the homeworks will be graded separately. For easier grading, each homework will have a maximum of 20 points. The grade for each homework will be divided by 4 so that a maximum of 5 points will count toward the total cumulative score.