Course Syllabus
Class Web Site and Lecture Notes
- course schedule
- lecture notes and thumbnail handouts for note-taking
- lecture video material on basic principles and jargon
- homework assignments and answers
- links to Google self tests
- newsclips and earthwatch news
- announcements
- study guides for book chapters
- links to additional info and material
Course Book
The course mostly follows a book in preparation: "Exploring Natural Disasters: Natural Processes and Human Impacts" by Gabi Laske. As the online lecture notes are very brief, students are advised to read the book chapters for additional reading. Material covered in the book but not in the lectures may be test material.
Lectures and Discussion
Lectures will be scheduled and held in-person and in the classroom/localities posted on the lecture schedule. Lectures will be podcast for remote access. Podcasts will be available through Canvas.
Instructor
- Prof. Gabi Laske
- email: glaske@ucsd.edu
- phone: (858) 534-8774
Homework Sets
- 9 sets plus one in-person or virtual field trip -> 10 sets total
- one each week (distributed/due Tuesdays)
- field trip/beachwalk: see homework page for schedule
- missed problem set is 0 points
- homeworks will be graded on Gradescope
- see "Homework Sets" for details
- grades will be posted on Canvas
Office Hours
- an office hour will be held weekly
- see office hours for details
Tests
- weekly tests on Mondays
- 10 total
- multiple choice questions (about 20 questions for about 30 min)
- tests will be given on Canvas
- open book but no Googling and no asking somebody else
Grading
- all tests and homeworks contribute to final grade
- linear grade scale, no curving
- see "SIO 15 grades" for details
- grades are posted on Canvas
Academic Integrity
- SIO15 is committed to abide by UCSD academic integrity standards
- we have zero-tolerance on cheating on homeworks
- we have zero-tolerance on cheating on tests
- repeat offenders will be reported to UCSD
- see "SIO 15 Academic Integrity" for details