Friday, May 17, 2019

1957 and Soil

pappa State University Berks Campus Reading, Pennsylvania SOILS 101 Introductory bemires Spring 2013 Course Description SOILS 101 (GN) Introductory Soils (3 credits). A study of soil properties and processes and relationships to land use, plant growth, environmental quality, and orderliness. Overview This survey and foundational execute introduces disciples to a broad govern of subject matter from most sub-disciplines of soil learning.The students study a range of soil characteristics and seek to actualize their relationship to soil function, land use, plant growth, environmental quality, and society/culture. This course introduces students to the variety and complexity of soils on a local, national, and international scale. This introductory course in soil science introduces the student to the study, commission, and conservation of soils as natural bodies, as media for plant growth, and as components of the larger ecosystem.This course presents elemental concepts of all a spects of soil science including composition and genesis corporeal, chemical, and biological properties soil water classification and mapping soil conservation management practices and soil natality and productivity including practices of soil testing, use of fertilizers and manures, and liming. The course introduces the relationships of soil to current concerns such as environmental quality and non-agricultural land use. This course should instill aw areness of soil as a basic natural resource, the use or abuse of which has a considerable influence on human society and life in general.This course is required or on a list from which students select for galore(postnominal) environmental and agriculturalrelated majors. It is specifically listed as a prerequisite for many different SOILS courses and for several soils-related courses taught at Penn State. This course also satisfies the requirement for 3-credits in the natural sciences (GN), for non-science maojors or any student in terested in soils, ecology, or the environment. Course Objectives At the end of this course, students should be able to ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Appreciate the variety and complexity of soils.Describe the ways in which soils are an integral component of the terrestrial ecosystem. Use the technical terminology associated with the description and use of soils. fall upon soil properties important to land use, environmental quality, plant growth and society/culture. Demonstrate skills required to deliver field observations and interpretations of soils for various uses. Retrieve and use in set upion from a variety of sources for land use preparedness and soil management decisions. Explain the impact of land use and management decisions on agricultural productivity and sustainability, environmental and ecological health, and land degradation.Understand how soils can affect everyday decisions like how to develop a tend or where to build a house. page 2 Instructor Dr. Mike Fidanza 234 Luersse n Office 610-396-6330 Cell 484-888-6714 electronic mail emailprotected edu Office Hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 900 am 950 am, and 1100 am 1150 am or, by appointment (call or e-mail to schedule an appointment) Class Lecture Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 125 Luerssen Building, 1000 am 1050 am. Required Textbook Brady, N. C. and R. R. Weil. Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils. 3rd edition*.Pearson/Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. *or earlier editions are acceptable Grading 4 exams . .. 300 points lowest exam score dropped 3 exams X 100 points per exam = 300 points total 15 quizzes 150 points 15 quizzes X 10 points per quiz = 150 points total Soils Writing Assignment . 50 points Fertilizer Worksheet Total .. 500 points final Grade leave be based on the following scalePoints Grade Points Grade ? 465 A 385 399 C+ 450 464 A350 384 C 435 449 B+ 300 349 D 415 434 B ? 299 F 400 414 B- psychometric tests mental testing data formatting is typi cally multiple choice, true/false, and matching. Exact content and format of each exam will be discussed in class by the teacher. The lowest exam score of the four exams will be dropped, therefore, still the top three exam scores will count towards the final course grade. Quizzes Quiz format is typically multiple choice, true/false, and/or matching delivered online through the ANGEL course website.Exact content and format of each quiz will be discussed in class by the instructor and/or info will be on tap(predicate) on the ANGEL course website. Soils Writing Assignment To be explained in class. page 3 Class Attendance and Etiquette Attendance is highly recommended since some lecture instruction will not be found in the text, and handouts and other supplemental material will be available only on the day on which they are presented in class. Class attendance and participation may be considered toward your final grade.Attendance will be recorded on a random basis, however quotid ian attendance may be recorded if absenteeism or lateness is a problem. Appropriate and respectful behavior is endlessly expected. Also, please silence cell phones during class time. Academic Integrity Students are expected to be long-familiar with the University Rules and Policies regarding faculty member wholeness. Refer to the Penn State Berks Campus Student Handbook, or locate the document on Penn States website, which can be accessed through any computer terminal connected to the PSU Center for Academic Computing.Academic integrity is defined as the pursuit of scholarly activity free from fraud and deception. Academic dishonesty includes, only is not limited to cheating, failure to protect your work from others (or facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others), plagiarism, fabrication of information or citations, unauthorized prior possession of examinations, submitting the work of another person or work antecedently used without informing the instructor, or tamperin g with the academic work of others. A student charged with academic dishonesty will be given oral and written notice of the charge by the instructor.If the student feels that they have been falsely accused, they should seek redress through informal discussions with the instructor (first), division or plane section head, dean, or CEO. If the instructor believes the infraction to be sufficiently serious to warrant referral of the case to the Office of gestate Standards, or result in a grade of F for the student for the course, the student and faculty instructor will be afforded formal due process procedures outlined in the University Rules and Policies mentioned above.Academic dishonesty will be dealt with strictly and in accordance with Pennsylvania State University policy. Disclaimer The class schedule, policies, statements, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances or by mutual musical arrangement between the instructor and th e students. **** Weather Emergency Call 610-396-6375 for up-to-date Berks Campus information. **** page 4 Date Jan Jan Jan 7 9 11 M W F Topic insane asylum and course administration Introduction to soil scienceIntroduction to soil science (continued) Textbook Chapter 1 1 1 Jan Jan Jan 14 16 18 M W F Soil formation Soil formation Soil formation 2 2 2 Jan Jan Jan 21 23 25 M W F NO branch pampertin Luther King Day Soil classification Soil classification 3 3 Jan Jan Feb 28 30 1 M W F Soil classification Exam 1, chapters 1, 2, 3 Soil visible properties 3 4 Feb Feb Feb 4 6 8 M W F Soil physical properties Soil physical properties Soil physical properties 4 4 4 Feb Feb Feb 11 13 15 M W F Soil water Soil water Soil and the hydrologic cycle per second 5 5 6 Feb Feb Feb 8 20 22 M W F Soil and the hydrologic cycle Soil aeration and temperature Soil aeration and temperature 6 7 7 Feb Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar 25 27 1 411 13 15 M Clays and soil chemistry W Exam 2, chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 F Cla ys and soil chemistry 8 NO CLASS Spring Break M Clays and soil chemistry W Soil acidity and other properties F Soil acidity and other properties 8 8 Mar Mar Mar 18 20 22 M W F Soil biology and ecology Soil biology and ecology Soil biology and ecology 10 10 10 Mar Mar Mar 25 27 29 M W F Soil organic matter Soil organic matterSoil organic matter 11 11 11 Apr Apr Apr 1 3 5 M W F Soil fertility Exam 3, chapters 8, 9, 10, 11. Soil fertility 12 12 Apr Apr Apr 8 10 12 M W F Nutrients management and fertilizers Nutrient management and fertilizers Nutrient management and fertilizers 13 13 13 Apr Apr Apr 15 17 19 M W F Soil erosion Soil erosion Soil erosion 14 14 14 Apr Apr Apr 22 24 26 M W F Soil and chemical pollution Soil and chemical pollution Soil and chemical pollution 15 15 15 8 9 9 ************ April 29 May 3 Final Exam Week (Exam 4, chapters 12, 13, 14, 15). ************

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