EARTHSC 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cengage Learning, International Standard Book Number

• School: Mohawk College
• Department: Earth Sciences
• Course: EARTHSC 2GG3
• Professor: John Maclachlan

Document Summary

Identify and analyze the physical characteristics of natural disasters: recognize and predict their impact on human population. The course consists of lecture material, textbook readings, videos, web- links, six quizzes, midterm and final examinations. Quizzes will be based on the lectures, textbook and video materials. There will be a midterm examination (multiple choice and true-false questions, short answers) and a final examination (cumulative knowledge; multiple choice questions and short answers) with the similar questions to the quizzes. Required textbook: the required textbook for the course is: Hyndman d. , hyndman, d. natural hazards and disasters, 3rd edition: brooks / cole, cengage learning. The schedule of readings is included in the course schedule. Evaluation and grading system: quizzes 6 5 % 30% (due dates: september 19 & 26, october 4 & 25, november 12 & 28, 2012: midterm examination 30% (october 11, 2012, final examination 40% (during examination period at the end of the.