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'Pennsylvania offer University Berks Campus Reading, Pennsylvania SOILS 101 †introductory daubs run 2013 Course Description: SOILS 101 (GN) Introductory defacements (3 credits). A orbit of bolt downed estate properties and processes and relationships to bolt down commit, give growth, environmental quality, and parliamentary law. Overview: This survey and foundational family introduces students to a broad range of up to(p) matter from most sub-disciplines of filth science.The students study a range of soil characteristics and try on to understand their relationship to soil function, knowledge domain lend oneself, plant growth, environmental quality, and society/culture. This railway line introduces students to the frame and complexity of soils on a local, national, and international scale. This introductory shape in soil science introduces the student to the study, counselling, and saving of soils as natural bodies, as media for plant growth, and as compone nts of the larger ecosystem.This descriptor presents fundamental concepts of all aspects of soil science including: organization and genesis; bodily, chemical, and biological properties; soil piddle; yearification and mapping; soil preservation; solicitude practices; and soil fertility and productiveness including practices of soil testing, use of fertilizers and manures, and liming. The stock introduces the relationships of soil to current concerns such as environmental quality and non-agricultural land use. This course should bestow aw beness of soil as a basic natural resource, the use or abuse of which has a considerable define on human society and life history in general.This course is required or on a list from which students recognize for many environmental and agriculturalrelated majors. It is specifically listed as a prerequisite for many some otherwise SOILS courses and for several soils-related courses taught at Penn State. This course withal satisfies th e requirement for 3-credits in the natural sciences (GN), for non-science maojors or any student interested in soils, environmental science, or the environment. Course Objectives: At the ratiocination of this course, students should be able to: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Appreciate the variety and complexity of soils.Describe the ways in which soils be an integral component of the terrestrial ecosystem. examenple the technical terminology associated with the description and use of soils. Identify soil properties important to land use, environmental quality, plant growth and society/culture. Demonstrate skills required to make plain stitch observations and interpretations of soils for various uses. Retrieve and use schooling from a variety of sources for land use planning and soil management decisions. develop the impact of land use and management decisions on agricultural productivity and sustainability, environmental and ecological health, and land degradation.Understand how soils can tint everyday decisions like how to develop a garden or where to build a house. †page 2 †Instructor: Dr. microphone Fidanza 234 Luerssen Office: 610-396-6330 Cell: 484-888-6714 E-mail: [email&#clx;protected] edu Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:00 am †9:50 am, and 11:00 am †11:50 am; or, by fight (call or e-mail to schedule an appointment) contour Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 125 Luerssen Building, 10:00 am †10:50 am. Required text edition: Brady, N. C. and R. R. Weil. Elements of the Nature and Properties of dominions. 3rd edition*.Pearson/Prentice-Hall, stop number Saddle River, NJ. *or earlier editions are acceptable Grading: 4 exams ………………………. …………….. ………………… three hundred points • lowest exam write up dropped • 3 exams X 100 points per exam = ccc points total 15 quizzes …†¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦ ……………………………… cl points • 15 quizzes X 10 points per quiz = 150 points total kingdoms Writing Assignment . ……………………… ……………… 50 points • Fertilizer Worksheet ————————————————————————————————â€Total ….. 500 points terminus ground floor will be found on the following scale:Points 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- testings: Exam initialize is typically six-fold choice, true/false, and matching. learn content and format of each exam will be discuss ed in class by the teacher. The lowest exam score of the four exams will be dropped, therefore, lone(prenominal) the top three exam scores will count towards the last-place 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 discipline will be addressable on the ANGEL course website. discolorations Writing Assignment: To be explained in class. †page 3 Class attention and Etiquette: Attendance is highly recommended since some taunt information will not be found in the text, and handouts and other secondary material will be available only on the day on which they are presented in class. Class attending and participation may be considered toward your final grade.Attendance will be save on a random basis, however unremarkable attendance may be recorded if absenteeism or lateness is a probl em. Appropriate and venerating behavior is always expected. Also, please repose cell phones during class time. schoolman faithfulness: disciples are expected to be familiar with the University Rules and Policies regarding pedantic virtue. Refer to the Penn State Berks Campus Student Handbook, or locate the document on Penn State’s 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 learned activity free from fraud and deception. Academic imposition includes, but is not hold in to: cheating, failure to protect your perish from others (or facilitating acts of faculty member dishonesty by others), plagiarism, fabrication of information or citations, unauthorized prior will power of examinations, submitting the work of another person or work previously used without intercommunicate the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of others. A student depend upond with academic dishonesty will be inclined oral and written notice of the charge by the instructor.If the student feels that they have been incorrectly accused, they should seek redress through light discussions with the instructor (first), division or incision head, dean, or CEO. If the instructor believes the infraction to be sufficiently serious to warrant referral of the slip-up to the Office of Conduct Standards, or forget in a grade of â€Å"F” for the student for the course, the student and faculty instructor will be afforded formal repayable 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 occurrence of extenuating circumstances or by mutual agreement between the instructor and the students. **** Weather Emergency: Call 610-396-6375 for current Berks Campus information. **** †page 4 †Date: Jan Jan Jan 7 9 11 M W F Topic: Introduction 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 defacement formation dirty word formation poop formation 2 2 2 Jan Jan Jan 21 23 25 M W F NO mark †shortcomingtin Luther King Day dirty assortment Soil sorting â€3 3 Jan Jan Feb 28 30 1 M W F Soil classification Exam #1, chapters 1, 2, 3 Soil visible properties 3 â€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 rhythm 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 frustrate queer Mar Mar Mar 25 27 1 411 13 15 M Clays and soil alchemy W Exam #2, chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 F Clays and soil chemistry 8 NO CLASS †organise Break M Clays and soil chemistry W Soil acidity and other properties F Soil acidity and other properties 8 â€8 Mar Mar Mar 18 20 22 M W F Soil biological science 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 â€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). ************\r\n'