Course Identification

Guided reading course: Great papers in Earth Sciences
20152481

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Eli Galanti
Dr. Janni Yuval

Course Schedule and Location

2015
First Semester
Wednesday, 13:15 - 15:00, FGS, Rm 4
05/11/2014

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Guided Reading Course; Elective; 2.00 points
Mathematics and Computer Science: Guided Reading Course; Elective; 1.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

No

Language of Instruction

English

Registration by

20/11/2014

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

20%
40%
40%

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

N/A
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-
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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

3

Syllabus

A survey of historic breakthrough papers in all of the earth sciences, as well as modern papers that put the classics in perspective. Students engage in the material through reading, presentation, and discussion. The course has several goals. (1.) To engender an understanding and appreciation of major breakthroughs in our field. (2.) To develop skills in presenting and discussing scientific results. And (3.) to refine students? understanding of what constitutes great science.
We will review great papers from the fields of geophysics, geochemistry, planetary sciences, atmospheric chemistry, ocean/atmosphere/climate dynamics, geology, and more. For a complete list of the papers see the course website:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26160974/Great-Papers-Earth-Sciences/GPES_main.htm

Learning Outcomes

(1.) To understand and appreciate major breakthroughs in the field of Earth sciences.
(2.) Have skills in presenting and discussing scientific results.
(3.) Understand what constitutes great science.

Reading List

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Website