EENS 3050 | Natural Disasters |
Fall 2013 |
Instructor: Dr. Stephen A. Nelson | ||
Office Hours - MWF 1:00 - 3:00 PM, Room 208, Blessey Hall |
e-mail - snelson@tulane.edu |
Office Phone 862-3194 |
Required Textbook: Natural Disasters 9th Edition by Patrick L. Abbott Available in Tulane Bookstore and from Coursesmart |
Course Grading: Your grade in this course will be determined on the following percentage distribution: |
Midterm Exam 25% Final Exam 30% Homework 25% Disaster Summary 15% Field Trip 5%
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Homework and Exams:
Field Trip
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Course Goals and Objectives
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Schedule of Lectures and Assignments |
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Date |
Topic |
Readings |
Aug. 27 | Intro and Natural Disasters & Assessing Hazards and Risk Homework Assigned: I. Disaster Info on the Internet |
Prologue Ch. 1 |
Aug. 29 | Natural Disasters & Assessing Hazards and Risk Earth Structure, Materials, Systems, and Cycles
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Ch1 Ch 2 |
Sept. 3 | Earth Structure, Materials, Systems, and Cycles |
Ch. 2 Lecture Notes |
Sept. 5 | Earthquakes: Causes and Measurements Homework I Due Homework Assigned: II. Seismological Exercises |
Ch. 3 |
Sept. 10 | Earthquake Hazards and Risks
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Ch 3 & 4 Lect. Notes |
Sept. 12 | Earthquake Prediction, Mitigation, and Control |
Ch. 4 & 5 |
Sept. 17 | Earthquake Case Histories Homework II Due
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Ch.4 & 5 |
Sept. 19 | Volcanoes, Magma, and Volcanic Eruptions Homework Assigned: III. Volcanological Exercises |
Ch. 6 |
Sept. 24 | Volcanic Landforms, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics |
Ch. 6 |
Sept. 26 | Volcanic Hazards, Beneficial Aspects, and Predicting Eruptions |
Ch. 6 |
Oct. 1 | Volcanic Case Histories Homework III Due |
Ch. 7 |
Oct. 3 | Tsunami | Ch 8 |
Oct. 8 | Tsunami |
Ch 8 |
Oct. 10 | FALL BREAK |
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Oct. 15 | Midterm Exam |
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Oct. 17 | The Ocean-Atmosphere System Homework Assigned: IV Weather Exercises |
Ch. 9 & 12 |
Oct. 20 | Suday Field Trip (only if you signed up for this date) | |
Oct. 22 | Thunderstorms & Tornadoes | Ch. 10 |
Oct. 24 | Tropical Cyclones | Ch. 11 |
Oct. 29 | Tropical Cyclones | Ch. 11 |
Oct. 31 | Tropical Cyclones Homework IV Due Homework Assigned: V Flooding Exercises |
Ch.11 |
Nov. 2 | Saturday Field Trip (only if you signed up for this date) | |
Nov. 5 | River Systems & Causes of Flooding | Ch. 13 |
Nov. 7 | River Flooding | Ch.13 |
Nov. 12 | Flooding Hazards, Prediction and Human Intervention | Ch.13 |
Nov. 14 | Flooding Case History Homework V Due |
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Nov. 19 | Mass Movements and Mass Movement Process Homework Assigned: VI. Mass Movement Exercises |
Ch. 15 |
Nov. 21 | Slope Stability, Triggering Events, Mass Movement Hazards |
Ch.15 |
Nov. 26 | Subsidence: Dissolution & Human Related Causes
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Ch. 15 |
Nov. 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday - no class |
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Dec. 3 | Coastal Hazards Homework VI Due |
Ch. 16 |
Dec. 5 | Meteorites & Impacting Events Disaster Summary Due |
Ch. 17 & Epilogue |
Dec. 13 | FINAL EXAMINATION 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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