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About the Course
Syllabus
Assignments
Notes
Resources
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First, let us take care of something that most students
want to know at the earliest: the grading structure. What you earn
is what you earn--no grade curving. Click here
to know more about the assignments that you have to complete in order
to earn the grade.
| 92 percent or above: A |
88-91: A- |
84-87: B+ |
80-83: B |
| 77-79: B- |
74-76: C+ |
70-73: C |
67-69: C- |
| 63-66: D+ |
60-62: D |
55-59: D- |
Below 55: F |
Required text for the course:
The Mapmakers
by John Noble Wilford, published by Knopf (revised edition, 2000) ISBN:
0-375-70850-2, and
Cartographiometry by Timothy G. Feeman and Elaine F. Bosowski
(1999) available only in the bookstore
Additional materials
will be provided in this page, or will be emailed. If you have not
received any email from me by the new student week, then
click here to
add your email address to the distribution list. If you need assistance
on using the WOU email address, feel free to contact the University Computing Services.
You will be EXPECTED to read those materials and be ready to discuss
them in class.
The tentative schedule of activities is as follows:
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Date |
Meeting Topic/Activity |
Chapter/pages
from Wilford |
Chapter/pages from Feeman |
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1 |
29-Mar |
Introduction |
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2 |
31-Mar |
Basics of
maps, scale and
size of maps |
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19-24, 40-41, 46-48 |
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3 |
5-Apr |
Coordinate
system (cartesian and polar) |
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13-18 |
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4 |
7-Apr |
Historical
methods to map earth |
1-86 |
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5 |
12-Apr |
Basics of measurement |
107-131 |
54-56 |
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6 |
14-Apr |
Angles and
arc on a sphere
Lab? |
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57-62 |
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7 |
19-Apr |
Determining the longitude |
132-162 |
8-12 |
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8 |
21-Apr |
Lab |
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9 |
26-Apr |
Flex time--catch up and review |
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10 |
28-Apr |
Midterm
exam |
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11 |
3-May |
Projections |
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26-31 |
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12 |
5-May |
Lab |
87-104 |
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13 |
10-May |
Projections |
87-104 |
49-52 |
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14 |
12-May |
Lab |
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15 |
17-May |
Surveying--India and America |
190-252 |
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16 |
19-May |
Thematic
maps (lab) |
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93-98 |
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17 |
24-May |
Lying with
maps |
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18 |
26-May |
Analysis
of map distortions (lab) |
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99-108 |
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19 |
31-May |
Final
paper presentations |
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20 |
2-Jun |
Course
wrap-up |
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Note: We reserve the right to modify the syllabus, if
we find it necessary, and will notify such changes in class.
Click
here to email
Dr. Fung, and
here to email Dr. Khé.
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