General Education and Service Courses
Please check out the links below to view course syllabi and other details pertaining to the courses taught by Dr. Nourse:
GSC 116: Introduction to Astronomy
*expanded course outline *Fall '06 Syllabus *Term Project Fall '06
*Astronomy Web Sites Celestial Highlights Fall '06 Independent Activity Fall '06
Voyager SkyGazer Setup Instructions (directions for installing your planetarium software)
Azimuth Measurement (detailed instructions for determining azimuth to a celestial body)
*Stargazing Activities
*Example of a Lunar Observation Activity designed by Dr. Jascha Polet, Fall, 2005
*Example of a Venus Observation Activity conducted by Dr. Nourse, Fall, 2005
*Extra Chapters (PDF format) from Bennett et al., 2004, The Cosmic Perspective:
Chapter 16--Properties of Stars
*View photographs of spectacular Celestial Phenomona: eclipses, sunrises, planets, stars, etc
*View example of an excellent term project submitted by a GSC 116 Student
*Alternative 100 Point Problem, Fall, 2005
GSC 350: Natural Disasters
*photographs from Natural Disasters field trips
*view photographs of some memorable Storms, Floods, and Landslides
*view photographs of wildfires in the San Gabriel Mountains
Syllabus--Summer, 2008
**Handy Web Links for Natural Disasters Research**
Research Assignment, Summer, 2008
Research Topics (An Incomplete List)
GSC 321: Engineering Geology I
*Syllabus for Spring Quarter, 2008
*Field Photographs of Students in Action
*Photographs of Memorable Storms, Floods, and Landslides
*Powerpoint slide show of Cogswell Dam under construction 1932-34
*Powerpoint slide show of retaining walls and roadcuts along Glendora Ridge Road
Topographic Maps for Site Investigations:
Topographic Base Maps Enlarged from the Mt. Baldy 7.5 Minute Quadrangle
Geologic Maps For Site Investigations:
Geologic Map of Mt. Baldy 7.5 Minute Quadrangle (Dibblee, 2002)
Icehouse Canyon / Upper San Antonio Canyon (Nourse et al., 1998)
Middle San Antonio Canyon / Hogback Area (Nourse, 1999)
Hogback Landslide (Herber, 1987)
Landslides in San Antonio Canyon (Morton et al., 1987)
SCI 212: Geological Science for pre-service teachers
*photographs of student learning activities