Credits: 2 credits (1 lecture/week and one 3-hour laboratory)
Class Schedule:
Lecture: 9:30-10:45 am Tue, Location: Poole Agricultural Center E257;
Laboratory: 9:30-12:30 pm Th, Location: Poole Agricultural Center E250.
Instructor:
Dr. Elena Mikhailova
216 Lehotsky Hall
Phone: 656-3535
Email: eleanam@clemson.edu
Office hours: TBA
Course Description: Study of soil morphology and characterization, pedogenic processes, soil-forming factors, and classification of soils. Offered Fall semesters only. Course is based on lectures and
computer, laboratory, and field exercises.
Prerequisites: None.
Course Learning Outcomes: Students will learn fundamental soil genesis and classification concepts and definitions,
and use field techniques, Web Soil Survey and to map and evaluate soil in
different geographical locations.
Attendance Policy:
You are expected to attend every lecture/laboratory unless classes have
been officially canceled by the University. Attendance will be
recorded at every lecture/laboratory and it is used in grade calculation
(see Grading Policy). Students who miss more than 4 class meetings
(without an official excuse, e.g. doctor's note etc.) will be dropped
from the course. If you miss a class, you are responsible for the
material covered during that class. If the professor is more than 15
minutes late for class, the class is considered canceled and the
students may leave.
Email: Please check your Clemson email address at least once a day for
potential messages dealing with this course. Do not forward your Clemson
mail to another account (Yahoo, AOL, etc.) as those accounts tend to
have issues like full in-boxes and limitations on attachments.
Special Needs: Please see me privately if you have special needs in this course.
Reading Text(s):
- Keys to Soil Taxonomy: LINK
Laboratory and Assignments: There will be laboratory and/or assignments every week except when noted by the instructor.
Exams and Quizzes: There will be three in-class exams during the semester. In-class exams will include material from both
lectures and readings. No make-up exams are allowed
(unless there is a doctor's note). Bonus points and opportunities will
be only available to the students who did not miss any exams and
quizzes. Contact your Instructor for further clarification.
Bonus Points: There will be bonus points opportunities in the class to encourage
active student participation. Bonus points will be added up at the end
of each Unit and added to the grade of the in-class exam for that Unit.
Grading Policy:
3 in-class exam |
20% per exam = 60% total |
Laboratory and assignments |
30% |
Attendance (lecture and lab) |
10% |
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Final Grade = |
100% |
*Varies by semester.
Grading Scale:
100-90 % |
A |
89-80 % |
B |
79-70 % |
C |
69-60 % |
D |
Below 60 % |
F |
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"When
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