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...to Geog 222 Main Page and Course Description Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00-11:50: Science Center 207
Instructor: Dr. John Krygier
Text and ReadingsThere are two utterly fascinating texts for this course: Mark Monmonier How to Lie with Maps (2nd ed., 1996) and John Krygier and Denis Wood Making Maps (2005). There is a brilliant blog for the book that has some supplemental material related to the topics in the book, links to other curious mapping sites on the internets, and a list of terrible music I listen to. I wrote he Making Maps book because no other text met my needs for the mapping courses at OWU. I make 3$ for each new copy of Making Maps sold, nothing on used copies. So much for an early retirement. We will read most of the Monmonier book, and about 2/3 of the Krygier & Wood book, the rest of which is covered in Geography 353. A few other readings are downloadable PDFs on the course schedule. Consider the extensive WWW materials here to be a primary text for this course. Exams and exercises are based on lecture material and assigned readings. Lectures do not slavishly follow the readings, and there is a substantial amount of material presented in the lectures that is not in the readings ... thus, it is important to attend lectures. Students will be required to purchase a map for the course (instructions provided in class) which should cost a whopping $6. Start saving now. Required readings are noted on the course schedule.
ExercisesSeven exercises will be assigned. All but one of these exercises will use the internets. Completed exercises must be turned in on time (no late exercises accepted). Whining won't get you an extension, but a fabulous explanation might. Exercises are linked to the course schedule and exercises pages. At least one additional in-class exercise will be assigned.
Computer Access and SkillsStudents in Geography 222 will be expected to locate and use a computer with internets access. If you can point and click on the internets, you can complete the work in this course. You may use the Department of Geology and Geography GIS and Computer Mapping Lab (Science Center 207) for course exercises.
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