Geography 580: Course Schedule
This is a tentative schedule and will be updated frequently (recent
update:
).
| Week |
Date |
Section |
Lecture |
Lab
|
Readings |
1
|
Jan 3
|
|
Introduction |
Visit
Map Library
|
R: 1, 2, 3 |
Jan 5
|
Spatial Data |
Earth coordinates |
|
R: 4 |
2
|
Jan 10
|
|
Projections |
Map
reading
|
R: 5 |
Jan 12
|
|
Coordinate systems |
|
R: 6 |
3
|
Jan
17 |
|
Data sources
|
ArcGIS
|
R: 7, 8, 9
|
| Jan 19 |
|
Data models |
|
R: 10
|
4
|
Jan 24
|
|
Data processing and
measurement |
Design (I)
|
R: 16
|
Jan 26
|
Design |
Cartographic design |
|
R: 18 |
5
|
Jan 31
|
|
Color
|
Design (II)
|
R: 19, 20, 21; B:
2, 3 |
Feb 2
|
|
Typography |
|
R: 22 |
6
|
Feb 7
|
|
Generalization |
|
R: 24 |
Feb 9
|
|
Midterm |
|
|
7
|
Feb 14
|
Symbolization |
Choropleth mapping |
Choropleth
mapping |
R: 26; +
|
Feb 16
|
|
Isarithmic mapping |
|
R: 26; +
|
8
|
Feb 21
|
|
Dot and dasymetric mapping |
Isarithmic
mapping |
R: 26; + |
Feb 23
|
|
Proportional symbol
mapping |
|
+ |
9
|
Feb 28
|
|
Flow map and cartogram |
Proportional
& dot maps |
+ |
Mar 2
|
|
Multivariate mapping
|
|
R: 28 |
10
|
Mar 7
|
|
Interactive/dynamic mapping |
Animated
maps |
R: 29 |
Mar 9
|
Review |
Prospectus and review |
|
+ |
11
|
Mar
14
|
Final |
7:30 - 9:18 AM at
1116 DB
|
|
|
R: the textbook by Robinson et al.
B: the textbook by Brown and Feringa.
+: supplementary materials (and slides).
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