Geography 680: Course Schedule

This is a tentative schedule and will be updated frequently.

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Week Date Section Lecture Lab
Readings
1
Jan 3
Introduction
Computers and Cartography
S: 1; C: 1, 2, 3
Jan 5

Summarizing Data

S: 3
Jan 7


ArcGIS

2
Jan 10
Spatial Data
Spatial Objects
C: 4,5,6
Jan 12

Data Structures

C: 6, 7, 8, 9
Jan 14


Census Data
P: 1, 2
3
Jan 17

No class


Jan 19
TIGER/Line

Supp.
Jan 21


Census Demography
P: 3
4
Jan 24
Design
Elements of Map Design

S: 11
Jan 26

Color Systems

S: 10, gallery, atlas
Jan 28


Los Tigris

5
Jan 31

Symbolization I

S: 4.1-4.3; Supp.
Feb 2

Symbolization II

S: 11.3
Feb 4


Census Economic
P: 4
6
Feb 7
Techniques Data Classification

S: 5
Feb 9

Midterm
Guidelinesresults
Feb 11


Housing/Transportation P: 5, 6
7
Feb 14

Project Ideas/Discussion

Feb 16

Choropleth Mapping
S: 4.4.1, 4.5, 13; Supp.
Feb 18


ArcGIS Intervals ArcDoc
8
Feb 21

Multivariate Choropleth Mapping
S: 18 (342-351)
Feb 23

Proportional/Dot/Dasymetric Mapping
S: 16, 17
Feb 25


ArcGIS Symbols
ArcDoc
9
Feb 28

Isarithmic Mapping I

S: 14 (272-277)
Mar 2

Isarithmic Mapping II

S: 14 (277-289)
Mar 4


Geostatistics/3D
ArcDoc
10
Mar 7
Applications Cartographic Transformation
C: 10, 11, 12
Mar 9

Interactive/Dynamic Systems

S: 20, 21
Mar 11


Presentations Guidelines
11
Mar 16
Final 7:30 - 9:18 AM at 0140 DB

Guidelinesresults

S: the textbook by Slocum et al.
C: the textbook by Clarke.
P: the textbook by Peters and MacDonald.
Supp.: supplementary materials will be used.

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