| GEOB 372 Introduction to Cartography | ||||
| Course
Schedule, Winter 2012 |
| Week | Monday Lecture Topic | Wednesday Lecture Topic | Lab Topic | Reading (3rd Ed.) |
| Jan 2-6 | New Year's Day - no class | Introduction to course | No lab | No reading |
| Jan 9-13 | Introduction to cartography | Thematic map types | #1 Introduction to Illustrator | Ch. 1.1-1.3 |
| Jan 16-20 | Map symbols | Map Design | #2 Point, line, and area symbols | Ch. 5, 11.1-11.2, 12 |
Jan 23-27 |
Lettering | Spatial reference systems | #3 Lettering | Ch. 11.3, 7 |
| Jan 30 - Feb 3 | Map projections 1 | Map projections 2 | #4 Topographic maps | Ch. 8, 9 (West Wing clip) |
| Feb 6-10 | Generalization | Data processing | #5 Map projections | Ch. 6, 3.1-3.3.1 (The Joy of Stats video) |
| Feb 13-17 | Data classification | MIDTERM EXAM | Lab #5 continued | Ch. 4.1 |
| Feb 20-24 | Mid-term break - no class | Mid-term break - no class | No lab | No reading |
| Feb 27 - Mar 2 | AAG annual meeting - no class | #6 Choropleth maps | Ch. 14 | |
| Mar 5-9 | Mapping census data | Proportional symbol maps | Ch. 17.1-17.6 | |
| Mar 12-16 | Dot maps | Cartograms | Project plan sheet due Mar 12 in class | Ch. 17.7-17.8, 19.1 |
| Mar 19-23 | Isarithmic maps and relief maps | Project work | Ch. 19.2, 18, 16.1-16.2, 16.7 | |
| Mar 26-30 | History of cartography | Critical cartography and map art | Project work | No reading (The Beauty of Maps clips) |
| Apr 2-6 | Current trends | Map critiques and in-class project work | Projects due Thu Apr 5, 12:00pm | No reading |
| PDF versions of the slides shown in lectures will be available for download. A username and password are required; please email your instructor if you do not have them. The username and password are not necessary to download the lab assignments. | ||||
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Updated
March 28, 2012 |