Sunday, May 4, 2008

Hot off the press: final study guide

The final study guide is here and ready to be poured over. Find it on the right under the Lecture Notes subdivision! Good luck and have a great week!

Best,

Ian

Monday, April 28, 2008

A Little Ditty from My Colleagues at UMN

This should help you catch up on the history of geography before you read the slides I posted on the right. Definitely watch this before your final exam!

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Hiya

To the right you will find a reading that I expect you to do along with the Urban Geography readings from your reader mentioned in class -- "The Megacity."

When we meet again in a little over a week, we will discuss the readings and then begin the final phase of the class -- political geography! You may want to finish Harm de Blij's book this week to save yourself some time later this semester.

To emphasize Mr. Harm's point... here is a little clip of Miss Teen South Carolina explaining why geography and maps are important!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Check out this animation!

Hi class,

Check out this movie on the history of the world for a good laugh. It ties in with economic geography somehow... I just know it!

Cheers,

Ian

Monday, March 10, 2008

Cultural Geography Lecture Posted (Material May be on Exam)

Dear Class:

To the right I posted last Friday's cultural geography lecture. Please note that this material is fair game for the midterm. Please review the slides at least once, if not twice, before coming for the exam. However, no more value should be placed on these slides than any others.

Good luck studying tonight and at your study session tomorrow evening. Remember to bring lots of questions for your TAs.

Best,

Ian

P.S. I find that listening to that Kraftwerk song "Mensch, Natur, Technik" while grading papers makes me work far more efficiently. Perhaps it works for studying too?! You can listen to many of Kraftwerk's songs online at their own personal radio station -- www.kraftwerk.com. Hope it helps!

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

To get you revved up for Nature, Society & Technology!

Probably the most underrated song by a gang of robots ever recorded! Probably because it was merely a jingle for the 2000 Expo in Germany, but just wait... just wait... at around one-minute-forty you will hear the stellar line that summarizes our entire past week of lectures!!! Enjoy!

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Midterm Study Guide Now Posted

Dear Class:

Your midterm study guide has been posted with all of my lectures (please find them on your right). Good luck studying! We certainly have covered a lot of material, but don't panic. Just learn! There will be a study review session next Monday or Tuesday with the TAs, likely in the evening. So keep your nights open!

Best,

Ian