Spring 1999
GEOL 1102 (lecture); GEOL 1112 (lab); Course codes 30466, 30469
Room S 10 (Science Building)
Monday, Thursday 19:25-10:15 pm; lab Monday, Thursday, 10:20-11:10 pm
I. Schedule Dates Reading Lecture Laboratory 25, 28 Jan Introduction Minerals in sed'y rocks 1, 4 Feb Ch. 1, 2 Environments Sedimentary rocks 8, 11 Feb Ch. 3 Paleontology Fossils 15, 18 Feb Ch. 4 Geologic time Fossils 22, 25 Feb Ch. 5 Early Earth Fossils 1, 4 Mar Ch. 6 Continental movement 1st Lab Test (Th) 8, 11 Mar review Midterm Exam (M) Geologic maps 15-18 Mar S p r i n g R e c e s s 22, 25 Mar Ch. 7, 8 Precambrian Geologic maps 17 Apr (Sat) Field Trip: depart 8:30 am 29 May, 1 Apr Ch. 9 Appalachian history Correlation 5, 8 Apr Ch. 11 Fish and amphibians Fossil identification 12, 15 Apr Ch. 12 Dinosaurs & al. Mapping project 17 Apr (Sat) Field Trip: depart 8:30 am 19, 22 Apr Ch. 13 Mammals Mapping project 26, 29 Apr Ch. 14, 15 Humans 2nd Lab Test (Th) 3, 6 May C a n c e l e d i n l i e u o f f i e l d t r i p 11 May, 12:30 pm Final Exam (Tu)
II. Text
Levin, Harold L. 1999. The Earth through Time, 6th ed. Saunders. 28 cm hardback. [ISBN 0-03-023751-3]
Criteria for grading.
Extra Credit?
Honors?
How should I study?
Academic
integrity.