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| GEOL 5 - HISTORICAL GEOLOGY | Last Updated • March 31, 2007 | |||||||
GEOL 5, HISTORICAL GEOLOGY lecture and lab Class Hours: Tuesday (lecture), 6.45-9.45, Drescher Hall, room 207 Thursday (lab), 6.45-9.45, Drescher Hall, room 128 Lecture Textbook: S. M. Stanley, Earth System History, 2nd edition (2005), W. H. Freeman and Company, New York Lab Textbook:B. L. Smith, Laboratory Studies in Earth History, 8th edition (2004), McGraw Hill Exams: Exams include both lecture and lab materials. There will be no class after the exam. The final exam will be cumulative for both lecture and lab, and will include older materials and new materials (the ones covered after the second exam) 1 - Tuesday, March 20, 2007: study guide 2 - Tuesday, May 1, 2007: study guide 3 - Thursday, June 7, 2007 (cumulative Final Exam): study guide | GEOL 35 - FIELD STUDIES: CALIFORNIA | Last Updated • March 31, 2007 | GEOL 35, FIELD STUDIES: CALIFORNIA Class Hours: Friday, 3.00 - 6.00, Drescher Hall 128 Meeting Attendance and 3-days Field-trip mandatory Textbook: no textbook is required but a good introduction to California geology can be found in D. R. Harden, California Geology, 2nd edition (2004), Pearson Prentice Hall Preparatory Meetings: 1 - Friday, February 23, 2007 - Plate Tectonics, Earth's Interiors and Structure, Geologic Structures 2 - Friday, March 2, 2007 - Atoms and Minerals; Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks 3 - Friday, March 9, 2007 - Sedimentary Rocks; Relative and Absolute Time; Preparation for the field trip Field Trip: Owens Valley, March 16 to 18, 2007 leave Santa Monica College parking lot at 8.00 AM sharp on March 16, 2007 return to Santa Monica College parking lot evening/night of March 18, 2007 Please refer to syllabus for detail on what to bring and what to wear Safety and common sense are essential to successful field trips. All Santa Monica College rules and regulations for student behavior such as NO alcohol or drugs and the assumption that everyone will be treated with respect will be strictly enforced Tentative schedule: March 16: leave Santa Monica, stops in Palmdale (San Andreas fault), Lancaster (gasoline and supplies), Little Lake (Fossil Falls and Red Hill); lunch at Coso Junction rest area (bring your own food/drinks); Owens Lake, Alabama Hills; arrival in Bishop March 17: leave Bishop for Lee Vining, with stops along the way (see map); possible stop at Mono Lake if time permits; return to Bishop March 18: leave Bishop for Big Pine and road to Death Valley, with stops along the way (see map); possible stop at Eureka sand dunes if time permits (this destination includes about 24 miles along an unpaved, dusty road; 4-WD not required); return to Big Pine and travel south on 395; stop at Red Rock Canyon; arrival in Santa Monica Itinerary:  Final Meeting: 4 - Friday, March 30, 2007 (short student presentations) Field trip pictures: Pictures taken during the field trip last updated: March 31, 2007 Los Angeles, CA © AG 1994-2007 Back to Top | Back to Home Page | |||||