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| GEOL 5 - HISTORICAL GEOLOGY | Last Updated • May 26, 2008 | |||||||
This class is a general education class that includes both lecture and lab; it involves the study of geology and its interaction with the environment (physical, chemical, biological) in order to understand the evolution of our planet in time. If you already have a base knowledge of geology you might find yourself at a slight advantage, but all the materials will be explained thoroughly. You still need to be aware that this class requires continuous attention and that, in order to succeed, you will need to dedicate a considerable amount of time to study and work on its materials. 4313 - GEOL 5, HISTORICAL GEOLOGY lecture and lab Class Hours: Tuesday (lecture), 6.45-9.50, Drescher Hall, room 128 Thursday (lab), 6.45-9.50, 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 please note: DO NOT buy used copies of the lab manual; the lab manual pages are turned in to the instructor for grading and many students who bought used copies from the bookstore or from other students in the past suddenly found out that they had incomplete manuals with several missing pages. Exams: All exams include both lecture and lab materials. The final exam will be cumulative for both lecture and lab; it will include a small section on older materials covered in previous tests and a larger section on new materials covered after the second test exam 1 - Tuesday, March 18, 2008: study guide (available since March 1, 2008) exam 2 - Tuesday, April 29, 2008: study guide (available since March 31, 2008) exam 3 - Thursday, June 5, 2008: (cumulative final exam): study guide (available since May 26, 2008) Please, refer to the class syllabus for further information and/or details
| GEOL 35 - FIELD STUDIES: CALIFORNIA | Last Updated • March 31, 2008
| This class is a general education, hands-on class that will allow you to see and experience in person some prominent geologic features of California. There are no prerequisites, there are no exams, there is no homework. All you have to do is come to a few introductory class meetings, then come in the field and write a brief geologic report of what you saw. If you want to check a few images from the Spring 2007 field class, click here. During that exploration trip, we crossed the San Andreas Fault south of Palmdale and drove north into the Owens Valley, stopping at places lake the Fossil Falls, the Alabama Hills, Lake Owens, Mammoth Mountain, Mono Lake, the Devil's gate and many other.
leave Santa Monica College parking lot at 8.00 AM sharp on April 18, 2008 return to Santa Monica College parking lot evening/night of April 20, 2008 leave Santa Monica College parking lot at 8.00 AM sharp on May 2, 2008 return to Santa Monica College parking lot evening/night of May 4, 2008 Field Map (not yet available) Last Class Meeting: 5 - Friday, May 16, 2008 - (short student presentations) Costs: The College would cover insurance for the field trips participants. That means only registered students. ALL other costs (transportation, food, lodging, etc.) will have to be paid for by the students. | |||||