Lecture:
Tues & Thurs. 10:20 - 11:35am,
Breland Hall, Rm. 188
Laboratory:
Wednesday 1:30 – 4:00pm, Breland Hall, Rm. 188
Instructor:
Dr. Kate Giles
Office:
Breland Hall, Rm. 122
Phone: 646-2033 E–mail: kgiles@nmsu.edu
Office
Hours:
Tuesday
and Thursday: 9:00-10:00am
Wednesday 9:00-11:00am;
or by appointment.
Web
site: http://www.nmsu.edu/~geology/giles/kgiles.html
Click
on Earth, Time, and Life (Honors 219G) listed under courses. This site contains the syllabus for this
course and special announcements.
TA:
Dayna Druke
Office:
Breland Hall, Rm. 181
Phone:
646-5384 E-mail:
jordayna@hotmail.com
Office
Hours: TBA
Optional Texts:
No text is required for the lecture or the lab.
1. How
Does Earth Work?.
(2005), Smith, G. A and Pun, A
2.
Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology (2006) American Geological
Institute and National Association of Geoscience Teachers
1. Loose-leaf
binder - to place lab exercises and lecture notes in.
2. Clip
board for taking notes on field trips.
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Course
Grading
Your grade for this course will be based primarily on the
following criteria:
1. Participation
in Class and Lab (10%)
2.
Weekly Lab Exercises (50%)
3.
Performance on 3 exams (40%)
Midterm Lecture – 10%
Midterm Lab – 10%
Final
Exam – 20%
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Lab Performance: Attendance is required at the lecture and
lab meetings for a passing grade. Labs
are due at the beginning of the following lab period. Missed lab work will be
difficult to make up because it sometimes requires traveling to field
sites. Lab work may be made up within
one week of your return to class if a signed note by the appropriate authority
(physician, funeral home, etc.) is provided.
Tentative
Course Schedule
Date Lecture
Topic Text
Jan. 19 Lecture: Introduction; Plate Tectonics Chapt.
1
Jan. 24 Lecture: Rock Forming Minerals Chapt. 2
Jan. 25 Lab:
Maps used in Geology
Jan. 26 Lecture: Rock Forming Minerals Chapt. 2
Jan. 31 Lecture: Formation of Igneous Rocks Chapt.
4
Feb. 1 Lab:
Rock Forming Minerals
Feb. 2 Lecture: Plutonic Igneous Rocks Chapt. 4
Feb. 7 Lecture: Volcanic Igneous Rocks Chapt.
4
Feb. 8 Lab:
Igneous Rock Types
Feb. 9 Lecture: Igneous Rocks and Plate Tectonics Chapt.
4
Feb. 14 Lecture: Weathering Processes Chapt.
5
Feb. 15 Lab: Field Trip
to
Feb. 16 Lecture: Soil Formation Chapt.
5, 14
Feb. 21 Lecture: Sediment Depositional Processes and Rocks Chapt.
5
Feb. 22 Lab: Field Trip
to A-Mountain Caliche Pits
Feb. 23 Lecture: Depositional Environments Chapt.
5
Feb. 28 Lecture: Fluvial Depositional Environments Chapt. 16
Mar. 1 Lab:
Field Trip to
Mar. 2 Lecture: No lecture- optional
Puerto Penasco Fieldtrip
Mar. 7 Lecture: Metamorphism Chapt.
6
Mar. 8 Lab:
Field trip to Organ contact metamorphism area
Mar. 9 Lecture: Metamorphic Rocks Chapt.
6
Mar. 14 Lecture:
In Class Review for Exams
Mar.
15 Lab:
Exam on Mineral and Rock Type Identification
Mar.
16 Lecture: Exam on Concepts of Minerals and Rock Types
Mar. 21 No
Lecture – Spring Break
Mar. 22 No
Lab - Spring Break
Mar. 23 No
Lecture – Spring Break
Mar. 28 Lecture: Geologic Time - Relative Chapt.
7
Mar. 29 Lab:
Geologic Time Scale and Correlation
Mar. 30 Lecture: Geologic Time - Absolute Chapt.
7
April 4 Lecture:
Deformation Chapt. 11
April 5 Lab:
Deformation and Structural Geology
April 6 Lecture: Earthquakes Chapt.
8
April 11 No Lecture- Giles at AAPG
April 12 No Lab – Giles at AAPG
April 13 Lecture:
Earth’s Internal Structure Chapt.
8
April 18 Lecture:
Mineral Resources
April 19 Lab:
Earthquakes
April 20 Lecture:
Fossil Fuels
April 25 Lecture:
Fossil Fuels
April 26 Lab:
Major Petroleum Systems of the World
April 27 Lecture: Groundwater Systems Chapt.
17
May 2 Lecture:
Groundwater Chapt. 17
May 3 Lab:
May 4 Lecture:
In Class Review for Final Exam