Instructor: Jeremy Kassouf
E-mail: jkassou@uark.edu
Office Phone: 575-6633
Office: Ozark Hall 041
Office Hours: Mon 11:30-12:20
Tues 11:30-12:20
Wed 2:30-3:20
Thur 1:30-2:20
Or by appointment: contact me via e-mail or phone if you need to meet at another time.
Lab schedule: General Geology- Mon 12:30-2:20 Rm 110
Tue 7:00-8:50 Rm 109
Wed 12:30-2:20 Rm 109
Thur 2:30-4:20 Rm 109
Website: still in the making
Grading Scale:
90-100%--A
80-90%--B
70-80%--C
60-70%--D
Below 60%--F
THERE WILL BE NO CURVE!
Grading System:
Rock and Mineral Final—30%
Lab Final—30%
Lab Tests 2—20%
Weekly Quizzes—15%
Participation—5%
No Extra Credit!
Make-up policy: To make up a lab you need to talk to me and come to one of my other
lab sections, weekly quizzes may not be made up. If you cannot attend another one of
my lab sections the department teaches many other sections at different times and you
will need to attend one that fits your schedule. If you must attend a section I do not teach
be sure to let the instructor and me know.
Attendance Policy: The student is expected to attend all labs during the semester.
Failure to attend a lab or make up a missed lab will result in a final grade reduction of 3%
for each lab not completed.
Study Room: To be announced.
Rock Bags: To aid in your study of rocks and minerals during the first half of the course,
the Geology Department sells “rock bags” that contain samples of the rocks and minerals
we cover in class. They will be available in the Ozark Hall basement ( near the lecture
hall, room 25) two or three weeks into the semester for $25. They can be sold back to the
department after the rock and mineral final for $15.
Course Schedule—General Geology
Week of:
Topic:
Aug 21-25
Introduction to minerals
Aug 28-1
Minerals without cleavage
Sept 5-11
Minerals with cleavage
Sept 12-8
Igneous rocks
Sept 19-25
Sedimentary rocks
Sept 26-Oct 2
Metamorphic rocks
Oct 3-9
Rock and mineral final
Oct 10-16
Remote sensing
Oct 17-23
Topographic maps
Oct 24-30
Map and air photograph interpretation
Oct 31-Nov 6
Glaciers and glaciation
Nov 7-13
Folding and geologic history
Nov 14-20
Folding and faulting
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Nov 29-Dec 4
Lab final exams