GEOLOGY 113
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LAB
FALL 2008
Professor: Irene B. Boland
E-mail: bolandi@winthrop.edu
Office: Sims 214
Office Phone: 803-323-4949
Cell: 803-372-2052
Office Hours: T 12:00-3:00; R 1:00-3:00 or by appointment
Class Meeting Time and Place: R 9:30 - 12:30 in SIMS 201
Lab Manual: Busch (ed.), 2006, Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, 7th Edition
Web Server: http://bohr.winthrop.edu
TENTATIVE LAB SCHEDULE
Date
8/28
9/4
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
11/27
12/4
Lab Activity
No Lab
Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Weathering and Soils
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics
Time and Geology
Geologic Structures
Streams
Groundwater I
Groundwater II
Thanksgiving Break
Resources
Reading
Report (points)
47-70
77-83; 91-108
Handout
111-120
133-144
291-301
30 - 46
151-165
195-209
Field trip/Handout
230-232; Handout
Handout
1 (20)
2 (20)
3 (20)
4 (20)
5 (20)
6 (20)
7 (20)
Handout
8 (20)
Quiz (points)
Quiz 1: Minerals (30 )
Quiz 2: Igneous Rocks (20)
Quiz 3: Sedimentary Rocks (20)
Quiz 4: Metamorphic Rocks (20)
Course Objectives: 1. To explore the basic principles and concepts of physical geology, with specific emphasis on
plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, weathering and soils, earthquakes, geologic time, streams and coastal regions, and
groundwater.
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory. Missed activities cannot be made up.
Lab Reports: Unless told otherwise, lab reports are to be handed in at the end of lab. You cannot hand in a report for
a lab you did not attend. In other words, as stated above under the heading Attendance, Missed activities cannot be
made up. Lab reports will be graded with respect to content, writing, and spelling. A grade of 0 will be assigned for
each missing lab report.
Quizzes: Quizzes must be taken when scheduled. However, they may be retaken one time at a later date. If you retake
a quiz I will substitute the higher grade for the lower grade.
Grading: The maximum point value for lab reports and quizzes is 250 points. Final grades will be calculated as:
(points earned / 250) X 100. Letter grades will be assigned on the following basis:
90-100% = A (4 quality points per hour)
87-89% = B+ (3.33 quality points per hour)
80-86% = B
(3 quality points per hour)
77-79% = C+ (2.33 quality points per hour)
70-76% = C
(2 quality points per hour)
60-69% = D
(1 quality point per hour)
> 60% = F
(0 quality points per hour)