Physical Geology
GLG 103
Spring Semester 2008
Instructor: Harry Birkmann (Ph. D. Geology, ASU)
Phone: 602-787-6820 or 602-787-6810
e-mail: harry.birkmann@pvmail.maricopa.edu
Office: G-123, or try K-108
Office Hours: Mo: 9:30 am – 10:00 am; Tu: 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm; We: 9:30 am – 10:00 am; Th: 1:15 pm – 1:45 pm; and by appointment.
Course Number: GLG 103, 1 credit
Section Number: 2413
Course Title: Physical Geology Laboratory
Class Schedule: Th. 9:00-11:45
Class Location:
Textbook: none, you will get a handout the first time you come to lab
Tentative Schedule Laboratory Part
Date Topic
01-17 Introduction to Laboratory
01-24 Lab 1: Rock-forming Minerals
01-31 Lab 2: Economic Minerals
02-07 Lab 3: Igneous Rocks
02-14 Lab 4: Sedimentary Rocks
02-21 Lab 5: Metamorphic Rocks
02-28 Exam 1
03-06 Lab 6: Topographic Maps 1
03-20 Lab 7: Topographic Maps 2
03-27 Lab 8: Geologic Structures
04-03 Lab 9: Geologic Maps 1
04-10 Lab 10: Earthquakes
04-17 Lab
11: Field Trip to
04-24 Lab 12: Geologic Maps 2
05-01 Review for Exam 2
05-08 Exam
2
Grade Policy:
The grade for this class (laboratory) will be based on the following criteria:
1. Exams: There will be two exams (open-book) as shown on the schedule. There are no make-up tests. If a student misses a test, the grade will be zero. Exams will be short answer. Each test is worth 50 points each. Total points: 100.
2. Quizzes: There will be five quizzes (open-book). Each quiz is worth 10 points. No quiz will be dropped! Total points: 50.
3. Labs: Each lab assignment is worth 10 points. Total points: 120.
270 points are possible for the class work.
Attendance Requirements:
You are required to attend each class. All points described under "Grade Policy" have to be completed. No forms of extra credit are included in this class.
Cell Phones and Beepers:
ABSOLUTELY NO phones and beepers allowed in class! If your device goes off during lecture/lab, you will lose 10 points each time.
Special Arrangements:
If you have a specific physical, psychiatric or learning disability and
require accommodations, please let me know early in the semester so that your
learning needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide documentation
of your disability to the
In case you have difficulty understanding my accent, please feel free to point this out to me.
(Please note- Information listed within this course syllabus is subject to
change by discretion of the instructor)