Physical Geology
GLG 103
Fall Semester 2009
Instructor: Harry Birkmann (Ph. D. Geology, ASU)
Phone: 602-787-6820
e-mail: harry.birkmann@pvmail.maricopa.edu
Office: G-101
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: 64762
Course Title: Physical Geology Laboratory
Class Schedule: Fr. 12:30-3:15 pm
Class Location:
Textbook: none, you will get a handout the first time you come to lab.
Tentative Schedule Laboratory Part
Date Topic
08-28 Introduction to Laboratory
09-04 Lab 1: Rock-forming Minerals
09-11 Lab 2: Economic Minerals
09-18 Lab 3: Igneous Rocks
09-25 Lab 4: Sedimentary Rocks
10-02 Lab 5: Metamorphic Rocks
10-09 Exam 1
10-16 Lab 6: Topographic Maps 1
10-23 Lab 7: Topographic Maps 2
10-30 Lab 8: Geologic Structures
11-06 Lab 9: Geologic Maps 1
11-13 Lab 12: Geologic Maps 2
11-20 Lab 10: Earthquakes
12-04 Lab 11: Field Trip
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12-11 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. No lab will be dropped. 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)