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Spring '99 Syllabus

Spring, 2003

  • Lecture:
2:00-3:00; Mon. & Wed.; Geo Rm. 2.218
  • Instructors:
Dr. Mark Helper, Geo 4.112 (ne Geo 308);
471-1009 (office); 459-6709 (home)
Dr. Earle McBride, Geo 4.138 (ne Geo 305);
471-1905 (office); 452-5620 (home)
  • Lab Sections & Teaching Assistants:
All labs meet Fri. 2:00 - 5:00

Rm. 3.104Brook Riley bcdr@mail.utexas.edu (#52790)
Rm. 3.202Steve Rodgers srogers@mail.utexas.edu (#52775)
Rm. 3.204John Paterson patersonjt@mail.utexas.edu (#52785)
Rm. 3.218; Adam Krawiec adamk@mail.utexas.edu (#52780)

  • Office Hours:
Helper: Tues and Th, 9-11, and when my door is open.

McBride: Mon - Th, 3-4, and when my door is open.

  • Grading:
  • Lab = 15%
  • Lab Exam(s) = 20%
  • Field Projects = 55%
  • Class Exam(s) = 10%
  • Prerequisites:
A grade of C or better in Geo. 416K (Earth Materials), 426P (Igneous and Met. Petr.: may be taken concurrently with 420K), and 416M (Sed. Rocks) for B.S. Geology, or C or better in Geo. 416M and Geo. 416K for G.E.H., Geophysics, Hydrogeology and B.A. Geology. If you do not have these prerequisites and have not already done so, see one of us immediately.
  • Other Items:
By registering for Geo. 420K, students agree to be available for field trips on at least 6 (six) weekends. See the attached schedule for the dates trips are planned.  In addition some Friday labs may be conducted off campus, but during normally scheduled lab hours.
   
Announcements, information pertinent to field trips, labs, etc. will be posted on this web site's message page. Check this weekly for information about materials for upcoming labs and field trips.
  • Required Texts:
Compton, R. R., 1985, Geology in the Field. John Wiley and Sons, 378 pp.

Helper and McBride, 2002, Introduction to Field and Stratigraphic Methods; Lecture, Lab & Field Trip Manual.

  • Supplemental Text:
Boggs, S. , 2000, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. Prentice Hall, 726 p.
  • Required Field Equipment:
See the equipment list.
  • Web Site:
www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/420k
helper@mail.utexas.edu
Geological Sciences
U. Texas at Austin