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GE-101 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY Fall 2008

  

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(The computer room S206 will be open from (    )
QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE of the City University of New York
Instructor: Dr. Hugh Rance
Textbook: Essentials of Geology 9th Edition by Lutgens/Tarbuck
                   

COURSE OUTLINE & SELF QUIZZES & Essays Chapters 1 2 3   p_essays

GUIDE to Term essay
(
on a topic relevant to the course)
  

Textbook  Intro. to Geology  
Textbook  Minerals  
Textbook  Igneous Rocks 
Textbook  Volcanoes  
5a  Textbook  Weathering  
5b  Textbook  Soils  Pedalfer

TEST 1  GUIDE ( Go to )

Textbook  Sedimentary Rocks 
7  Textbook  Metamorphic Rocks 
Textbook  Mass Wasting  
Textbook   Running Water  
10 Textbook  Groundwater  

TEST 2  GUIDE ( Go to )

Required Field Trip (PDF file) is to
the Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. CPW
TO DOWNLOAD A FREE
PDF READER/PRINTER CLICK HERE

PLEASE NOTE: The uptown C train
is sometimes replaced by another train.
Be sure to read the small notices
taped on the station platform pillars.

E_homework 1 
E_homework 2 

11  Textbook  Glaciation de Geer 
12  Textbook  Deserts & Winds ref   ref
13  Textbook  Shorelines  ref
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TEST 3  GUIDE ( Go to  )

14a Textbook  Earthquakes
ref:  geohazards
14b Textbook Earth's Interior
15   Textbook Plate Tectonics
16   Textbook  Ocean Floor
atoll  across S Am
17a,b   Textbook Mountain Building
18  Textbook Geologic Time
19  Textbook Earth History 
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TEST 4   GUIDE ( Go to  )

(
go to ) to make up one missed class test
or to replace a grade on one class test)
THIS IS AN OPEN BOOK to replace a class test)
and can be taken ONLINE (You do not have to
come to the college to take this optional final test
 
  

Dr. Rance - Office hours in M230 Fall 2008
Tuesday, 12:00-12:50 p.m.
Thursday, 2:00-2:50 p.m., 5:10-6:00 p.m.

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Note: missed tests cannot be made up. Four tests (with your highest marks) will be credited towards your
class grade. The final examination will have the same weight as one test in calculating your overall class
grade calculated as: Attendance 5% Class 60%, Required Field Trip 5%, Laboratory 30%
Iowa State U. Phys. Geol  self test