Geology labs
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*Including Bachelor of Science Major in Applied Mathematics.
Lab schedules
Geology labs are completed with a "home lab kit," therefore you set your own schedule and pace. GEOL 201 home labs must be completed, however, by the course contract end-date.
Lab exercises
GEOL 200: Introductory Physical Geology has a lab component comprising 12 labs which are listed below:
| Lab | Name |
|---|---|
| Lab Assignment 1 | Minerals and Rocks |
| Lab Assignment 2 | Igneous Rocks and Processes |
| Lab Assignment 3 | Sedimentary Rocks, Processes, and Environments |
| Lab Assignment 4 | Metamorphic Rocks and Processes, and a Review of All Rock Types |
| Lab Assignment 5 | Topographic Maps |
| Lab Assignment 6 | Stream Processes and Landscapes |
| Lab Assignment 7 | Glacial Processes and Landforms |
| Lab Assignment 8 | Topographic Maps and Orthoimage Interpretation |
| Lab Assignment 9 | Relative Ages of Rocks, Geologic Cross Sections, and Geologic Columns |
| Lab Assignment 10 | Geologic Structures |
| Lab Assignment 11 | Interpretation of Geologic Maps |
| Lab Assignment 12 | Earthquake Hazards and Human Risks |
The course uses the lab manual: Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology (10th ed.) Busch, R. M. (Ed.), & Tasa, D. (Illust.) (Prentice Hall) (2015). Students will receive a home lab kit containing rocks and minerals and other materials to go with some of the exercises.
GEOL 207: Introduction to Environmental Geology has a lab component comprising 10 labs which are listed below.
| Lab | Name |
|---|---|
| Exercise 1 | Maps, Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images |
| Exercise 2 | Earth Materials, Geologic Time and Geologic Processes |
| Exercise 3 | Tectonic Earthquakes and Associated Hazards |
| Exercise 4 | Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards |
| Exercise 5 | Landslides and Avalanches |
| Exercise 6 | Coastal Hazards |
| Exercise 7 | River Floods |
| Exercise 8 | Groundwater Hydrology |
| Exercise 9 | Water Quality Data and Pollution Sources |
| Exercise 10 | Geology and Regional Planning |
The course uses the lab manual: "Investigations in Environmental Geology" 3rd ed. by Duncan Foley et al. 2009. (Prentice Hall). Students will receive a home lab kit containing rocks and minerals and other materials to go with some of the exercises. For other exercises, students will work with data collected from real life geological settings to solve specific problems related to environmental geology.
Lab resources
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