GEOLOGY 10-70, Introduction to Geology
This course studies the basic principles of geology, including laboratory study of minerals and rocks, structure of rock masses in the field, earthquakes, interpretation of geologic maps and evolution of natural landscapes.
- Advisory: Eligibility for English 50 and 54 strongly recommended
Course Details
- Instructor : E.E. Einstein
- E-Mail: EinsteinE3@aol.com or EEinstein@taft.org
- Telephone: 661.871.0578
- Direct Mail:
Evie Einstein, Taft College, 29 Emmons Park Drive, Taft CA 93268 - Units :4
- Class Meets : January 28 - May 29, 2008
- Textbooks :
- Rental Textbook: Tarbuck, Edward J., and Lutgens,
Frederick K. Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology.
8th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc., 2005.
ISBN: 0131148656 - Available for rent from the Taft College Bookstore. - Purchase: Ruhle, James L. Geology Laboratory
Manual for Distance Education. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt
Publishing Company, 2000.
ISBN: 0757504809 - Available for purchase from the Taft College Bookstore. Price: $130.00. - Estimated Time Per Week : Students can expect to spend approximately 12 hours per week reading chapters and lab exercises, viewing corresponding section on CD, viewing videos, writing answers to questions in text and on CD, answering questions for lab exercise, and designing and developing midterm and final papers/projects.
- Special Requirements : This course is available by distance learning offline. Students should submit their work weekly by email (preferred) or U.S. Postal Service. Students at TCI should submit their work to the Taft College instructional aides. Students are encouraged to study in groups and assist each other in the learning process, but making sure that each person learns the subject matter.
- Assignments & Projects: Weekly chapter assignments; weekly lab assignments; one final project
- Proctored Exams : No
Syllabus in PDF format, opens in a new window
Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.