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GEOLOGY 10, 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
  • Units:4
  • Class Meets: June 16 - August 7, 2008
    • ONLINE STUDENTS: If you are taking this course online, go to http://etudes-ng.fhda.edu/portal to login
    • OFFLINE STUDENTS: If you are taking this course offline, assignments will be emailed or mailed to you.
  • 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
  • Course Syllabus: Syllabus in PDF format, opens in a new window
  • New to ETUDES-NG: be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES-NG. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES-NG.
  • ETUDES-NG Course:  You will log into the Etudes-NG classroom with log-in information provided below:
     

         New Users use the following login instructions:
     

    Login ID

    Password
    • First 2 letters of first name +
    • First 2 letters of last name +
    • Last 5 digits of SSN

    (Type using all lower case letters)

    Example:

    Jose A. Garcia
    SSN: 111-22-3333

    Username = joga23333
    MonthDay of birth in school records

    (Type using all lower case letters)

    Example:

    Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82)

    Password = 0411


    Previous Users use the following login instructions:
     

    Login ID

    Password
    • First 2 letters of first name +
    • First 2 letters of last name +
    • Last 5 digits of SSN

    (Type using all lower case letters)

    Example:

    Jose A. Garcia
    SSN: 111-2    2-3333

    Username = joga23333

    Enter the password YOU set in a previous term

    If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES-NG login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used on your application.

     

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Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.