Geology 1A Physical Geology: 4 units Lecture/Lab

Fall 2006 Syllabus and Schedule
Welcome to Physical Geology. This is a four-unit course in physical geology with a laboratory section. This course provides an introduction to the field of science as applied to the study of the nature, properties, and distribution of earth materials; how the material formed, changes, and moves throughout the earth; how landscapes develop. It is designed to serve both the non-science major and those students intending to major in the earth sciences.

Point Lobos State Reserve: Thursday and Friday, October 19 and 20
Both days are identical. Sign up for either the Thursday or Friday trip. Our geologic mapping project will be at Point Lobos Marine Reserve in Carmel, CA. We will be meeting at Point Lobos at 10 AM. By attending the field trip you will partially complete the research project for the course (40%).  The remaining 60% of the project will be to complete the final geologic map and write the geologic history report for the Point Lobos area. We will finish by 4 PM.

READ AND PRINT THE Pt. Lobos Pre-trip exercise. We will have a quiz on this reading material.
Download and print the Pt. Lobos FIELD exercise. You will need this for the field trip.
Check out this link Point Lobos State Reserve