Environmental Geology Online (GEOL120)

Section 1666 (Spring 2012)

Phil Farquharson, presiding

Office Hours:
Mondays, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, SAN 503
(west end of building 500)
"Late Start" - 6 February 2012
Hangin' out at the East Kaibab Monocline
Hangin' out at the East Kaibab Monocline

General class Information



Class Syllabus



Class Schedule



MCC Blackboard

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Recommended Text Book:

Geology and the Environment, Sixth Edition, Bernard Pipkin, D.D. Trent, Richard Hazlett, and Paul Bierman, 2011, Thomson Brooks/Cole.
ISBN-13: 978-0-538-73755-5 ISBN-10: 0-538-73755-7
Fifth edition may be adequate, but...
Substantial revisions and chapter updates mean that, if you use the 5th edition you may have to do a little extra research for the subject quizzes.

The textbook is available at the college bookstore or through online vendors.
It is available for rental from textbooks.com for less than half of the cost of the used book. ($54.99 versus $111.75)
Pipkin et al.
Optional Regional Geology Resource Books:

The Rise and Fall of San Diego: 150 Million Years of History Recorded in Sedimentary Rocks, Patrick L. Abbott, 1999, Sunbelt Publications.
ISBN: 0-932653-31-6

The Peninsular Ranges: A Geological Guide to San Diego’s Back Country, Michael J. Walawender, 2000, Kendall-Hunt Publishing.
ISBN: 0-7872-6440-7

Useful links:


Powerpoint Presentations (Flash & PDF versions)

based on Geology and the Environment 5th Edition, by Pipkin, et al.
Click here (opens new window)
G-G intro
Course Introduction
The GRAND Canyon
Geology of the Grand Canyon
(Flash)
work in progress - 155 slides!
Class Results, Spring 2009
Class Results, Fall 2009
Class Results, Spring 2010
Class Results, Fall 2010
Class Results, Spring 2011
Revised 21 January 2012