Geology 120 Online, MiraCosta College

Environmental Geology Online (GEOL120) Section 1990 (Fall 2010) Phil Farquharson, presiding Office Hours: Wednesdays, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, SAN 503 (west end of building 500)
Hangin' out at the East Kaibab Monocline
General class Information Video introduction: Link (opens in a new window)
Required 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 also get you through...
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:
Google Earth (I use it a LOT!!!) My Geology Field Trips page My Geology Links page The United States Geological Survey (USGS) The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program Volcano World (hosted by the University of North Dakota, my alma mater) Latest Earthquakes in the USA - Past 7 days Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada Educational Multimedia Visualization Ctr.,Dept. Geol. Sci., UCSB Animations from Tanya Atwater, showing plate movements and other great stuff Earth from Space: Astronaut Views of the Home Planet Destination Earth: NASA's Earth Science Enterprise mindat.org - the mineral and locality database

Powerpoint Presentations (Flash & PDF versions) based on Geology and the Environment 5^th Edition, by Pipkin, et al. Click here (opens new window)
Introduction to your Instructor PDF	Geology of the Grand Canyon (Flash) work in progress - 155 slides!
Class Results, Spring 2009 Class Results, Fall 2009 Class Results, Spring 2010 Revised 29 August 2010