EPS SCI 103B
Sedimentary Petrology
Description: Lecture, two to three hours; laboratory, six hours; field trips. Enforced requisite: course 103A. Recommended: course 61. Study of sedimentary rocks based on characteristics of sedimentary particles and dynamics of depositional processes. Lectures focus on development of depositional facies models, and laboratories emphasize recognition of sedimentary deposits from each major depositional facies. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2024 - This class was great! I'm not sure if Kevin will be teaching it again in the future, but I would really recommend taking it under him! Homework (15%)- Around 6 hw assignments, the first one is definitely one of the more challenging ones, so go to office hours for help! Mine rocked! Professionalism (5%)- free points basically, arrive on time to the field trips and you're guaranteed these points Labs (30%)- These are little challenging, but don't sweat it, it definitely helps if you brush up on using a petrographic microscope, but you can definitely learn as you go on. Ask your TA for help if you need it and you'll be set really Midterm (30%)- The midterm was a bit challenging, a combination of true or false and free response questions that basically cover the learning goals of each of the lectures. I recommend going over these goals one by one and making sure you have a good grasp of what they are asking. The questions will vary between explaining certain processes conceptually, defining terms, and explaining the differences between certain concepts. Final (20%)- Pretty much the same format as the midterm, but definitely longer
Winter 2024 - This class was great! I'm not sure if Kevin will be teaching it again in the future, but I would really recommend taking it under him! Homework (15%)- Around 6 hw assignments, the first one is definitely one of the more challenging ones, so go to office hours for help! Mine rocked! Professionalism (5%)- free points basically, arrive on time to the field trips and you're guaranteed these points Labs (30%)- These are little challenging, but don't sweat it, it definitely helps if you brush up on using a petrographic microscope, but you can definitely learn as you go on. Ask your TA for help if you need it and you'll be set really Midterm (30%)- The midterm was a bit challenging, a combination of true or false and free response questions that basically cover the learning goals of each of the lectures. I recommend going over these goals one by one and making sure you have a good grasp of what they are asking. The questions will vary between explaining certain processes conceptually, defining terms, and explaining the differences between certain concepts. Final (20%)- Pretty much the same format as the midterm, but definitely longer
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