Syllabus

 

Course Syllabus: 

Geologic Field Studies of the Mojave Desert

GEOL 162  Fall  2018

 

Instructor:  Mr. Philip Hughes          Office: T-105              Phone:  564-6610

                                                                                   

E-Mail: hughes_phil@sac.edu

 

Class Meetings:  There will be a mandatory orientation meeting at 4:00 P.M. on  October 19  in room R-111 at SAC.  The trip is already full and there is a waiting list.  If you do not show up for the orientation you will be dropped from the trip.  If you have registered but can not go on the trip please let me know as soon as possible so that someone else may go.

 

The trip will leave SAC at 2:00 PM on Friday October 26, and we will return by 9:00 P.M on Sunday October 28^th.

 

Textbook:   Geology Underfoot in Southern California, by Sharp and Glazner.  

 

There will be a quiz over the text book before we leave and the final exam will also be “open book” and you may use both your field notes and your textbook.

 

 

Grading: 

                        Field Notebook                                     40%

                        Final Exam                                          40%

                        Quiz, over textbook                              10%

                        Attendance and Participation              10%

 

Trip Logistics: 

 

We will travel in college vehicles. Because of liability problems no private vehicles allowed.  

 

 It will be up to each individual/group to bring whatever food they desire for the weekend. 

 

We will stop in Barstow for fast food on Friday night, so you have the option of buying dinner that night.    You will need to bring food for all 3 meals on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.   We may also stop for  dinner on Sunday evening, depending on the time.

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment:   Please be complete but efficient in your packing.  Our space in the vehicles will be limited.  A soft, flexible container such as a duffel or backpack is preferred over a suitcase for your gear..

 

THINGS TO BRING

 

 

            Clothing:  Be prepared!  It might be very hot or very cold or both. 

 

            Footwear:  We will be walking several miles over rugged ground on this trip.  Be        sure you have boots or good walking shoes.

 

            Sleeping Bag and Ground Cover.  You may also wish to bring a tent, particularly if     the weather is cold or wet.

 

Food:  You are encouraged to prepare meals with others on the trip.  Be sure to              bring             everything you will need as you will not be near any stores when camping .

 

            Water: Bring at least 1 gallon, we will be able to refill containers.

 

            Flashlight:

 

            Sunscreen, Hat, and Sunglasses: 

 

            Personal Grooming Items:  toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper, and anything else      you might want or need.  Hint: "Wash n Dry" type moist towels are great to have on      a trip like this.

 

            Optional Items:  Camera, Folding Chair

 

            Cash:  We will divide up the camping fees and admission costs.   The total should be   less than $20 per person but varies from trip to trip.

 

 

THINGS NOT TO BRING

 

 

Radios, Tape players, "Boom Boxes", etc.  However, if you have a musical instrument that you would like to play around the campfire you are encouraged to bring it along.   An ipod or phone with headphones is fine when we are in the vans or camp, but not when we are hiking or looking at geology.

 

            Pets

 

            Drugs, Weapons  and anything else that common sense should tell you not to bring