SYLLABUS

GEOLOGY 2302

Petrology

Spring 2008
Professors:
  Marc M. Hirschmann and Donna L. Whitney
  Offices: 220 (MMH) and 116 Pillsbury Hall (DLW)
  Phone/voicemail: 625-6698 (MMH), 626-7582 (DLW)
  Email: hirsc022, dwhitney
  Office hour: W 2:30 (this will be Marc's office hour for the first half of the semester and Donna's in the second half of the semester)
 
Classroom:
  Class: Pillsbury 110 ; Lab: Pillsbury 125
 
Meeting Time:
  Class: Monday & Wednesday 1:25-2:30, Lab: Thursday 9:05-11:00 or 12:20-2:15
 
Textbook:
  An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, by John D. Winter
 
Teaching Assistant:
  Fred Davis (e-mail: davis957)
 
Course Webpages:
  http://www.geo.umn.edu/courses/2302
Click on links in frame at left for review questions, sample quizzes, and other class information
 
Course Description:
  This course is an introduction to the origin and evolution of igneous and metamorphic rocks, with an emphasis on the plate tectonic interpretation of rock sequences. The main goal of the course is to explain how igneous and metamorphic processes have built the Earth's crust. This involves both big-picture concepts (Why do volcanoes occur where they do? What happens when continents collide?) and detail (What is diopside? How do garnets change composition as they grow?). Geoscience majors (geology, geophysics) will gain information and skills necessary to use mineral assemblages and rock textures to interpret the origin and tectonic setting of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
 
Course grade:
 
Final class grade =
30% lab
20% igneous exam
20% metamorphic exam
30% homework

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT QUIZZES AND EXAMS:

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Disabilities: If you have a documented disability, you must give one of us your official letter from Disability Services no later than Wednesday, January 31.

 
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