Time:

• 1:20 T-Th, AB20 Weeks Hall
• Discussions as scheduled in the time table.

Text:

• Pipkin, B. W., Geology and the Environment, 1st edition.

Instructors:

• Prof. Carl Bowser, 262-8955, 329 Weeks Hall
• Prof. Chuck DeMets, 262-8598, 121 Weeks Hall

Teaching Assistants:

• Mark Chenye, 145 Weeks Hall, markc@geology.wisc.edu (302, 306, and 308)
• Bruce Jackson, 213 Weeks Hall, bjackson@geology.wisc.edu (301)
• Nat Stephens, 491 Weeks Hall, nat@geology.wisc.edu (Sections 303-305)
• Stacey Williams, 460 Weeks Hall. sbrown@geology.wisc.edu (307)

Office Hours:

• Bowser, 2-4 M or by appt.
• DeMets, 8:30-10:30 Friday
• Mark Cheyne, 12-1 Wednesday
• Bruce Jackson, 11-12 Wednesday
• Nat Stephens, 10-12 Tuesday
• Stacy Williams, 2:30-4:30 Thursday

Format:

Two lectures per week and 1 discussion. Lectures will supplement text, not duplicate it. Some materials covered in lecture will not be covered in textbook. Please attend the lectures and read the assigned material BEFORE lectures. Discussions will supplement the lectures and will be used to discuss homework assignments.

Grading:

• 25% 6-week exam
• 25% 12-week exam
• 30% Final exam
• 20% Homework assignments, attendance and participation at discussion sections.

Exams will be mostly multiple choice and short answer. Make-up exams are not given. If you miss an exam for a legitimate reason, you may with the consent of one of the faculty write a paper to replace the missing grade. Such a paper will be substituted for your lowest exam grade. Papers must follow the guidelines provided and must cover a topic that includes both geology and an environmental issue. All work must be done independently unless otherwise specified. If you wish to write a paper, please ask the instructor for a copy of the guidelines. Each exam will be given a number grade and the grade distribution will be posted. Final grades will be curved based on the final number of points. Six and 12 week exams will cover the material covered up to that time, and are not cumulative. The final exam will be 1/3 cumulative.