Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory. The identification of minerals using physical characteristics. An introduction to crystal chemistry and symmetry. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory. Use is made of the polarizing microscope to study light phenomena in minerals.
Lab is concerned with identification of minerals using thin section and oil immersion techniques.
Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory. A review of the invertebrate and vertebrate fossil record. Correlation of biological development with the evolution of the earth. Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory.