I should be notified in advance of any absence, or in the case of sudden illness, an explanatory note will suffice. All of the measures cited above are for your benefit, because you are paying hard-earned dollars to obtain the best education you can. You will benefit from good study habits, which can literally take the stress out of coursework, assignments and exams. Each student should read the chapter assignment thoroughly prior to class. The daily homework is to outline the chapter material in a notebook, and supplement it with daily lecture, which you will use as a study guide for the weekly short essay exams.
Most labs are due at the end of the two-hour period.
There will be one lab quiz. Half your grade will be established by exam and the other half by how you do in the labs and other assignments. We will concentrate on gaining an overview of the North American continent. 2. to gain an understanding of the principles by which geologists work out geologic history of a region, using stratigraphic, sedimentologic, and paleontologic concepts. 3. to understand the basic processes and patterns of evolution through time, which is the foundation of modern biological and paleontological concepts.