This course has a laboratory section that meets for a three hour session each week. One weekend field trip and one lab section field trip offered. Emphasis on the development of the North American continent with particular interset in the geotectonic evolution the North American Cordillera. This course provides laboratory and field experience to introduce the field of historical earth science. It includes description of rocks, fossils, and geologic maps, directed to provide evidence for the theories on the evolution of the Earth.
Time is spent in the field, both during the regular scheduled time plus one weekend.
Concurrent enrollment in Biology 13 and completion of a either Geology 1A, Geology 15, Geology 10. This course covers the natural history of specific regions in California with emphasis on geology and should be taken concurrently with Biology 13. This field geology laboratory sequence illustrates topics covered in course Geology 1A, Geology 1B, Geology 10, and Geology 15 as well as biology courses Biology 10, Biology 12, Biology 14, Biology 24, Biology 42, and Biology 49. The instructional meetings will serve to introduce the use of topographic and geologic maps in the field as well as background on the specific focus region of the trip. Biology 13 portion of the course will focus on the botany and zoology of the specific regions with emphasis on ecology.