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Other stuff
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Even good students sometimes need a gentle nudge to start the semester
off right (especially freshmen). Accordingly, I've put together some suggestions
as to how to prepare for this class. Ignore them at your
peril.
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At the very least, you MUST read the assigned material before each class.
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If you do not, your efforts in this class will probably earn a letter
grade or two below your expectations.
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IMPORTANT: To enroll in a laboratory section during the first week of
classes, use TRAM or PipelineMT.
Should you try to enroll anytime thereafter, you will have to contact Karen
Dunkley, the Geoscience faculty secretary, at 898-2726, or pay her a visit
at KOM-325C for further information.
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Exam scores will be posted to Desire2Learn. MTSU-IT has provided a quick
link to D2L that saves time over using the PipelineMT home page.
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NOTE #1: Material from the on-line independent study topics "Earth
science: A primer" and "Rocks
and the rock cycle" will be on Exam 1. Study
questions for these materials are also available. I may use a
few of these questions on Exam 1, or compose other questions.
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NOTE #2: Most GEOL-1031 laboratory sections WILL meet during the 1st
week of classes. When you attend lab you probably should already have done
the following, however, you might want to contact your lab instructor to
confirm this:
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purchase a lab manual ($$) and lab kit ($) [you should bring these to
lab with you.]
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Notice: There may be lab instructors who will not be using the lab manual;
therefore, you may actually want to wait to determine if you do indeed
need to purchase the lab manual.
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read Chapter 2 in the textbook, concentrating on the section entitled
"Properties of Minerals."
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As indicated in class, a set of multiple-choice review
questions resides on-line for each of the major topics on Exam 1.
Ignore them at your peril. These definitely will NOT be provided for Exam
2 through 4. They are intended to give you a bit of a hand the first time
around. In addition, there are sample
exams available on-line.
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Highlights of the first day of class:
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Much of what I discussed in class is available at the following link:
http://www.mtsu.edu/~cdharris/GEOL100/1st-lecture.htm
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I handed out an abbreviated syllabus in class. The
full text is available on-line.
In addition to all this information, I've provided an on-line list
of things to do for the 2nd day of class.
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Have you checked out ALL the links on the GEOL1030 class
web page ?