EXAM 2 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
 

1. I've posted the keys for Exam 2 to this web site. You can access them via this link, or from the "Exam & Quiz materials" link on the class homepage. 

 
2. Exam scores are available via the GEOL-1030 class link on Desire2Learn. MTSU-IT provides a quick link to D2L that saves time over using the PipelineMT home page. Be sure to click on the GEOL1030 link to access your grades. If you scored better than about 50% (15 out of 30), you did average or better and you will probably (NO GUARANTEES!!!) earn a C or better in this course. More on this in class. 

 
3. If you have a problem with one or more of the questions on the exam, you might try participating in the "Post-exam activity." 
• However, this is not a point give-away. You have to earn the points by exhibiting superior logic, scientific knowledge, or debating skills. 
• The deadline for submissions is Thursday, March 4.

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.

 

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. 

 

NOTE #2: Most GEOL-1031 laboratory sections WILL meet during the 1st week of classes. When you attend lab you should already have done the following: 

• purchase a lab manual ($$) and lab kit ($) [you should bring these to lab with you.] 
• 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. 
• read Chapter 2 in the textbook, concentrating on the section entitled "Properties of Minerals."

Phillips Bookstore (on-campus) has copies of the (required) lecture guide on the shelf.  Blue Raider Bookstore DOES NOT. Get them while they last.

 

If you haven't yet purchased a lecture guide from Phillips Bookstore, this link will take you to the latest on-line pages to print out for note-taking in class

 

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. 

 

Highlights of the first day of class: 

 Much of what I discussed in class is available at the following link: http://www.mtsu.edu/~cdharris/GEOL100/1st-lecture.htm 

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.

•  Seeking advice on how to study for this class? Here are some suggestions. 

• Many earth science textbook publishers maintain web-pages containing a variety of potentially useful study materials -- including practice quizzes.   I've provided a link to the practice questions for your textbook  (it is also available on our GEOL-1030 class page.) 

• Important comments concerning the syllabus and this website: 
• Anywhere on this site that you see a reference to "GEOL100," I actually mean "GEOL1030" -- I just haven't gotten around to changing things over to the new course numbering system (and I probably won't for a VERY LONG time). 
• References to GEOL1030L (the Earth Science lab) should also be "translated." This course number is now  GEOL-1031. 
• Various references to on-line quizzes in this class should be ignored. In time, I will delete all those materials from this website. 

• none at this time