GEO 101 (Physical Geology)

Geo 101 -Physical Geology (Section – 811)
Second Semester 1437-38H
 
Lecture: Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday 10:00-10:50
Dr. Faisal Kamal Zaidi, E-mail: [e-mail]
Office: 51 AB, Phone: [phone]
Office hours: SMW 11:00-12:00
http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/fzaidi

 
Course Goals and Objectives: The objective of this course is to give the student a basic understanding of the physical and chemical processes that occur on and within the Earth, the sources of energy that drive these processes, and an understanding of how these processes have given rise to present state of the Earth through time, and how they continue to act to affect our everyday lives.

Textbook: The Earth an Introduction to Physical Geology, 8^th Edition by Edward J. Tarbuck and Frederick K. Lutgens.

Course Grading: Your grade in the course will be based on the following distribution of work
 

Exam 1	20 %	23/03/2017; 24/06/1438 (Thursday)
In-class Quizzes	5 %
Field trip and Home works	5 %
Lab assignments	30 %
Replacement Exam (Exam 2)		18/05/2017; 22/08/1438 (Thursday)
Final Exam	40 %

 

 
Course topics:

1. An Introduction to Geology
2. Matter and Minerals
3. Igneous Rocks
4. Sedimentary Rocks 
5. Metamorphic Rocks
6. Plate Tectonics
7. Earthquakes
8. Volcanic activity
9. Geologic Time
10.  Mountain building