GEO 100 (General Geology)

Geo 100 - General Geology
Lecture: 1/3/5 - 10:00-10:50
Dr. Faisal Kamal Zaidi, E-mail: [e-mail]
Office: 51 AB, Phone: [phone]
Office hours: 1/3/5 - 09:00-10:00; 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, 8th 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	10 %	16/02/1440H 25/10/2018G
In-class Quizzes	5 %
Home works	5 %
Lab assignments	30 %
Exam 2	10%	22/03/1440H 29/11/2018G
Final Exam	40 %	05/04/1440H 12/12/2018G

 
 
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