SYLLABUS: GLG 412 LAB - GLACIAL AND QUATERNARY GEOLOGY

Instructor: Grahame J. Larson, 209 Natural Sciences Building

Office hours: Thurs: 12:00-2:00 Email: Larsong@.msu.edu Class: T, Th: 10:20-11:40

Web Page: http://www.msu.edu/~larsong/ Phone: 3-9485 Lab: Weds: 8:00-9:50

Textbook: Glacial Geology: Ice Sheets and Landforms by Bennett and Glasser Thurs: 12:40-2:30

Ice Age Earth: Late Quaternary Geology and Climate by Dawson

WEEK	TOPIC	READINGS
one*	LAB 1: MOUNTAIN GLACIATION: PRESENT AND PAST	GG 1
two		GG 2
three*	LAB 2: CONTINENTAL GLACIATION: THE LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET	GG 3 GG 4
four		GG 5 GG 6
five*	LAB 3: MARGINS OF TIDEWATER AND TERRESTRIAL GLACIERS	GG 7 GG 8
six		GG 9
seven*	LAB 4: GLACIAL DEPOSITS OF THE SAGINAW ICE LOBE	GG 10 GG 11
eight		GG 12
nine	---SPRING BREAK---
ten*	LAB 5: GLACIAL DEPOSITS OF NEW ENGLAND	IAE 1
eleven		IAE 12
twelve*	LAB 6: SHORELINE DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURON/ERIE BASINS	IAE 4
thirteen
fourteen*	LAB 7: GLACIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT LAKES	IAE 5
fifteen		IAE 2
sixteen*	LAB 8: SEA LEVELS DURING GLACIAL AND INTERGLACIAL PERIODS	IAE 11

Note: Grade determined from 3 exams worth 100 pts. each and 8 labs worth 10 pts each. Total pts. = 380

*lab weeks.

Labs are due at 5:00 pm 1 week after they are assigned and no late labs will be accepted without proper written excuse (i.e. doctor=s note). Some labs will involve mathematical calculations and all work must be shown. Be conscious of units and include them in your answers. Lab materials will not be available outside of assigned lab times and please do not deface lab materials. Lastly, do not hesitate to ask questions.