Lab Quiz 2 has been moved to December 6/9.

Exam 3 is Monday, December 20 at 10:45 am during final exams week. NO MAKE-UPS. Please be there.


Instructor:    Dr. Stefanie Brachfeld
                       Office: Mallory Hall 252A
                       Phone: (973)-655-5129
                       E-mail: brachfelds@mail.montclair.edu
                       Office hours: Office hours: Monday 4-6 pm, Thursday 9-11 am and 1-2 pm and by appointment

Laboratory Instructor: Christin Cifelli, rocks4jocks2000@yahoo.com


Lecture: Monday and Wednesday, 10:00-11:15 am in Mallory Hall room 360

Lab: Monday OR Thursday (check your registration form), 2:30 - 4:20 pm, Mallory Hall 351
                       
Required Textbook:    "Physical Geology, 10th edition" by Plummer, McGeary, & Carlson
Publisher's website with study aids:    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007252815x/student_view0/index.html

Required Lab Manual:    "Laboratory Manual: Physical Geology 12th edtion" by Zumberge, Rutford & Carter

Click here for course syllabus, lecture schedule, and grading policy


LECTURE NOTES are vailable in PDF format.
NOTE: To conserve disk space I will only post notes in PDF format. If you would like the PPT version please contact me at brachfelds@mail.montclair.edu

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Lecture schedule and notes

September 6, LABOR DAY. NO CLASSES.

September 8, Introduction & Why care about geology?

September 13,  Building plantes, the Earth's interior

September 15, NO CLASS, Prof B out of the country

September 20, Isostasy and Continetal Drift

September 22,  Plate Tectonics 1 and Radiometric dating