class web site: http://magician.ucsd.edu/~ltauxe/sio100/

Photo albums from Timothy Wong

Class room: 3030 York Hall, Fridays 9am-12:50pm

plus one week-end field trip (Oct 24-25) and one afternoon (Oct 16)

Instructor: Lisa Tauxe, x46084, ltauxe@ucsd.edu, 300C Ritter Hall

TA: Marcel Croon, mcroon@ucsd.edu, x22717, 326 Ritter Hall

Required materials:

Book -"Geology in the Field” by R.R. Compton, Field notebook (handed out first day of class), clip board, protractor, ruler, colored pencils, tracing paper, BOOTS, hat, sunscreen, day pack, water bottle.

Structure of the class:

This class will consist of a series of field projects each worth from 5 to 10% of the final grade except project #9, which serves as a final exam and is worth 30% of the total grade.

There will be some lectures, but we will try to get “out in the field” as early and often as possible. For many projects, you will have to return to the field area on your own time after class.

Projects will usually be due the Friday after they were assigned. There will be one compulsory over night field trip (October 18th/19th) and one compulsory afternoon field trip on October 16th.

Arrive at each class at the designated place ON TIME and ready for the field (with all the required stuff.)

Grading:

1) Class participation: You will lose 5% off your assignment for every 5 minutes you are late to class (by Instructor's watch), so show up on time every time.

2) Notebook entries: All data included in your report must come from your notebooks. Notebook entries must be dated and be legible.

3) Field reports (figures and text if required): Follow ALL instructions carefully. Turn in assignments on time - late assignments will not be accepted. Reports must be complete and legible.

Schedule:

Sept. 25: Meet in 3030 York. Introduction, logistics. Introduction to pace and compass mapping. Field Excercise # 1 (5%) Transit handout. [Assignment #1 readings]

Oct. 2: Meet at corner of North Torrey Pines and Expedition Way at 9:00 am. Introduction to topographic maps. Field Excercise # 2 (5%). [Assignment #2 readings]

Oct. 9: Meet at corner of La Jolla Shores and North Torrey Pines at 9:00 am in field clothes (comfy shoes or boots, hat, sunscreen if necessary, water, field notebook, pencil). We will be measuring a stratigraphic section. Field Excercise # 3 (10%). [Assignment #3 readings]

Oct 16th: CLASS MOVED TO Nov 1st because of tide schedule:

Oct. 23rd: Lecture on GPS, stereonets, measuring strikes and dips, measuring dipping sections using air photos and geological maps. Preparation for field trip. Handout #1. Handout #2.Handout #3.

Oct. 24-25: Week end field trip to Anza Borrego State Park. Meet in Revelle parking lot at 7 am on Saturday with sleeping bag, tent (optional), boots, hat, sunscreen, water, lunch, long sleeve shirt and long pants. If you need camping equipment, you can rent it from Outback Adventures for a very reasonable rate.

Day 1:

Project 1: Strikes/dips, airphotos and stereonets.Field Excercise # 4 (5%) [Assignment #4 readings][stereonet]

Project 2: Measuring a dipping section Field Excercise # 5 (5% ) [Assignment #5 readings]

Day 2: Intro to geological maps and geological sampling techniques. Field Excercise # 6 (10%). [Assignment #6 readings]

Oct 30th: Outcrop sketch of Tourmaline Beach. We will take the #30 Bus from N. Torrey Pines and La Jolla Shores at 8:58am. Be there at least 5 minutes early because the bus can be early. Bring your validated UCSD ID! (get the validation at the parking/ bus office) Also, bring your notebook, clipboard, colored pencils and an eraser. We will catch the 12:07pm return bus. Field Excercise # 7 (5%) #30 bus schedule [Assignment #7 readings]

Nov 6th: : Measuring structural features in the field - trip to Santee boulders. We will LEAVE from the Revelle parking lot at 9 am. Field Excercise # 9 (10%) [Assignment #9 readings]

Nov 13th: Walk along the beach to Del Mar. We will meet at the top of Black's Beach road (top of the measured section from Assignment #3) at 9 am. Students can either walk home (it is a nice walk) or return by way of the 12:35 pm #101 bus from Torrey Pines State Park. For the bus, bring your validated student IDs. Field Excercise # 10 (10%). [Assignment #10 readings]

Nov 20th: Torrey Pines State Park - Field trip. We will take the #101 bus from the VA hospital at 9:07 am to the park and return on the 12:37pm bus. bring your validated student IDs. DO NOT DRIVE because the 3-day breast cancer hike goes right through here and traffic is terrible! but you can take your bicycle! Final Project (30%). [Additional readings]Bring: sunscreen, water, comfortable walking shoes, notebook, and clipboard and your Brunton compass. You will have to return to complete the project on your own! Be sure to document each visit in your field notebook. You are required to make at least three visits (including today's). You may consult with other students in the field but all the data for the map must be based on your own observations as documented on the map, airphoto and notebook.

Nov 27th: Thanksgiving break- no class

Dec 4th: Bring your notebook, topo sheet and airphoto and a draft of your map to 3030 York at 9am. DO NOT BE LATE! You will loose points if you are tardy.
Also bring a RULER, PENCILS and some graph paper. We will help you make a vertical cross section. The cross section is part of the final. There will be lunch at the Professo'rs house on Clairemont Mesa after class. We will go by 41 bus (bring your UCSD ID!). Cross section handout.

Dec 9th. Final Exam (30%) due by 11am. Turn it in in 3030 York. Late exams will NOT be accepted.