GEOS 302
Sedimentology Spring 2018
Division III Writing Skills
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Sediments and sedimentary rocks preserve information about the rocks that were eroded to form them, the fluids and forces that transported them, the mechanisms by which they were deposited, and the processes by which they were lithified. This course introduces the principles of sedimentology, including sediment composition, fluid mechanics, bedform analysis, and depositional environments.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion, three hours per week; laboratory, three hours per week; two half-day and one all-day field trip
Limit: 12
Expected: 12
Class#: 3505
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation based on lab work, writing assignments, paricipation in discussions, and a final paper
Extra Info: writing assignments will be thoroughly edited for style, grammar, and syntax; each student will compile their papers as a growing body of work, and each new assignment will be read and edited in the context of previous submissions
Extra Info 2: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites: any 100-level Geosciences course AND GEOS 202 (which may be taken concurrently, with permission of instructor)
Distributions: Division III Writing Skills
Attributes: MAST Interdepartmental Electives

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