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Show 90 2. Physical Geography of Utah. A study of the many diverse features of Utah with emphasis on Physiography, scenic features and natural resources; exploration and early history; plants, animals, and population trends and changes. Recommended for education students. Two days field trips required for which a special fee is to be paid. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Buss, Lambert 3. Geography of North America. A survey of the environment and of man and his activities on the continent of North America. Five quarter hours. Winter. Buss, Lambert 11. Our National Parks and Monuments. Brief survey of the geographic and geologic features that make the National Parks and Monuments outstanding. One four-day field trip required for which a special fee is to be paid. Three quarter hours. Spring. (May not be given.) Buss, Lambert Geology 1. General Geology. The earth, its rocks and minerals, its surface and subterranean features, their origin and their causes as revealed in land features. Two field trips required. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Buss, Lambert 3. Historical Geology. The history of the earth, from its theoretical origin to the present as interpreted from the rocks and their fossil contents. North America, particularly Utah and the adjacent areas, is emphasized. Two required field trips provide a valuable supplement to class discussion. Prerequisites: Geology 1 or Geology 11. Five quarter hours. Winter, Spring. Buss, Lambert 5. Rocks and Minerals. Sight recognition of the important rock-forming and other minerals through class discussion and laboratory work, and the indentification of the common rocks of the earth's crust by mineral content, association and occurrence. Field trips are required. Three lectures and one laboratory period each week. Four quarter hours. Autumn. Buss, Lambert 7. Mineralogy of Rock Mimerals. Fundamentals of crystallog-graphy, and the identification, and sight recognition of the more important rock minerals by physical, chemical and blowpipe tests. Prerequisites: Geology 1 or 11, and Chemistry 2 or 5, or permission of the instructor. One lecture and two laboratory periods a week. Three quarter hours. Winter. Buss, Lambert 91 8. Mineralogy of Ore Minerals. The minerals studied are those most important as ores. Prerequisites: Geology 7. One lecture and two laboratory periods a week. Three quarter hours. Spring. Buss, Lambert 9. Petrology. A course involving sight recognition of rocks and a study of their classification and occurence. Two letcures and one laboratory period per week. Prerequisite: Geology 7. Three quarter hours Spring. Buss, Lambert 11. Physical Geology. Similar to Geology 1 but with emphasis on geological features important in engineering and forestry practice. Designed for geology majors, engineering and forestry students. Credit is not given for both Geology 1 and Geology 11. It is recommended that physics and chemistry be taken previously or concurrently with this course. Field trips are required. Three lectures and one laboratory period a week. Four quarter hours. Winter. Buss, Lambert 14. Regional Geology. A continuation of Geology 1 and Geology 3 but with emphasis on the various regions of the United States, their geological development and correlations. Prerequisite: Geology 3 Four quarter hours. Spring. Buss, Lambert 16. Elementary Field Geology. A course dealing with fundamentals of geology as they are observed in Western United States and adjacent areas during a six-weeks' field trip. Three or four quarter hours. Summer. Buss, Lambert 17. Advanced Field Geology. The fundamentals of geology applied to an interpretation of geologic features visited during a six-weeks field trip. Prerequisite: Geology 1 and 3. Three or four quarter hours. Summer. Buss, Lambert 21. Geologic Mapping. An elementary course in mapping geologic phenomena. Two laboratory periods a week. Prerequisite: Geology 1 and 3. Two quarter hours. Spring. Buss, Lambert 40. Geological Literature. A course designed to acquaint the student with geologic literature and to enable him to give oral reports on his work. Prerequisite: Geology 1 and 3. One quarter hour. Autumn, Winter, Spring Buss, Lambert |