Historical Geology

Time and Place: Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, 12:40-1:30, Halbouty 101
Labs: 502 – M 3:00-5:50; 501 – T 11:10-2:00; 503 – T 2:20-5:10;
504 – Th 11:10-2:00; 505 – W 3:00-5:50; 506 – Th, 2:20-5:10
All labs will be held in Halbouty 170
 

Catalog Course Description and Prerequisites: “Historical Geology. (3-3). Credit 4.
Hypotheses of Earth's origin; age dating of geologic materials; development and history of life;
plate tectonic reconstructions, geologic history, and paleogeography, with emphasis on the North
American plate. Prerequisite: GEOL 101 or equivalent.”
It is assumed that students have the following prerequisite knowledge: 1) Basic high school
science and math as defined by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards and
2) A college-level course in Principles of Geology (GEOL 101 or equivalent). Specific
prerequisite knowledge includes, but is not limited to: chemical nature of Earth materials,
principles of plate tectonics, structure of Earth’s interior, basic molecular and cellular biology,
basic chemistry (atomic structure and aqueous chemical reactions), and basic geometry and
algebra.

Syllabus in PDF format