Assessment Laboratory* 25%(Grades): Exam 1 20%

Exam 2 20%Homework and quizzes 10%Final Exam 25%

Geology 51- 314/514: Sedimentology: Environments through TimeFall 2019 (3 Credits)

Instructor: Eric HiattOffice: Harrington Hall 214 & 315E-mail: hiatt@uwosh.eduPhone: (920) 424-7001

Office hours: 3:00-4:00pm Monday & Friday; 10:30-11:30amThursday and by appointment (email) or try stopping by.

Important Dates:First Lecture: Wednesday, Sept. 4.Last day to add without instructor signature: Oct. 1Last day to drop without Late Drop Appeal: October 18(here is the form (drop/add card)Thanksgiving Break: November 27-December 1Last day of semester: Friday, December 13Graduation: Saturday, December 14

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Schedule:

Lecture: Monday and Wednesday 11:30-12:30 AM, HarringtonHall 217.Lab: Friday 10:20-12:30 PM, Harrington Hall 313.

Required for Lab: 10x-hand lens, textbook (see below), notebook.

UW-Oshkosh Geology students examining structures deposited in glacial Lake Oshkosh in outcrop,Door Co., Wisconsin.

Prerequisites: Completed a science lab course.

Learning Outcomes: The purpose of this course is to explore modern and ancient sedimentary environments and to give you the knowledge and skillsnecessary to describe, understand, and interpret sediments, sedimentary rocks and environments through time. The history of the earth is to a large degreewritten in sediments and sedimentary rocks. This history includes climate, the story of life, and the development of important economic resources. Theultimate goal of this course is to give you the ability to make careful observations, and from these interpret and understand modern and ancientsedimentary environments and climate.

What is a university education? A university is not like high school, a community college, or a technical school. The purpose of a university is to: 1)discover and develop new knowledge (in science and the arts), and 2) to bring knowledge to society through teaching. You will often hear yourexperience here at UW Oshkosh described as a liberal arts education, which is a term that attempts to encapsulate the university experience, but is, in fact,only part of the larger university experience in science. At a university, you should learn how to problem solve, to think critically, explore fields and areas ofinterest, learn about cultures, and society -- in addition to learning general aspects and specifics of a range of fundamental topics and specifics within yourmajor. At a university you are given many opportunities to learn from experts in various fields of study, and to explore the world of knowledge -- takeadvantage of these opportunities!

* Laboratory grade includes assignments, participation, and field notebook. All lab assignments are due at the end of lab period, unless otherwise stated.

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How to succeed in this course: You must attend and pass both lecture and lab, and turn in acceptable research reports to pass the overall course. Labsare informal and involve working with others; you must work well with others and show respect to fellow students. Rude, disruptive, and disrespectfulbehavior, including text messaging, will not be tolerated and can result in a lowered course grade and possible removal from the course. Repeatedinstances of rude, disruptive, or disrespectful behavior will result in a course grade of F and possible disciplinary action. If you have a validexcuse and must miss an exam, contact me BEFORE the exam date. If you have a valid excuse, you may take a makeup exam.

Grade scale: 93% and up = A; 90-92 = A-; 87-89 = B+; 83-86 = B; 80-82 = B-; 77-79 = C+; 73-76 = C; 69-72 =C-; 66-68 = D+; 63-65 = D; 60-62 = D-;<60% = F

Graduate credit: Students enrolled in 514 (graduate credit) must meet with Dr. Hiatt to plan, develop and complete an additional research project. Thisproject will involve a higher level of synthesis than is required of undergraduate students in this course. Graduate grade scale: 93% and up = A; 90-92 =A-; 87-89 = B+; 83-86 = B; 80-82 = B-; 77-79 = C+; 73-76 = C; 69-72 =C-; 68% or less = F.

Special Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with disabilities. Please contact Disability Services (424-3100 (voice)or 424-1319 (TTY)) or visit their web site at http://www.uwosh.edu/dean/disabilities.htm for the University’s accommodation request form anddocumentation requirements. Information related to an individual’s accommodation request will be kept confidential.

Academic Integrity: The Wisconsin Administrative Code states: “Students are responsible for the honest completion and representation of their work, for

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the appropriate citation of sources, and for respect of others academic endeavors.” (§ UWS 14.01) Plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct areserious offenses with severe penalties. See the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Academic Misconduct Code for definitions of academic misconduct anddetails about procedures, sanctions, and other relevant information. Specific questions about the provisions in the Student Discipline Code should bedirected to the Dean of Students Office. If you do not understand this statement, please see me as soon as possible.

Required text: **Boggs, S., Jr., 2012, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed: Prentice Hall.

Previous editions (third or fourth editions) are acceptable also. Used versions sell for as low as $20-$50.

{Check online if you want to find the best deal (used or new).} (The UWO bookstore sells the 5th edition used forabout $164.)

Geology 314/514 Lecture Schedule:Week of: Topic and reading: Reading in Text *

Sept. 2 Introduction to sedimentology; sedimentary cycles, climate, weathering processes, soils; sediment production. Readtextbook Introduction p. xvii-xix. Compete Homework 1 (due Monday, Sept. 9) chp. 1

Sept. 9 Description and classification of siliciclastic rocks; sediment maturity; introduction to stream flow; grain transport anddeposition chps. 2 & 3

Sept. 16 Terrestrial depositional systems; sedimentary structures chp. 4

Sept. 23 Tectonic regimes and terrigenous clastic sediments; environmental classification concepts chps. 5 & 8

Sept. 30 River systems; Exam 1 (Wed. 10/2) chp. 8

Oct. 7 Eolian depositional systems chp. 8

Required field trip: All day Saturday, Oct. 12 (Bring hand lens, sack lunch, note book, jacket)

Oct. 14 Marine and deltaic depositional systems chp. 9

Oct. 21 Interaction between life and sediments chps. 6 &11

Oct. 28 Oceanographic controls on sedimentation. Shallow marine environments I. Exam 2 chp. 11

Nov. 4 Shallow marine environments II: Shelf and tidal flat depositional environments chps. 9 & 11

Nov. 11 Pelagic Sediments; Petroleum: origin, occurrence, environmental concerns chp. 10

Nov. 18 Monday only: Deep water marine environments; Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 27-Dec. 1). chp 7, p. 229

Nov. 25 Tropical environments, carbon cycle, and biochemical and sediments chp. 5

Dec. 2 Chemical sediments, and carbonate rocks and evaporites. Reefs chp. 12

Dec. 9 Monday Review, Final Exam (Wed. Dec. 11).

* Refers to chapters and pages in: Boggs, S., Jr., 2012, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed: Prentice Hall.Here is a list of good resources to review writing, grammar, chemistry, math, and other sciences.

Important Dates:First Lecture: Wednesday, Sept. 4Last day to add without instructor signature: Oct. 1Last day to drop without Late Drop Appeal: October 18Thanksgiving Break: November 27-December 1Last day of semester: Friday, December 13Graduation: Saturday, December 14

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Geology 51- 314/514: Sedimentology: Environments through Time

UW-Oshkosh Sedimentology students examining Glacial Lake Oshkosh sediments, Brown Co., Wisconsin.

Laboratory Schedule:Lab meets Friday's from 10:20 - 12:30 PM in Harrington Hall 313.

Required for Lab: 10x-hand lens, textbook (see below), notebook.

Sept. 6 Grain size measurement techniques and analysis. Modern terrestrial sediments II (*chp. 3).Sept. 14 Quantitative grain size measurement analysis and interpretation. (*chp. 3)Sept. 20 Stream flow processes (*chp. 2).Sept. 27 terrestrial sediments (*chp. 3).Oct. 4 Interpreting Environments I (*chp. 4).Oct. 11 Interpreting Environments II (*chp. 4).Oct. 12,Saturday Required all day field trip.

Oct. 18 Field trip sample analyses.Oct. 25 Paleoecology: Biological effects on sedimentation 1 (*chp. 4).Nov. 1 Paleoecology: Biological effects on sedimentation II (*chp. 4).Nov. 8 Biochemical sediments and rock classification and description I (*chp. 6).Nov. 15 Carbonate sediments and rock classification and description II (*chps. 6 & 11).Nov. 22 Carbonate sediments and rock classification and description III (*chps. 6 & 11).Nov. 29 No Lab -- Thanksgiving BreakDec. 6 Introduction to sedimentary petrography: carbonate rock diagenesis (*chp. 6).Dec. 12 No Lab

* Refers to chapters and pages in: Boggs, S., Jr., 2012, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed.: PrenticeHall.

Here is a list of good resources to review writing, grammar, chemistry, math, and other sciences.

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