Office Hour: 2-3 PM. For other times, get appointment in advance.

Lecture: 9:25 AM, Lab: 2:00 PM, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Course Web: http://facweb.furman.edu/~smuthukrishnan

Text: Boggs, Sam, Jr. 2001. Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, 726 pages.

There will also be special readings from sedimentological and stratigraphical journals or other sources.

Objectives:

• To learn processes involved in formation of different types of sedimentary rocks, their depositional environments, their mineral, textural, and structural composition, and classification.
• To learn sedimentological data analysis and interpretation techniques and it's applications in paleoenvironmental studies.
• To understand the significance of sedimentological and paleoenvironmental studies in modeling and solving current and future environmental problems.

Requirements for the Class:

• You must read assigned reading materials before related class begins
• Inquisitiveness and enthusiasm towards learning

Grading Policy:

• 3 exams (including the final exam) - 20 % each
• Class Assignments/Quiz - 15 % total
• Laboratory "participation" - 5 % total
• Laboratory tests + field trips - 20 % total

Final grading will be relative and based on overall class participation and performances in the exams, labs, and field trips. Participation in the field trip(s) is a must.

Special Needs: Students with disabilities that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally or should talk to Ms. Susan Clark, Coordinator of Disabilities Services (Phone: x 2322) and make necessary arrangements for accommodation and full participation in the course. If additional help is required, feel free to stop by my office (Plyler 104) for discussion.