This class focuses on understanding the solid, liquid, and fluid materials that comprise Earth.
Earth-science employers tell us that the most important things they look for in recent graduates are the ability to think critically and independently and communicate. This class is designed to help you develop those skills.

Lecture Notes

List of Minerals (must learn all of them)

Related Web Sites
You may find the following useful in this and other classes:
UCSB Bancroft Mineral Collection
Athena Mineral Database
WebElements Periodic Table
Geochemical Earth Reference Model
Element Calculator
Physical Constants
Ore Deposit Notes

Professor
Dr. Bradley Hacker hacker@geol.ucsb.edu
Webb 2120
Office hours: anytime. I am usually here from at least 7:30 until 17:30 every weekday. Please come and talk to me when you want help-- I care deeply about your education and want to help you attain your educational goals.

Teaching Assistants
Josh Garber jmgarber@umail.ucsb.edu
Jacob Poletti jpoletti@umail.ucsb.edu

Lecture
MW 12:30-13:45, Physical Sciences Bldg South Rm 2712. Please be in the classroom and ready to learn before class starts. Do not use your phone in class. If you must arrive late--because you broke your leg or something-- be considerate of others and enter the room quietly.

Laboratory Sections
Physical Sciences Bldg South Rm 2711; T 17:00, F 09:00.
How to ID Minerals (useful for lab)
Crystal Systems, Classes & Symmetries (useful for lab)
Lab #1 Notes
Lab #2 Notes
Lab #4 Notes
Lab #6 Notes
Lab #7 Notes

Quizzes
Question(s) on a quiz will come directly from "quiz preparation" worksheets that are/will be available here:

• Quiz 1 Quiz will be Wed Oct 9
• Quiz 2 Quiz will be Wed Oct 16
• Quiz 3 Quiz will be Wed Oct 23
• Quiz 4 Quiz will be Wed Nov 6
• Quiz 5 Quiz will be Wed Nov 13
• Quiz 6 Quiz will be Wed Nov 20

Lecture exams
Midterm: Monday, Oct 28th
Final: Tuesday, Dec. 10th 12:00-15:00

Lab exam
during regularly scheduled lab the last week of class.

Textbook Earth Materials by Klein and Philpotts
Introduction to Mineralogy by WD Nesse is equally good

Grading: Letter grades will be assigned according to total points earned.

• Quizes: 20%
• Midterm exam: 20%
• Lab exercises: 20%
• Lab exam: 20%
• Final exam: 20%

• Part of the professor's and the teaching assistants' jobs at the University are undergraduate education; the bulk of their time is used to conduct research. The professor and teaching assistants are committed to your education and are here to help you get the most from your investment, but you must also play an active role.
• Like all your University classes, you must commit the time and effort required to learn the material. Most people learn by working hard, asking questions, and thinking. Do not expect to learn if you do not attend lecture, leave the lab before you have answered and understood the questions, or do not understand the quiz preparation questions before the quiz.
• Go to an Academic Skills Workshop to improve your learning skills.
• You must understand the concepts covered in the lecture, labs, quizzes, and the textbook; you are not guaranteed a passing grade in this class just because you are a Geology major. Do not expect to get a good grade if you do not attend lecture, or leave the lab before you have answered and understood the questions, or do not understand the quiz preparation questions before the quiz.
• Late work will not be accepted without prior notification; accepted late work will be marked down 20% for each working day late.