CATALOG 1952-1953


 GEOLOGY

 Instructional Staff 1951-52
 Edwards, R. A., Head; Oglesby, W. R. Jr.; Pirkle, E. C., Jr.; Rappenecker, C.;
Yoho, W. H.
 Students planning to major in geology should consult with the departmental ad-
viser as early as practicable.
 Courses marked (*) do not give credit toward a major or group major in the
College of Arts and Sciences, except by specific permission of the Head of the De-
partment.

 GY. 203.-Elements of Physical Geology. 2 hours and 2 hours laboratory.
3 credits. Offered 1, 2, 3.
 A study of minerals and rocks and their formation, geological processes, land forms
and their interpretation, and the applications of geological knowledge to human affairs.
 GY. 204.-Elements of Historical Geology. 2 hours, and 2 hours lab-
oratory. 3 credits. Prerequisite: GY. 203. Offered 2.
 The geologic history of the earth including concepts of the origin, the major phy-
sical events, the evolutionary changes in the animal and plant life, and the distribution
of surface features and economic resources.
 *GY. 210.-Engineering Geology. 2 hours, and 3 hours laboratory. 3
credits. Prerequisite: CY. 121 or CY. 217. Offered 1, 2.
 The several fields of geology having significance in the location of engineering
structures and installations; the identification of common minerals and rocks; the
processes of weathering and erosion; structure; surface features and geologic history
interpreted from topographic and geologic maps. For Civil Engineers.
 GY. 306.-Crystallography. 4 hours lecture-laboratory. 2 credits.
 The crystal systems, including symmetry, axial ratios, parameters, indices, twins, and
pseudomorphs.
 GY. 308.-Mineralogy and Petrology. 1 hour, and 4 hours laboratory.
3 credits. Offered 1.
 Characteristics and identification of important minerals and rocks, by methods not
involving the use of the microscope.
 GY. 309.-Structural Geology. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: GY. 203.
Offered 2.
 Structural features of the earth, their causes, recognition and interpretation, to in-
clude the mechanics of folding, faulting and other deformations of the outer shell of
the earth.
 GY. 321.-Invertebrate Paleontology. 2 hours and 2 hours laboratory.
3 credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: C-6 or the equivalent.
 Characteristics and identification of important groups of invertebrate fossils and
their use in the determination of the geological age of sedimentary rocks.
 GY. 340.-Interpretation of Geologic Maps. 4 hours laboratory and field
work. 2 credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: GY. 309. Offered 2.
 Surface and subsurface geologic features as they are represented on topographic
and geologic maps.

The statement "Offered 1" means offered first semester; 2, second semester; 3, summer session.