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    • Seminar in Geology . EARTH 160

    Attendance at departmental "journal club" (Earth 260, seminar in geology) and brief written evaluations of the three papers which, in the student's judgement, were the best of the quarter.

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    Units

    Pass no pass

    Grading

    1, 2, 3

    Passtime

    Not open to freshmen

    Level Limit

    Letters and science

    College
    Instructors
    John Cottle
    4.3
    22 reviews
    Lecture
    WEBB 1100
    R
    14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
    40 / 40 Full
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    Spring 2025 . Cottle J
    WEBB 1100
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    14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
    Fall 2025 . Cottle J
    WEBB 1100
    R
    14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
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    EARTH 160 Cottle J Spring 2025 Total: 35
    EARTH 160 Cottle J Spring 2024 Total: 45
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    4.3
    EARTH157 . 2 Years Ago

    A hard course that gave a complete view of plate tectonics. Lectures were informative but could be more dynamic. Labs were somewhat tedious. Reading assigned articles was essential. Graded on a mid-term, final (the worse one of the two was dropped), a presentation, labs and weekly summaries of articles. Only recommended for Earth Science majors.

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    Earth177 . 3 Years Ago

    Cottle presents a lot of information in class, but explains concepts in a clear manner. His real-world examples helped me a lot.

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    Earth177 . 3 Years Ago

    Great class! Lots of lecture material to go through, but he posts all material on Gauchospace.

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    EARTH157 . 5 Years Ago

    Great class. Lots of reading, but it bought together a bunch of concepts from other classes. Definitely recommend.

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    EARTH157 . 6 Years Ago

    Excellent class and great teacher!

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    EARTH157 . 6 Years Ago

    Enjoyed this class a lot. Dives into scientific literature which really helped me to understand how to read and digest papers.

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