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    • Field Studies in Geological Sciences . EARTH 18

    Four to five day field trip, fall and/or spring quarters. Field studies under guidance of two or three staff members introducing the geology of California.

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    1, 2, 3

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    Letters and science

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    COTTLE J
    John Cottle
    4.3
    22 reviews

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    4.3
    EARTH157 . Cottle J 3 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 . Cottle J 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 . Cottle J 3 Years Ago

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

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    EARTH157 . Cottle J 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 . Cottle J 6 Years Ago

    Excellent class and great teacher!

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    EARTH157 . Cottle J 7 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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