Spanish Peaks, Colorado, as viewed in late spring from the north, looking south. Photo by Vince Cronin.

Home page for the Physical Geology Lab (Geo 1405 The Dynamic Earth)

Required Laboratory Textbook

	You need to have acquired the following textbook and be ready to work with it before the first day of the Fall semester (August 24).
	AGI/NAGT Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology , 12th edition (paper copy ONLY) Print Lab Manual ISBN: 9780135836972 And yes, this edition is significantly different (and better, in my humble opinion) than the previous edition that was used in the 2019-2020 academic year at Baylor.

You MUST acquire your very own personal copy of the PAPER VERSION of the Lab Manual 12th edition.

• You can't get by with a subscription to the eText of the Lab Manual.
• You can't rent the Lab Manual, because you will be required to write-on and tear-out the lab-activity pages to submit for credit.
• You can't share a copy of the lab manual and scan the activity pages to submit for credit, because that would violate copyright.

You can acquire the Lab Manual either from the Baylor Bookstore, by ordering it directly from Pearson Higher Education , or through other online book vendors like Amazon

If you need any further clarification of this list of required resources, you can email, text, or call Professor Cronin. His phone number was given in an announcement published through Canvas on August 9, 2020.

Lab Safety Information

1. Your safety during laboratory sessions in Geo 1405 is your responsibility alone.
2. You are required to take care for the safety needs of your classmates and teachers in connection with all lab meetings and activities.
3. We will follow the policies and guidelines promulgated by Baylor University and the Geosciences Department in response to the COVID pandemic as the minimum baseline requirements.
4. The teachers (a group that includes Dr. Lyndsay DiPietro, Dr. Vince Cronin, Sharon Browning, and the graduate teaching assistants) have the authority to enforce the guidelines and policies that relate to this laboratory course, including requiring non-compliant or non-cooperative students to leave the lab room immediately.

Tentative Lab Schedule

The lab schedule is subject to revision. Reload this page in your browser to be certain that you are viewing the most current information.

To complete these labs, you will usually need a ruler with a metric scale (cm, mm) and a smartphone with a calculator app or an inexpensive scientific calculator ( e.g., Texas Instruments TI-30Xa Scientific Calculator, or Casio FX-260SOLAR11 Scientific Calculator — both available at big-box stores for ~$10 or less). You will always need something you can use to write LEGIBLY and CLEARLY on the lab activity sheets. Some lab activities require that you use colored pencils/pens.

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