Energy and Mineral Resources
Energy and Mineral Resources The global economy, world politics, and many aspects of our daily lives are dependent on the extraction and use of materials taken directly from the Earth. Within our lifetimes we will be faced with significant shortages of many of these resources. In this course we will focus on how energy resources (e.g., oil, coal, natural gas), and mineral resources (e.g., aluminum, gold, rare earth elements) are generated by geological processes, how they are extracted and processed, and how these activities impact the environment. Field trips during the laboratory portion of the course will allow us to view first-hand the impacts of resource extraction, processing, and use. (Not open to students who have taken FYSE 1120 or GEOL 0112 or GEOL 0170). 3 hrs lect./disc.; 3 hrs lab
Energy and Mineral Resources The global economy, world politics, and many aspects of our daily lives are dependent on the extraction and use of materials taken directly from the Earth. Within our lifetimes we will be faced with significant shortages of many of these resources. In this course we will focus on how energy resources (e.g., oil, coal, natural gas), and mineral resources (e.g., aluminum, gold, rare earth elements) are generated by geological processes, how they are extracted and processed, and how these activities impact the environment. Field trips during the laboratory portion …Read more
David West is super passionate about his work. And he's a very clear teacher who takes you on a bunch of cool field trips throughout the year. Oftentimes people focus on climate change, but we are also facing a resource crisis that Dave lays out very well. Sometimes the lectures can get repetitive but overall it is a fun class.
I highly recommend this course, ECSC 105 is a straightforward and enlightening overview of basic ideas in geology and environmental science. Extremely lecture-heavy, with some fun field trips and outdoor labs sprinkled in there. Definitely makes you see the world a little differently with regard to how resources extracted from the earth affect our day-to-day. Dave is a super nice guy and a very engaging lecturer.
I highly recommend this course, ECSC 105 is a straightforward and enlightening overview of basic ideas in geology and environmental science. Extremely lecture-heavy, with some fun field trips and outdoor labs sprinkled in there. Definitely makes you see the world a little differently with regard to how resources extracted from the ea …Read more
I would say that the great parts of this course are Dave West and the fieldwork/labs. Dave is very knowledgable, easy to approach, and incredibly helpful. We have a few papers throughout the semester but they are short and about things we go over thoroughly in class. This class is very slow-paced. Each lecture covers lots of review from the previous lecture before moving on to anything new which slows it down considerably.
I would say that the great parts of this course are Dave West and the fieldwork/labs. Dave is very knowledgable, easy to approach, and incredibly helpful. We have a few papers throughout the semester but they are short and about things we go over thoroughly in class. This class is very slow-paced. Each lecture covers lots of review f …Read more
This class was very easy. I enjoyed taking this class with Dave because it was very chill and did not have lots of work. But the only thing that I didn’t like was that the labs were mostly off campus and takes lots of time.
Dave is an extremely enthusiastic instructor. His teaching style is very clear and effective if you pay attention in class. He has minimal readings, and they're usually just an overview of the slides he will show. The papers are a bit harder, but he is willing to accommodate and writes back exactly how he would want it to be. Overall, I loved the class and thought it was a great intro to the ECSC department.
Dave is an extremely enthusiastic instructor. His teaching style is very clear and effective if you pay attention in class. He has minimal readings, and they're usually just an overview of the slides he will show. The papers are a bit harder, but he is willing to accommodate and writes back exactly how he would want it to be. Overall …Read more
Professor West did an excellent job teaching this course. He is very enthusiastic about this subject and it was a very fun class. He made the information very digestible as well. I really enjoyed going to the rock quarry also last spring.
great course. useful info and a true gem for science requirement. there were 2 tests, and 3 essays / refletction papers during the semester. you can redo one of the reflection papers for a better grade.
Primarily paper-based, going over specifics of what we learned in the last few classes. He breaks down each section into manageable pieces and goes over nearly all the content twice. No surprises on the exams and he gives unlimited time.