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
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.