Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour; one field day. Causes and effects of earthquakes. Plate motion, frictional faulting, earthquake instability, wave propagation, earthquake damage, and other social effects. Hazard reduction through earthquake forecasting and earthquake-resistant design. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
8.3 / 10
Organization
8.3 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
6.7 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    This class was pretty easy but boring in my opinion. The only workload is the lab which is due the next week from section and a weekly short report that has to be 3-4 sentences long. I always finished the labs during section and the short reports took like 10 minutes.

    He uploads the slides so you don't have to go to lecture; I never went after week 1 and was still able to get an A+. The midterm was pretty fair, he allows a 1 sided handwritten cheat sheet which I thought was useful. The final was more difficult because he added a lot of detailed questions so I would suggest to write down all the info about the specific earthquakes he mentions in lecture.

    There is also an extra credit field trip OR you can write a 2 page earthquake safety report. The grading scheme goes 30% labs, 30% midterm, 30% final, 10% short reports.

    The workload for this class is super light and as long as you put in a bit of effort for the final you should be fine!

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A-

    Boring class about earthquakes imo but it was doable. Lab attendance is strongly encouraged (the worksheets aren't complete so you gotta attend to get the full version). Midterm was easy, final was weird and had more number questions (how many km is this, etc.) which sucked, but you do get a cheat sheet so I would recommend writing those down. Overall, easy I'd say.

Course

Instructor
Gilles F. Peltzer
Previously taught
22S 21W 19S 18S 16S 14S
Formerly offered as
E&S SCI 8

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance not required

  • 1 midterm

  • Finals week final

  • 0% recommend the textbook