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Required Course Materials

Computer Equipment:

486 or faster PC with Windows 3.1, NT, or greater, or a Macintosh with Mac OS 7.1 or greater
2X CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
14,400 modem (28,000 or faster is best)
24MB RAM, 30MB of available hard disk space
Internet access, an e-mail account, and a printer
Netscape 3.0 or greater, Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater (either should be set to read JavaScript)

Textbook:

You can get the textbooks online through Varsity Books or other online sources, or you may purchase the materials through the USD Bookstore.

Earth System History, Stanley, Freeman Publishers.
ISBN 0-7167-3377-3
At Amazon.com, this volume was selling for $65, used, the last time I checked.

Laboratory Manual:

Historical Geology, Poort and Carlson, Fifth Editon, Prentice-Hall Publishers.
ISBN 0-13-860966-7
At Amazon.com, this volume was selling for $19-45 the last time I checked. The lab manual must be purchased new.

Laboratory Materials:

The following fossil kit (to be used with lab 5) must also be purchased to complete the laboratory component of the course. Contact SWES at 605-677-5281 to arrange delivery of a fossil kit. Do this early in the semester, as it can take a couple of weeks for USD to acquire these kits.

If you would like to purchase this kit from the reseller directly, you can get it at Ward's Geology:

Know Your Fossils Collection: Ward's Geology, Item number 50H0125, 1-800-962-2660 or http://www.wardsci.com, $36.50.