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EARTH 333Introductory Sedimentology

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Earth Sciences

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An introduction to sediment properties, sedimentation processes, and sedimentary deposits in a variety of depositional environments and climatic conditions. Processes affecting sediments after initial deposition, such as those involved in the transformation of sediments into sedimentary rocks are also examined. Laboratories will focus on the different methods to describe and interpret sediments and sedimentary rocks.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed the following:
    • EARTH232 - Introductory Petrography (0.50)
    • EARTH235 - Stratigraphic Approaches to Understanding Earth's History (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00165830 / 60TTh 08:30–09:50
LEC 701251734 / 9999Online or by arrangement
LAB 10165840 / 30M 14:30–17:20
LAB 10265850 / 30W 11:30–14:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

9% liked it31% easy25% useful

From 11 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • My least favourite Earth course. Martin Ross makes what should be an easy to understand topic needlessly difficult. Lecture slides barely describe topics and instead are supplemented by readings, which he claims are 'extended learning'. Let me tell you, you can extend your learning all you want, you still will not fully grasp the concept. As an example, Martin Ross will show a single photo of something in his slides and never speak of it again, but come test time you must know every detail about it and how it may form. The labs are even worse, somehow. I'm not entirely sure Martin Ross knows this course has a lab component, because he will not mention it once during the lecture, meaning you…

    Jun 2023 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Lecture is boring.
    Labs are way to long and boring.

    May 2017 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The actual problem with this class is Martin Ross. He doesn't care about sedimentology, and he's too busy with his grad students to try. This course COULD be incredibly interesting. The labs will be posted within ten minutes of them starting, and he also forgot about the quizzes and made them all at the end of the term. His questions are convoluted and mostly involve memorizing labels off diagrams.

    Mar 2017 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • i like dirt. Alex K is goated, without her i wouldn't have passed (winter 2023)

    Apr 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Martin Ross seems like a great guy but it's hard to make sedimentology interesting.

    Jan 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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Winter 2017

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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