Crossroads of Earth Resources and Society
Iconic Events in American History and Their Influence Today
Earth and Planetary Science 170AC and Letters and Science 170AC Fall Semester 2009
A Letters and Science Discovery Course and an American Cultures Class
Homeland America
Instructor: George Brimhall Office Hours: M 2-3 and W 9-10 391 McCone Hall and by appointment email: brimhall@berkeley.edu
Lecture Notes 
and Audio Recordings 
Sign up for the Field Trip (see the Syllabus) and view the Itinerary Students Attending the Field Trip
Purpose: Program for Student Research Symposium Sat- Sun Dec. 5 and 6th in 141 McCone Hall President Obama's Cairo Speech June 4, 2009
UC President Mark Yudof Speech on the UC Budget Crisis
Required Textbooks 
President Obama/s Speech to school children
President Obama's Speech on Healthcare Full Video
President Obama's Wall Street Speech Video
Current Events On-Line News Links Front Page News by Region
Lecture: Tu-Th 12:30-2:00 A1 Hearst Annex (Location) Film Lab: M-6-9 pm 2040 Valley LSB List of Films
Assignments Objectives of Sections GSI:
Discussion Sections:
EPS & L&S 101 Tu 5-6 pm 365 McCone Betty Sousa
EPS & L&S 102 Th 5-6 pm 325 McCone Betty Sousa
EPS & L&S 103 Tu 5-6 pm 325 McCone Michele Sager
EPS & L&S 104 Th 5-6 pm 365 McCone Michele Sager
Discussion Section Instructors Office Hours Place
Michelle Sager Tu 4-5 pm 345 McCone Hall
Th 2-3 Cafe Strada on South side (Bancroft and College)
Betty Sousa Tu 2:30-3:30 pm 345 McCone Hall
Th 3:30-4:30 pm Cafe Strada
Note taking in pdf files American Cultures Student Research Prize Library Prize for Undergraduate Research
Guidelines for Vision Quest Research Talks & Papers Proposal Forms Research Symposium Format
Vision Quest Research Symposia: 2005 2006 Sp 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Introductions
Field Trip to Lone Pine 2007 
2008 
Satisfies American Cultures (AC) & L&S Breadth Requirements in Physical Science or
Social & Behavioral Sci. (any 2)