Geology 101 - THE EARTH - Fall 2003

 

 

Class Schedule to the first exam plus important dates

Lines in blue are still subject to significant change

 

Lecture.

Day

Date 

Subject/Material/Pages

Chapter

1

W

3-Sep

Introduction:  -Earth as a system

Intro

2

F

5-Sep

Introduction to Geologic Scale and Geologic Time (p. 1-23)

Ch 1

3

M

8-Sep

Earth - Origin (p. 26-37)

Ch 2

4

W

10-Sep

Earth - Differentiation (p. 38-50)

Ch 3

5

F

12-Sep

Minerals (p. 54-77)

Ch 3

6

M

15-Sep

Igneous Rocks ( p. 79-97)

Ch 4

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Tu

16-Sep

(Last add/drop w/o record)

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7

W

17-Sep

Sedimentary Rocks (p. 97-107)

Ch 4

8

F

19-Sep

Metamorphic Rocks (p. 107-117)

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9

M

22-Sep

Geophysical Properties or rocks (p. 121-106)

Ch 5

10

W

24-Sep

Geophysical tools and data

Ch 5

11

F

26-Sep

FIRST EXAM

Ch 1-5

12

M

29-Sep

Earthquake Damage Hokkaido Special (p. 433-443)

Ch 15

13

W

1-Oct

Geologic Time  (p. 151-173)

Ch 6

14

F

3-Oct

Discovery of Plate tectonics  (p. 179-192)

Ch 7

15

M

6-Oct

Plate Boundaries (p. 192-210)

Ch 7

16

W

8-Oct

Deformation and Structures (p. 213-223)

Ch 8

17

F

10-Oct

Fault slip rates (p. 237)

Ch 8

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M

13-Oct

Columbus Day (Holiday)

 

18

W

15-Oct

Measuring Crustal Deformation (p. 237-247)

Ch 8

19

F

17-Oct

Earthquake (p. 223-236)

Ch 8

20

M

20-Oct

Divergent Margins (p. 252-263)

Ch 9

21

W

22-Oct

SECOND EXAM

Ch 6- 9

Ch 15

22

F

24-Oct

Convergent Margins (p. 285-296), Building Continents (p. 296-308)

Ch 10

 

Sat

25-Oct

All day field trip to the Berkshires.  Every student must go on this trip either on this date or Sunday, Nov 9th

 

23

M

27-Oct

Transform Margins (p. 263-270)

Ch 9

24

W

29-Oct

Continental Rifting (p. 270-281), Water and Tectonics (p. 313-322

Ch 9 &11

25

F

31-Oct

Groundwater (p. 322-333)

Ch 11

26

M

3-Nov

Climate changes (p. 466-470)

Ch 15

 

W

5-Nov

No class

 

27

F

7-Nov

Weathering Physical & Chemical (p. 337-345)

Ch 12

 

Sun

9-Nov

All day field trip to the Berkshires.  Every student must go on this trip either on this date or Saturday, Oct 25

 

28

M

10-Nov

Transportation (p. 365-375)

Ch 13

29

W

12-Nov

Deposition (p. 375-395)

Ch 13

30

F

14-Nov

Masswasting and landslide hazards (p. 398-403; p. 453-455)

Ch 14, 15

31

M

17-Nov

THIRD EXAM

Ch 9-15

32

W

19-Nov

Fluvial geomorph & glaciers

Ch 14

33

F

21-Nov

Flooding

Ch 15

34

M

24-Nov

Deserts and coasts and coastal erosion

Ch 14,15

35

W

26-Nov

extra

Ch 15

 

F

28 Nov

Thanksgiving (Holiday)

 

36

M

1-Dec

Volcanic hazards

Ch 15

37

W

3-Dec

Climate hazards

Ch 15

38

F

5-Dec

Pollution

Ch 16

39

M

8-Dec

Mineral Resources (p. 477-488) 

Ch 16

40

W

10-Dec

Hydrocarbon Resources (p. 488-509)

Ch16

41

F

12-Dec

FOURTH EXAM

Ch 14-16