Geology
101 - THE EARTH - Fall 2003
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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 |
|
-- |
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 |
|
-- |
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 |