Lecture schedule |
Week |
Date |
Topic |
Reading |
1 |
8/29-8/30 |
Intro and Earth overview |
Ch. 1 |
2 |
9/3-9/7 |
Earth origins/Plate tectonics |
Ch. 2 & 3 |
3 |
9/10-9/14 |
Plate tectonics |
Ch. 3 & 4 |
4 |
9/17-9/21 |
Minerals |
Ch. 5 |
5 |
9/24-9/28 |
Igneous rocks |
Ch. 6 |
6 |
10/1-10/5 |
Volcanoes, volcanic hazards and Exam 1 |
Ch. 9 |
7 |
10/8-10/12 |
Sedimentary rocks and environments |
Ch. 7 |
8 |
10/15-10/19 |
Metamorphism, metamorphic rocks, and mountain building |
Ch. 8 & 11 |
9 |
10/22-10/26 |
Fall Break, Rock cycle, fossils, and geologic time |
Interludes B & D |
10 |
10/29-11/2 |
NO Class - GSA meeting |
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11 |
11/5-11/9 |
Dating methods and Earth history |
Ch. 12 & 13 |
12 |
11/12-11/16 |
Earth resources and Exam 2 |
Ch. 14 & 15 |
13 |
11/19-11/23 |
Earthquakes, Thanksgiving |
Ch. 10 |
14 |
11/26-11/30 |
Mass wasting, Surface waters |
Ch. 16 & 17 |
15 |
12/3-12/7 |
Groundwater, Earth's atmosphere, and climate |
Ch. 19 & 20 |
16 |
12/10-12/14 |
Glaciers, the Ice Age, and global change |
Ch. 22 & 23 |
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12/14 |
Last Class Day |
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12/19 |
Final Exam - 1:30-3:30 pm |
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