Geology 305: Earth Sciences -- Tentative Class Schedule

Geology 305 -- Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:50 AM -- Fall 2016 (19647)
Week #
Day Meeting# Topic Reading
1
August 23, Tuesday 1 Course mechanics and Scientific Method, Introduction Introduction
August 25,  Thursday 2 Atoms, density, & basic class skills Ch. 2

2
August 30, Tu 3 Earth's place in the Universe Ch. 21
September 1, Th 4 Solar system tour Ch. 22
Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 4; Labor Day Holiday, Monday, September 5
3
September 6, Tu 5 Formation of the Solar System & Stars
Ch. 1, 23-24
September 8, Th 6 Review
 
4
September 13, Tu 7 First test Intro, Chs. 1, 21-24
September 15, Th 8 Minerals Ch. 2
 
5
September 20, Tu 9 Igneous rocks & more notes
Ch. 3
September 22, Th 10 Volcanic terrain and video Ch. 9
  
6
September 27, Tu 11 Weathering and sedimentary rocks Ch. 3, 4
September 29, Th 12 Metamorphic rocks Ch. 3

7
October 4, Tu 13 Continental drift Ch. 8
October 6, Th 14 Plate tectonics Ch. 8

8
October 11, Tu 15 Earthquakes Ch. 7
October 13, Th 16 Geologic time
Ch. 11

9
October 18, Tu 17 Review
October 20, Th 18 Second exam Chs. 1-4, 7-9, 11

10
October 25, Tu 19 Atmospheric structure, composition
Ch. 16
October 27, Th 20 Heating the atmosphere
Ch. 16

11
November 1, Tu 21 Humidity
Ch. 17
November 3, Th 22 Atmospheric pressure and winds
Ch. 18
 
12
November 8, Tu 23 TBA
November 10, Th 24 Weather patterns and storm systems
Ch. 19

13
November 15, Tu 25 Global warming, climate change, Review Ch. 20
November 17, Th
Third exam Ch. 16-20
 Last day to drop with "W" is Tuesday, November 14
14
November 22, Tu 26 Intro to oceans, seawater properties Ch. 14
November 24, Th 27 Thanksgiving Holiday -- No Class
 
15
November 29, Tu 28 Ocean floor Ch. 13
December 1, Th 29 Currents & tides Ch. 15
 
16
December 6, Tu 30 Waves and coastlines Ch. 15
December 8, Th 31 Review

 17
December 13, Tu, 10:15 to 12:15 32
Final exam Chs. 13-15

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