Geology 305: Earth Sciences -- Tentative Class Schedule

Geology 305 -- Tuesday/Thursday 9-10:20 AM -- Fall 2017 (14055)
Week #
Day Meeting# Topic Reading
1
August 22, Tuesday 1 Course mechanics and Scientific Method, Introduction Introduction
August 24,  Thursday 2 Atoms, density, & basic class skills Ch. 2

2
August 29, Tu 3 Earth's place in the Universe Ch. 21
August 31, Th 4 Solar system tour Ch. 22
Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 3; Labor Day Holiday, Monday, September 4
3
September 5, Tu 5 Formation of the Solar System & Stars
Ch. 1, 23-24
September 7, Th 6 Review
 
4
September 12, Tu 7 First test Intro, Chs. 1, 21-24
September 14, Th 8 Minerals Ch. 2
 
5
September 19, Tu 9 Igneous rocks & more notes
Ch. 3
September 21, Th 10 Volcanic terrain and video Ch. 9
  
6
September 26, Tu 11 Weathering and sedimentary rocks Ch. 3, 4
September 28, Th 12 Metamorphic rocks Ch. 3

7
October 3, Tu 13 Continental drift Ch. 8
October 5, Th 14 Plate tectonics Ch. 8

8
October 10, Tu 15 Earthquakes Ch. 7
October 12, Th 16 Geologic time
Ch. 11

9
October 17, Tu 17 Review
October 19, Th 18 Second exam Chs. 1-4, 7-9, 11

10
October 24, Tu 19 Atmospheric structure, composition
Ch. 16
October 26, Th 20 Heating the atmosphere
Ch. 16

11
October 31, Tu 21 Humidity
Ch. 17
November 2, Th 22 Atmospheric pressure and winds
Ch. 18
 
12
November 7, Tu 23 TBA
November 9, Th 24 Weather patterns and storm systems
Ch. 19

13
November 14, Tu 25 Global warming, climate change, Review Ch. 20
November 16, Th
Third exam Ch. 16-20
 Last day to drop with "W" is Tuesday, November 14
14
November 21, Tu 26 Intro to oceans, seawater properties Ch. 14
November 23, Th 27 Thanksgiving Holiday -- No Class
 
15
November 28, Tu 28 Ocean floor Ch. 13
November 30, Th 29 Currents & tides Ch. 15
 
16
December 5, Tu 30 Waves and coastlines Ch. 15
December 7, Th 31 Review

 17
December 12, Tu, 8 to 10 a.m. 32
Final exam Chs. 13-15

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