| Geology 305 -- Tuesday/Thursday 9-10:20 AM -- Fall 2015 (13863) | ||||
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Day | Meeting# | Topic | Reading |
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| 1 |
August 25, Tuesday | 1 | Course mechanics and Scientific Method, Introduction | Introduction |
| August 27, Thursday | 2 | Atoms, density, & basic class skills | Ch. 2 | |
| 2 |
September 1, Tu | 3 | Earth's place in the Universe | Ch. 21 |
| September 3, Th | 4 | Solar system tour | Ch. 22 | |
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| 3 |
September 8, Tu | 5 | Formation
of the Solar System & Stars |
Ch. 1, 23-24 |
| September 10, Th | 6 | Review | ||
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| 4 |
September 15, Tu | 7 | First test | Intro, Chs. 1, 21-24 |
| September 17, Th | 8 | Minerals | Ch. 2 | |
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| 5 |
September 22, Tu | 9 | Igneous
rocks & more
notes |
Ch. 3 |
| September 24, Th | 10 | Volcanic terrain and video | Ch. 9 | |
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| 6 |
September 29, Tu | 11 | Weathering and sedimentary rocks | Ch. 3, 4 |
| October 1, Th | 12 | Metamorphic rocks | Ch. 3 |
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October 6, Tu | 13 | Continental drift | Ch. 8 |
| October 8, Th | 14 | Plate tectonics | Ch. 8 | |
| 8 |
October 13, Tu | 15 | Earthquakes | Ch. 7 |
| October 15, Th | 16 | Geologic
time |
Ch. 11 |
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| 9 |
October 20, Tu | 17 | Review | |
| October 22, Th | 18 | Second exam | Chs. 1-4, 7-9, 11 |
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| 10 |
October 27, Tu | 19 | Atmospheric
structure, composition |
Ch. 16 |
| October 29, Th | 20 | Heating
the atmosphere |
Ch. 16 | |
| 11 |
November 3, Tu | 21 | Humidity |
Ch. 17 |
| November 5, Th | 22 | Atmospheric pressure and winds |
Ch. 18 |
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| 12 |
November 10, Tu | 23 | TBA |
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| November 12, Th | 24 | Weather
patterns and storm systems |
Ch. 19 | |
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| 13 |
November 17, Tu | 25 | Global warming, climate change, Review | Ch.
20 |
| November 19, Th | Third exam | Ch. 16-20 | ||
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| 14 |
November 24, Tu | 26 | Intro to oceans, seawater properties | Ch. 14 |
| November 26, Th | 27 | Thanksgiving Holiday -- No Class | ||
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| 15 |
December 1, Tu | 28 | Ocean floor | Ch. 13 |
| December 3, Th | 29 | Currents & tides | Ch. 15 | |
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December 8, Tu | 30 | Waves and coastlines | Ch. 15 |
| December 10, Th | 31 | Review | ||
| 17 |
December 15, Tu, 8 to 10 a.m. | 32 |
Final exam | Chs. 13-15 |
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