| Geology 305
-- Monday/Wednesday 10:30-11:50 AM
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Fall 2018 (14115) |
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Day | Meeting# | Topic | Reading |
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| 1 |
August 27, Monday | 1 | Course mechanics and Scientific Method, Introduction | Introduction |
| August 29, Wednesday | 2 | Atoms, density, & basic class skills | Ch. 2 | |
| 2 |
September 3, Mo | Labor Day Holiday -- No Classes | ||
| September 5, We | 3 | Earth's place in the Universe | Ch. 21 | |
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| 3 |
September 10, Mo | 4 |
Solar system tour | Ch. 22 |
| September 12, We | 5 | Formation of the Solar System & Stars | Ch. 1, 23-24 | |
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| 4 |
September 17, Mo | 6 | Earth's Interior
& Review |
Ch. 5 |
| September 19, We | 7 | First test | Intro, Chs. 1, 21-24 | |
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| 5 |
September 24, Mo | 8 | Minerals | Ch. 2 |
| September 26, We | 9 | Igneous
rocks & more
notes |
Ch. 3 | |
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| 6 |
October 1, Mo | 10 | Volcanic terrain and video | Ch. 9 |
| October 3, We | 11 | Weathering and sedimentary rocks | Ch. 3, 4 | |
| 7 |
October 8, Mo | 12 | Metamorphic rocks | Ch. 3 |
| October 10, We | 13 | Continental drift | Ch. 8 | |
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October 15, Mo | 14 | Plate tectonics | Ch. 8 |
| October 17, We | 15 | Earthquakes | Ch. 7 | |
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October 22, Mo | 16 | Geologic time | Ch. 11 |
| October 24, We | 17 | Second exam | Review, Chs. 1-4, 7-9, 11 | |
| 10 |
October 29, Mo | 18 | Atmospheric structure, composition | Ch. 16 |
| October 31, We | 19 | Heating the atmosphere | Ch. 16 | |
| 11 |
November 5, Mo | 20 | Humidity | Ch. 17 |
| November 7, We | 21 | Humidity | Ch. 17 | |
| 12 |
November 12, Mo | 22 | Clouds and atmospheric stability | Ch. 17 |
| November 14, We | 23 |
Atmospheric pressure
and winds |
Ch. 18 | |
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Last day to
drop with "W" is Tuesday, November 20
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| 13 |
November 19, Mo | 24 | Atmospheric pressure and winds | Ch. 18 |
| November 21, We | 25 |
Weather patterns and storm systems | Ch. 19 | |
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| 14 |
November 26, Mo | 26 | Global warming, climate change, Review | Ch. 20 |
| November 28, We | 27 | Third exam | Ch. 16-20 | |
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December 3, Mo | 28 | Intro to oceans, seawater properties | Ch. 14 |
| December 5, We | 29 | Ocean floor | Ch. 13 | |
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December 10, Mo | 30 | Currents & tides | Ch. 15 |
| December 12, We | 31 | Waves and coastlines | Ch. 15 | |
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December 17, Mo, 10:15 a.m. - 12:15
p.m. |
32 |
Final exam; Review | Chs. 13-15 |
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