Geology 305: Earth Sciences -- Tentative Class Schedule

Geology 305 -- Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:50 AM -- Fall 2018 (15243)
Week #
Day Meeting# Topic Reading
1
August 28, Tuesday 1 Course mechanics and Scientific Method, Introduction Introduction
August 30,  Thursday 2 Atoms, density, & basic class skills Ch. 2

2
September 4, Tu 3 Earth's place in the Universe Ch. 21
September 6, Th 4 Solar system tour Ch. 22
Labor Day Holiday, Monday, September 3
3
September 11, Tu 5 Formation of the Solar System & Stars
Ch. 1, 23-24
September 13, Th 6 Earth's Interior & Review Ch. 5
 Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 9
4
September 18 Tu 7 First test Intro, Chs. 1, 5, 21-24
September 20, Th 8 Minerals Ch. 2
 
5
September 25, Tu 9 Igneous rocks & more notes
Ch. 3
September 27, Th 10 Volcanic terrain and video Ch. 9
  
6
October 2, Tu 11 Weathering and sedimentary rocks Ch. 3, 4
October 4, Th 12 Metamorphic rocks Ch. 3

7
October 9, Tu 13 Continental drift Ch. 8
October 11, Th 14 Plate tectonics Ch. 8

8
October 16, Tu 15 Earthquakes Ch. 7
October 18, Th 16 Geologic time
Ch. 11

9
October 23, Tu 17 Review
October 25, Th 18 Second exam Chs. 1-4, 7-9, 11

10
October 30, Tu 19 Atmospheric structure, composition
Ch. 16
November 1, Th 20 Heating the atmosphere
Ch. 16

11
November 6, Tu 21 Humidity
Ch. 17
November 8, Th 22 Atmospheric pressure and winds
Ch. 18
 
12
November 13, Tu 23 Presure systems and El Niño
Ch. 18
November 15, Th 24 Weather patterns and storm systems
Ch. 19
Last day to drop with "W" is Tuesday, November 20
13
November 20, Tu 25 Review Ch. 20
November 22, Th Thanksgiving Holiday -- No Class
 
14
November 28, Tu 26 Third exam Ch. 16-20
November 30, Th 27 Ocean floor Ch. 13
 
15
December 4, Tu 28 Intro to oceans, seawater properties Ch. 14
December 6, Th 29 Currents & tides Ch. 15
 
16
December 11, Tu 30 Waves and coastlines Ch. 15
December 13, Th 31 Global warming, climate change, Review Ch. 13-15

 17
December 18, Tu, 10:15 to 12:15 p.m. 32
Final exam Chs. 13-15

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