Geology 305 -- Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:50 AM -- Fall 2018 (15243) | ||||
Week
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Day | Meeting# | Topic | Reading |
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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 | |
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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 |
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Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 9
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4 |
September 18 Tu | 7 | First test | Intro, Chs. 1, 5, 21-24 |
September 20, Th | 8 | Minerals | Ch. 2 | |
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5 |
September 25, Tu | 9 | Igneous
rocks & more
notes |
Ch. 3 |
September 27, Th | 10 | Volcanic terrain and video | Ch. 9 | |
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6 |
October 2, Tu | 11 | Weathering and sedimentary rocks | Ch. 3, 4 |
October 4, Th | 12 | Metamorphic rocks | Ch. 3 |
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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 |
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9 |
October 23, Tu | 17 | Review | |
October 25, Th | 18 | Second exam | Chs. 1-4, 7-9, 11 |
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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 |
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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
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13 |
November 20, Tu | 25 | Review | Ch.
20 |
November 22, Th | Thanksgiving
Holiday --
No Class |
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14 |
November 28, Tu | 26 | Third exam | Ch. 16-20 |
November 30, Th | 27 | Ocean floor | Ch. 13 | |
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15 |
December 4, Tu | 28 | Intro to oceans, seawater properties | Ch. 14 |
December 6, Th | 29 | Currents & tides | Ch. 15 | |
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16 |
December 11, Tu | 30 | Waves and coastlines | Ch. 15 |
December 13, Th | 31 | Global warming, climate change, Review | Ch. 13-15 |
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17 |
December 18, Tu, 10:15 to 12:15 p.m. | 32 |
Final exam | Chs. 13-15 |
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