| Geology 305 -- Monday/Wednesday 10:30-11:50 AM -- Fall 2014 (13778) | ||||
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Day | Meeting# | Topic | Reading |
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August 25, Monday | 1 | Course mechanics and Scientific Method, Introduction | Introduction |
| August 27, Wednesday | 2 | Atoms, density, & basic class skills | Ch. 2 | |
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September 1, Mo | 3 | Labor Day Holiday -- No Classes | |
| September 3, We | 4 | Earth's place in the Universe | Ch. 21 | |
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September 8, Mo | 5 | Solar system tour | Ch. 22 |
| September 10, We | 6 | Formation of the Solar System & Stars | Ch. 1, 23-24 | |
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| 4 |
September 15, Mo | 7 | Review | |
| September 17, We | 8 | First test | Intro, Chs. 1, 21-24 | |
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| 5 |
September 22, Mo | 9 | Minerals | Ch. 2 |
| September 24, We | 10 | Igneous
rocks & more
notes |
Ch. 3 | |
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September 29, Mo | 11 | Volcanic terrain and video | Ch. 9 |
| October 1, We | 12 | Weathering and sedimentary rocks | Ch. 3, 4 | |
| 7 |
October 6, Mo | 13 | Metamorphic rocks | Ch. 3 |
| October 8, We | 14 | Continental drift | Ch. 8 | |
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October 13, Mo | 15 | Plate tectonics | Ch. 8 |
| October 15, We | 16 | Earthquakes | Ch. 7 | |
| 9 |
October 20, Mo | 17 | Geologic time | Ch. 11 |
| October 22, We | 18 | Review | ||
| 10 |
October 27, Mo | 19 | Second exam | Chs. 1-4, 7-9, 11 |
| October 29, We | 20 | Atmospheric structure, composition | Ch. 16 | |
| 11 |
November 3, Mo | 21 | Heating the atmosphere | Ch. 16 |
| November 5, We | 22 | Humidity | Ch. 17 | |
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November 10, Mo | 23 | Humidity |
ch. 17 |
| November 12, We | 24 | Clouds and atmospheric stability | Ch. 17 | |
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Last day to drop
with "W" is Tuesday, November 18
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| 13 |
November 17, Mo | 25 | Atmospheric pressure and winds | Ch. 18 |
| November 19, We | 26 |
Weather patterns and storm systems | Ch. 19 | |
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| 14 |
November 24, Mo | 26 | Global warming, climate change, Review | Ch. 20 |
| November 26, We | 27 | Third exam | Ch. 16-20 | |
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Thanksgiving, November 27
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December 1, Mo | 28 | Intro to oceans, seawater properties | Ch. 14 |
| December 3, We | 29 | Ocean floor | Ch. 13 | |
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December 8, Mo | 30 | Currents & tides | Ch. 15 |
| December 10, We | 31 | Waves and coastlines | Ch. 15 | |
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December 15, M, 10:15-12:15 |
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Final exam; Review | Chs. 13-15 |
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