| Geology 305 -- Monday/Wednesday 10:30-11:50 AM -- Fall 2015 (13864) | ||||
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Day | Meeting# | Topic | Reading |
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| 1 |
August 24, Monday | 1 | Course mechanics and Scientific Method, Introduction | Introduction |
| August 26, Wednesday | 2 | Atoms, density, & basic class skills | Ch. 2 | |
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August 31, Mo | 3 | Earth's place in the Universe | Ch. 21 |
| September 2, We | 4 | Solar system tour | Ch. 22 | |
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| 3 |
September 7, Mo | Labor Day Holiday -- No Classes | ||
| September 9, We | 5 | Formation of the Solar System & Stars | Ch. 1, 23-24 | |
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| 4 |
September 14, Mo | 6 | Review | |
| September 16, We | 7 | First test | Intro, Chs. 1, 21-24 | |
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| 5 |
September 21, Mo | 8 | Minerals | Ch. 2 |
| September 23, We | 9 | Igneous
rocks & more
notes |
Ch. 3 | |
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| 6 |
September 28, Mo | 10 | Volcanic terrain and video | Ch. 9 |
| September 30, We | 11 | Weathering and sedimentary rocks | Ch. 3, 4 | |
| 7 |
October 5, Mo | 12 | Metamorphic rocks | Ch. 3 |
| October 7, We | 13 | Continental drift | Ch. 8 | |
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October 12, Mo | 14 | Plate tectonics | Ch. 8 |
| October 14, We | 15 | Earthquakes | Ch. 7 | |
| 9 |
October 19, Mo | 16 | Geologic time | Ch. 11 |
| October 21, We | 17 | Second exam | Review, Chs. 1-4, 7-9, 11 | |
| 10 |
October 26, Mo | 18 | Atmospheric structure, composition | Ch. 16 |
| October 28, We | 19 | Heating the atmosphere | Ch. 16 | |
| 11 |
November 2, Mo | 20 | Humidity | Ch. 17 |
| November 4, We | 21 | Humidity | Ch. 17 | |
| 12 |
November 9, Mo | 22 | Clouds and atmospheric stability | Ch. 17 |
| November 11, We | Veterans' Day Holiday -- No Classes | |||
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Last day to
drop with "W" is Tuesday, November 17
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| 13 |
November 16, Mo | 24 | Atmospheric pressure and winds | Ch. 18 |
| November 18, We | 25 |
Weather patterns and storm systems | Ch. 19 | |
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| 14 |
November 23, Mo | 26 | Global warming, climate change, Review | Ch. 20 |
| November 25, We | 27 | Third exam | Ch. 16-20 | |
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Thanksgiving, November 26
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| 15 |
November 30, Mo | 28 | Intro to oceans, seawater properties | Ch. 14 |
| December 2, We | 29 | Ocean floor | Ch. 13 | |
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December 7, Mo | 30 | Currents & tides | Ch. 15 |
| December 9, We | 31 | Waves and coastlines | Ch. 15 | |
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December 14, M, 10:15-12:15 |
32 |
Final exam; Review | Chs. 13-15 |
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