Geology 305 -- Monday/Wednesday 10:30-11:50 AM -- Fall 2016 (14052) | ||||
Week
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Day | Meeting# | Topic | Reading |
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August 22, Monday | 1 | Course mechanics and Scientific Method, Introduction | Introduction |
August 24, Wednesday | 2 | Atoms, density, & basic class skills | Ch. 2 | |
2 |
August 29, Mo | 3 | Earth's place in the Universe | Ch. 21 |
August 31, We | 4 | Solar system tour | Ch. 22 | |
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3 |
September 5, Mo | Labor Day Holiday -- No Classes | ||
September 7, We | 5 | Formation of the Solar System & Stars | Ch. 1, 23-24 | |
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4 |
September 12, Mo | 6 | Review | |
September 14, We | 7 | First test | Intro, Chs. 1, 21-24 | |
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5 |
September 19, Mo | 8 | Minerals | Ch. 2 |
September 21, We | 9 | Igneous
rocks & more
notes |
Ch. 3 | |
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6 |
September 26, Mo | 10 | Volcanic terrain and video | Ch. 9 |
September 28, We | 11 | Weathering and sedimentary rocks | Ch. 3, 4 | |
7 |
October 3, Mo | 12 | Metamorphic rocks | Ch. 3 |
October 5, We | 13 | Continental drift | Ch. 8 | |
8 |
October 10, Mo | 14 | Plate tectonics | Ch. 8 |
October 12, We | 15 | Earthquakes | Ch. 7 | |
9 |
October 17, Mo | 16 | Geologic time | Ch. 11 |
October 19, We | 17 | Second exam | Review, Chs. 1-4, 7-9, 11 | |
10 |
October 24, Mo | 18 | Atmospheric structure, composition | Ch. 16 |
October 26, We | 19 | Heating the atmosphere | Ch. 16 | |
11 |
October 31, Mo | 20 | Humidity | Ch. 17 |
November 2, We | 21 | Humidity | Ch. 17 | |
12 |
November 7, Mo | 22 | Clouds and atmospheric stability | Ch. 17 |
November 9, We | 23 |
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Ch. 18 | |
Last day to
drop with "W" is Tuesday, November 15
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13 |
November 14, Mo | 24 | Atmospheric pressure and winds | Ch. 18 |
November 16, We | 25 |
Weather patterns and storm systems | Ch. 19 | |
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14 |
November 21, Mo | 26 | Global warming, climate change, Review | Ch. 20 |
November 23, We | 27 | Third exam | Ch. 16-20 | |
Thanksgiving, November 24
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15 |
November 28, Mo | 28 | Intro to oceans, seawater properties | Ch. 14 |
November 30, We | 29 | Ocean floor | Ch. 13 | |
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16 |
December 5, Mo | 30 | Currents & tides | Ch. 15 |
December 7, We | 31 | Waves and coastlines | Ch. 15 | |
17 |
December 12, M, 10:15-12:15 p.m. |
32 |
Final exam; Review | Chs. 13-15 |
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