| Syllabus -- Geology 305 -- Spring Term 2013 (14888) | ||||
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Day | Meeting# | Topic | Reading |
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| 1 |
January 22, Tu | 1 | Course mechanics and Scientific Method, Introduction | Introduction |
| January 24, Th | 2 | Atoms, density, basic class skills | Ch. 1, Appendix A | |
| 2 |
January 29, Tu | 3 | Early Astronomers
& Earth's Place in
the Universe |
Ch. 21 |
| January 31, Th | 4 |
Origin of the universe, stars, our sun | Ch. 23, 24 | |
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| 3 |
February 5, Tu | 5 | Formation of and Tour of the Solar System | Ch. 1, 22 |
| February 7, Th | 6 |
Moon and Earth properties and Review | Chs. 7, 22 | |
| 4 |
February 12, Tu | 7 |
First test | Ch. 1, 7, 21-24 |
| February 14, Th | 8 | Atmospheric structure/composition | Ch. 17 | |
| 5 |
February 19, Tu | 9 |
Heating of Earth | Ch. 17 |
| February 21, Th | 10 | Humiditiy and moisture |
Ch. 18 | |
| 6 |
February 26, Tu | 11 | Clouds and
precipitation |
Ch. 18 |
| February 28, Th | 12 | Pressure and Coriolis
force |
Ch. 18 | |
| 7 |
March 5, Tu | 13 | Atmosphere in motion
(winds) |
Ch. 19 |
| March 7, Th | 14 | Weather Patterns and storms, Review | Ch. 19 |
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| 8 |
March 12, Tu | 15 | Second Test | |
| March 14, Th | 16 | Minerals & rock cycle | Ch. 2 | |
| 9 |
March 19, Tu | 17 | Igneous rocks | Ch. 3 |
| March 21, Th | 18 | Volcanic terrain | Ch. 9 |
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March 25- 31
-- Spring Break -- No Class This Week
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| 10 |
April 2, Tu | 19 | Weathering, Sedimentary rocks | Ch. 4, 3 |
| April 4, Th | 20 | Sedimentary,
Metamorphic rocks |
Ch. 3 | |
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| 11 |
April 9, Tu | 21 | Continental drift | Ch. 7 |
| April 11, Th | 22 | Plate Tectonics | Ch. 7 | |
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April 16, Tu | 23 |
Earthquakes |
Ch. 8 |
| April 18, Th | 24 | Geologic time | Ch. 11 | |
| Last day
to drop with "W" -- April 21 |
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| 13 | April 23, Tu | 23 | Review | |
| April 25, Th | 24 | Third exam |
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| 14 | April 30, Tu | 25 | Ocean origin & sea floor features | Ch. 13 |
| May 2, Th | 26 | Ocean composition, salinity | Ch. 14 |
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| 15 | May 7, Tu | 27 | Ocean currents and tides | Ch. 15 |
| May 9, Th | 28 | Waves and coastlines; | Ch. 15 |
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| 16 | May 14, Tu |
29 |
Global Climate Change |
Ch. 20 |
| May 16, Th |
30 | Review (Last day of lecture) | ||
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May 21, Tues., 8-10 a.m. |
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Final exam |
Good luck! |
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