Geology 305: Earth Sciences -- Tentative Class Schedule

Syllabus -- Geology 305 -- Spring Term 2013 (14888)
Week #
Day Meeting# Topic Reading
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
Last day to enroll or drop without "W" is Sunday, Feb. 3
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

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
March 25- 31 -- Spring Break -- No Class This Week
10
April 2, Tu 19 Weathering, Sedimentary rocks Ch. 4, 3
April 4, Th 20 Sedimentary, Metamorphic rocks
Ch. 3
 
11
April 9, Tu 21 Continental drift Ch. 7
April 11, Th 22 Plate Tectonics  Ch. 7
 
12
April 16, Tu 23
Earthquakes
Ch. 8
April 18, Th 24 Geologic time Ch. 11
Last day to drop with "W" -- April 21
13 April 23, Tu 23 Review
April 25, Th 24 Third exam

 
14 April 30, Tu 25 Ocean origin & sea floor features Ch. 13
May 2, Th 26 Ocean composition, salinity Ch. 14

15 May 7, Tu 27 Ocean currents and tides Ch. 15
May 9, Th 28 Waves and coastlines;  Ch. 15

16 May 14, Tu
29
Global Climate Change
Ch. 20
May 16, Th
30 Review (Last day of lecture)
 


May 21, Tues., 8-10 a.m.

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Final exam

Good luck!

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