| Syllabus -- Geology 305 -- Summer Term 2018 (12296) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Meeting# | Topic | Reading |
| Week 1 | |||
| June 18, Mon | 1 | Introduction, Course overview & Scientific Method; | Introduction |
| June 19, Tues | 2 | Atoms, density, basic
class skills |
Ch. 1, Appendix A |
| June 20, Wed. | 3 | Early astronomers
& Earth's Place in
the
Universe |
Ch. 21 |
| June 21, Thur. | 4 | Cosmos videos; Stars,
our Sun |
Ch. 23, 24 |
| Week 2 | |||
| June 25, Mon | 5 | Formation
of and Tour of the Solar System |
Ch. 1, 22 |
| June 26, Tues | 6 | the Moon |
Ch. 22 |
| June 27, Wed. | 7 | Earth
properties and Review |
Ch. 7 |
| June 28, Thur. | 8 | First exam |
Chs. 1, 7, 21-24 |
| Week 3 | |||
| July 2, Mon | 9 | Atmospheric structure
& composition |
Ch. 16 |
| July 3, Tues | 10 | Heating of Earth |
Ch. 16 |
| July 4, Wed. | 11 | Fourth
of July Holiday -- No Classes |
Ch. 17 |
| July 5, Thur. | 12 | Humidity and moisture | Ch. 17 |
| Week 4 | |||
| July 9, Mon | 13 | Clouds and precipitation | Ch. 17 |
| July 10, Tues. |
14
|
Pressure and Coriolis force | Ch. 18 |
| July 11, Wed. |
|
Atmosphere in motion (winds) | Ch. 18 |
| July 12, Thur. | 16 |
Weather patterns and storms | Ch. 19 |
| Week 5 | |||
| July 16, Mon. | 17 |
Global climate change; Review | Ch. 20 |
| July 17, Tues. | 18 | Second exam | Chs. 16-20 |
| July 18, Wed. | 19 |
Minerals | Ch. 2 |
| July 19, Thurs. | 20 |
Igneous rocks | Ch. 3 |
| Week 6 | |||
| July 23, Mon. | 21 | Volcanoes video and volcanic terrain | Ch. 9 |
| July 24, Tues. | 22 | Weathering and sedimentary rocks | Ch. 4, 3 |
| July 25, Wed. | 23 | Metamorphic rocks | Ch. 3 |
| July 26, Thur. | 24 |
Continental Drift (development of Plate Tectonics) | Ch. 8 |
| Week 7 | |||
| July 30, Mon. | 25 | Plate Tectonics; Earthquakes | Ch. 7, 8 |
| July 31, Tues. | 26 | Geologic time; Review |
Ch. 11 |
| Aug. 1, Wed. | 27 | Third exam | Chs. 2-4,
7-9, 11 |
| Aug. 2, Thurs. | 28 |
Ocean origin & sea floor features | Ch. 13 |
| Week 8 | |||
| Aug. 6, Mon. | 29 | Ocean composition, salinity | Ch. 14 |
| Aug. 7, Tues. | 30 |
Ocean currents and tides | Ch. 15 |
| Aug. 8, Wed. | 31 | Waves and coastlines; Review | Ch. 15 |
| Aug. 9, Thurs. | 32 |
Final exam | Chs. 13-15 |
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