Geology 306: Earth Science Lab -- Tentative Class Schedule

Syllabus -- Geology 306 -- Fall Term 2012 (14541)
Week#
 Day Meet # Topic Reading  Presenter
1
 Aug 27, Mon
 1
 Introduction, course overview
 Introduction
Aug 29, Wed 2
 Atoms, density, & basic class skills

 
2
 Sept. 3, Mon
Labor Day Holiday, No Classes
Sept. 5, Wed 3 Planetary positions

Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 9
3
 Sept. 10, Mon
4
Astronomical observations  
  
Sept. 12, Wed  5 Planetary patterns

 
4
 Sept. 17, Mon
6
 Impact cratering  
Sept. 19, Wed 7 Map skills -- latitude and longitude

 
5
 Sept. 24, Mon 8
Earth's Interior

Sept. 26, Wed 9 Minerals

 
6
 Oct. 1, Mon 10 Igneous rocks

Oct. 3, Wed 11 Volcanic terrains

 
7
 Oct. 8, Mon 12 Sedimentary rocks

Oct. 10, Wed 13 Metamorphic rocks

 
8
 Oct. 15, Mon 14 Plate tectonics

Oct. 17, Wed 15 Earthquakes

 
9
 Oct. 22, Mon 16 Geologic time

Oct. 24, Wed 17 Topographic maps

 
10
 Oct. 29, Mon 18 Earth-sun relations

Oct. 31, Wed 19 Atmospheric heating

 
11
 Nov, 5, Mon 20 Atmospheric moisture/humidity

Nov. 7, Wed 21 Atmospheric stability/
adiabatic processes


12
 Nov. 12, Mon 22
Veterans' Day Holiday, No Classes
Nov. 14, Wed 23 Air pressure, Coriolis force


13
 Nov. 19, Mon
24
 		Global wind circulation

Nov. 21, Wed
25
 		Weather patterns & storms  
  
 Last day to drop with "W" is Tuesday, November 20
14
 Nov. 26, Mon 26 Tornadoes

Nov. 28, Wed
27
Ocean salinity/temperature/density
 
Thanksgiving, November 24  
15
 Dec. 3, Mon 28 Ocean floor

Dec. 5, Wed
29
 Ocean currents
 
 
16
 Dec. 10, Mon 30
 		Tides

Dec. 12, Wed 31 Waves & coastlines

 
17
 Dec. 17, Mon.
12:45-2:45 p.m.
Final poster presentations



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