Geology 306: Earth Science Lab -- Tentative Class Schedule

Syllabus -- Geology 306 -- Fall Term 2013 (14408)
Week#
Day Meet # Topic Reading  Presenter
1
Aug 26, Mon
1
Introduction, course overview
Introduction

Aug 28, Wed 2
Atoms, density, & basic class skills


 
2
Sept. 2, Mon
Labor Day Holiday, No Classes
Sept. 4, Wed 3 Planetary positions

Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 9
3
Sept. 9, Mon
4
Astronomical observations  
 
Sept. 11, Wed  5 Planetary patterns

 
4
Sept. 16, Mon
6
Impact cratering  

Sept. 18, Wed 7 Map skills -- latitude and longitude

 
5
Sept. 23, Mon 8
Earth's Interior

Sept. 25, Wed 9 Minerals

 
6
Sept. 30, Mon 10 Igneous rocks

Oct. 2, Wed 11 Volcanic terrains

 
7
Oct. 7, Mon 12 Sedimentary rocks

Oct. 9, Wed 13 Metamorphic rocks

 
8
Oct. 14, Mon 14 Plate tectonics

Oct. 16, Wed 15 Earthquakes

 
9
Oct. 21, Mon 16 Geologic time

Oct. 23, Wed 17 Topographic maps


 
10
Oct. 28, Mon 18 Earth-sun relations

Oct. 30, Wed 19 Atmospheric heating

 
11
Nov, 4, Mon 20 Atmospheric moisture/humidity

Nov. 6, Wed 21 Atmospheric stability/
adiabatic processes



12
Nov. 11, Mon 22
Veterans' Day Holiday, No Classes
Nov. 13, Wed 23 Air pressure, Coriolis force


13
Nov. 18, Mon
24
Global wind circulation

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

Nov. 27, Wed
27
Ocean salinity/temperature/density
 
Thanksgiving, November 28  
15
Dec. 2, Mon 28 Ocean floor

Dec. 4, Wed
29
Ocean currents
 
 
16
Dec. 9, Mon 30
Tides

Dec. 11, Wed 31 Waves & coastlines

 
17
Dec. 16, Mon.
12:45-2:45 p.m.

Final poster presentations



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