| Syllabus -- Geology 306 -- Fall Term 2014 (14332) | |||||
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| 1 |
Aug 25, Mon |
1 |
Introduction, course overview |
Introduction |
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| Aug 27, Wed | 2 |
Atoms, density,
& basic class skills |
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| 2 |
Sept. 1, Mon |
Labor Day Holiday, No Classes
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| Sept. 3, Wed | 3 | Planetary positions | |||
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Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 7
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| 3 |
Sept. 8, Mon |
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Astronomical observations | |
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| Sept. 10, Wed | 5 | Planetary patterns | |||
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| 4 |
Sept. 15, Mon |
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Impact cratering |
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| Sept. 17, Wed | 7 | Map skills -- latitude and longitude | |
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| 5 |
Sept. 22, Mon | 8 |
Earth's Interior | |
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| Sept. 24, Wed | 9 | Minerals | |||
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Sept. 29, Mon | 10 | Igneous rocks | ||
| Oct. 1, Wed | 11 | Volcanic terrains | |
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Oct. 6, Mon | 12 | Sedimentary rocks | ||
| Oct. 8, Wed | 13 | Metamorphic rocks | |||
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| 8 |
Oct. 13, Mon | 14 | Plate tectonics | ||
| Oct. 15, Wed | 15 | Earthquakes | |||
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Oct. 20, Mon | 16 | Geologic time | ||
| Oct. 22, Wed | 17 | Topographic maps |
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| 10 |
Oct. 27, Mon | 18 | Earth-sun relations | ||
| Oct. 29, Wed | 19 | Atmospheric heating | |||
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| 11 |
Nov, 3, Mon | 20 | Atmospheric moisture/humidity | ||
| Nov. 5, Wed | 21 | Atmospheric stability/ adiabatic processes |
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| 12 |
Nov. 10, Mon | 22 |
TBD
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| Nov. 12, Wed | 23 | Air pressure, Coriolis force | |||
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| 13 |
Nov. 17, Mon |
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Global wind circulation | |
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| Nov. 19, Wed |
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Weather patterns & storms | |
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| 14 |
Nov. 24, Mon | 26 | Tornadoes | ||
| Nov. 26, Wed |
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Ocean salinity/temperature/density | |
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| Thanksgiving, November 27
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| 15 |
Dec. 1, Mon | 28 | Ocean floor | ||
| Dec. 3, Wed |
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Ocean currents | |
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| 16 |
Dec. 8, Mon | 30 |
Tides | ||
| Dec. 10, Wed | 31 | Waves & coastlines | |||
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| 17 |
Dec. 15, Mon. 12:45-2:45 p.m. |
Final poster presentations | |||
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