Geology 306: Earth Science Lab -- Tentative Class Schedule

Syllabus -- Geology 306 -- Fall Term 2015 (14393)
Week#
 Day Meet # Topic  
1
 Aug 24, Mon
 1
 Introduction, course overview
 Introduction
Aug 26, Wed 2
 Atoms, density, & basic class skills
 
2
 Aug 31, Mon
3
 		Astronomical observations  
Sept. 2, Wed 4 Planetary positions
Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 6
3
 Sept. 7, Mon
Labor Day Holiday, No Classes
Sept. 9, Wed  5 Planetary patterns
 
4
 Sept. 14, Mon
6
 Impact cratering   
Sept. 16, Wed 7 Map skills -- latitude and longitude  
 
5
 Sept. 21, Mon 8
Earth's Interior
Sept. 23, Wed 9 Minerals
 
6
 Sept. 28, Mon 10 Igneous rocks
Sept. 30, Wed 11 Volcanic terrains  
 
7
 Oct. 5, Mon 12 Sedimentary rocks
Oct. 7, Wed 13 Metamorphic rocks
 
8
 Oct. 11, Mon 14 Plate tectonics
Oct. 13, Wed 15 Earthquakes
 
9
 Oct. 19, Mon 16 Geologic time
Oct. 21, Wed 17 Topographic maps
 
10
 Oct. 26, Mon 18 Earth-sun relations
Oct. 28, Wed 19 Atmospheric heating
 
11
 Nov, 2, Mon 20 Atmospheric moisture/humidity
Nov. 4, Wed 21 Atmospheric stability/
adiabatic processes

12
 Nov. 9, Mon 22
TBD
  
Nov. 11, Wed 23 Air pressure, Coriolis force

13
 Nov. 16, Mon
24
 		Global wind circulation
Nov. 18, Wed
25
 		Weather patterns & storms  
 Last day to drop with "W" is November 17
14
 Nov. 23, Mon 26 Tornadoes
Nov. 25, Wed
27
Ocean salinity/temperature/density  
Thanksgiving, November 26  
15
 Nov. 30, Mon 28 Ocean floor
Dec. 2, Wed
29
 Ocean currents  
 
16
 Dec. 7, Mon 30
 		Tides
Dec. 9, Wed 31 Waves & coastlines
 
17
 Dec. 14, Mon.
12:45-2:45 p.m.
Final poster presentations


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