Geology 306: Earth Science Lab -- Tentative Class Schedule

Syllabus -- Geology 306 -- Fall Term 2018 Monday-Wednesday (14561)
Week#
 Day Meet # Topic  
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 Astronomical observations  
Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 2
3
 Sept. 10, Mon
4
 Planetary positions
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
TBD
 
Nov. 14, Wed 23 Air pressure, Coriolis force
Last day to drop with "W" is November 20
13
 Nov. 19, Mon
24
 		Global wind circulation
Nov. 21, Wed
25
 		Weather patterns & storms  
Thanksgiving, November 22    
14
 Nov. 26, Mon 26 Tornadoes
Nov. 28, Wed
27
Ocean salinity/temperature/density  
 
15
 Nov. 27, Mon 28 Ocean floor
Nov. 29, Wed
29
 Ocean currents  
 
16
 Dec. 4, Mon 30
 		Tides
Dec. 6, Wed 31 Waves & coastlines
 
17
 Dec. 11, Mon.
12:45-2:45 p.m.
Final poster presentations


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