Geology 306: Earth Science Lab -- Tentative Class Schedule

Syllabus -- Geology 306 -- Fall Term 2017 Monday-Wednesday (15377)
Week#
 Day Meet # Topic  
1
 Aug 21, Mon
 1
 Introduction, course overview
 Introduction
Aug 23, Wed 2
 Atoms, density, & basic class skills
 
2
 Aug 28, Mon
3
 		Astronomical observations  
Aug. 30, Wed 4 Planetary positions
Last Day to enroll is Sunday, Sept. 3
3
 Sept. 4, Mon
Labor Day Holiday, No Classes
Sept. 6, Wed  5 Planetary patterns
 
4
 Sept. 11, Mon
6
 Impact cratering   
Sept. 13, Wed 7 Map skills -- latitude and longitude  
 
5
 Sept. 18, Mon 8
Earth's Interior
Sept. 20, Wed 9 Minerals
 
6
 Sept. 25, Mon 10 Igneous rocks
Sept. 27, Wed 11 Volcanic terrains  
 
7
 Oct. 2, Mon 12 Sedimentary rocks
Oct. 4, Wed 13 Metamorphic rocks
 
8
 Oct. 9, Mon 14 Plate tectonics
Oct. 11, Wed 15 Earthquakes
 
9
 Oct. 16, Mon 16 Geologic time
Oct. 18, Wed 17 Topographic maps
 
10
 Oct. 23, Mon 18 Earth-sun relations
Oct. 25, Wed 19 Atmospheric heating
 
11
 Oct. 30, Mon 20 Atmospheric moisture/humidity
Nov. 1, Wed 21 Atmospheric stability/
adiabatic processes

12
 Nov. 6, Mon 22
TBD
  
Nov. 8, Wed 23 Air pressure, Coriolis force

13
 Nov. 13, Mon
24
 		Global wind circulation
Nov. 15, Wed
25
 		Weather patterns & storms  
 Last day to drop with "W" is November 14
14
 Nov. 20, Mon 26 Tornadoes
Nov. 22, Wed
27
Ocean salinity/temperature/density  
Thanksgiving, November 23  
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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