| Syllabus -- Geology 306 -- Summer Term 2018 (12686) | ||||
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Meeting# | Topic | Presenter |
Reading |
| Week 1 | ||||
| June 18, Mon | 1 | Introduction, Course overview | Introduction | |
| June 19, Tues | 2 | Scientific method, density, & metric measures | ||
| June 20, Wed. |
3 | Planet positions | ||
| June 21, Thur. | 4 | Sun angle exercise intro | ||
| Week 2 | ||||
| June 25, Mon | 5 | Meteorite impact |
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| June 26, Tues | 6 | Planetary trends |
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| June 27, Wed. | 7 | The Moon |
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| June 28, Thur. | 8 | Map Skills |
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| Week 3 | ||||
| July 2, Mon | 9 | Earth-sun relations |
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| July 3, Tues | 10 | Sun angle &
heating |
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| July 4, Wed. | 11 | Fourth
of July Holiday (no class)Humidity & moisture |
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| July 5, Thur. | 12 | Atmospheric stability |
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| Week 4 | ||||
| July 9, Mon | 13 | Pressure &
Coriolis force |
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| July 10, Tues. | 14 |
Atmosphere in motion (winds) | |
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| July 11, Wed. | 15 | |
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| July 12, Thur. | 16 |
Weather patterns and storms | |
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| Week 5 | ||||
| July 16, Mon. | 17 |
Tornadoes
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| July 17, Tues. | 18 | Topographic maps | |
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| July 18, Wed. | 19 | Minerals | |
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| July 19, Thur. | 20 |
Igneous rocks | |
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| Week 6 | ||||
| July 23, Mon. | 21 | Volcanic terrains | |
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| July 24, Tues. | 22 | Sedimentary rocks | |
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| July 25, Wed. | 23 | Metamorphic rocks | |
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| July 26, Thur. | 24 |
Earth's interior | |
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| Week 7 | ||||
| July 30, Mon. | 25 | Plate tectonics | |
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| July 31, Tues. | 26 | Earthquakes | |
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| Aug. 1, Wed. | 27 | Geologic time | ||
| Aug. 2, Thur. | 28 |
Sea floor features | |
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| Week 8 | ||||
| Aug. 6, Mon. | 29 | Salinity/temperature/density | |
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| Aug. 7, Tues. | 30 | Ocean currents &
tides |
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| Aug. 8, Wed. | 31 | Waves and
coastlines |
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| Aug. 9, Thur. | 32 |
Poster presentations | ||
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