Geology 300: Physical Geology Lecture Schedule

Lecture Schedule -- Geology 300 -- Spring 2018
Week #
 Date Meeting # Topic
 Chapter in book
1
 Wednesday, Jan. 17
 1
1a 		Introductions; course procedures; Scientific Method ch. 1

2
 January 22 M 2 Origin of Earth/Solar System, Earth properties ch. 1, ch. 23
January 24 W 3 Earth properties, Minerals ch. 17, 2
Last day to enroll or drop without "W" is Sunday, Jan. 29 
3
 January 29 M 4 Igneous rocks ch. 3
January 31 W 5 Volcanic terrains ch. 4

4
 Feb. 5 M 6
 Volcano video ch. 4
Feb. 7 W 7 , 7a, 7b Weathering/Sedimentary rocks ch. 5/6

5
 Feb. 12 M 8 Metamorphic rocks, Review ch. 7
Feb. 14 W 9 First Midterm

6
 Feb. 19 M 10 Presidents' Day -- No class chs. 1-7, 17
Feb. 21 W 11 Geologic Time
 ch. 8

7
 Feb. 26 M 12, 12a Structural Geology: stratigraphy, folds & faults
 ch. 15
Feb. 28 W 13 Earthquakes ch. 16
 
8
 March 5 M 14 Earthquakes -- damage, safety, & video
 ch. 16
March 7 W 15 Continental Drift/Development of Plate Tectonics
 ch. 19
 
9
 March 12 M 16 Plate Tectonics
 ch. 19
March 14 W 17 Plate Tectonics
 ch. 19
 
10
 March 19 M 18 Review
 chs. 8, 15,16, 19, 20
March 21 W 19 Second Midterm
March 26-30 -- Spring Break -- No Class this Week
11
 April 2 M 20 Marine Geology
 ch. 18
April 4, W 21 Rivers & Streams
 ch. 10

12
 April 9 M 22 Rivers & Streams
 ch. 10
April 11 W 23 Groundwater ch. 11
Last Day to Drop with a "W" is Sunday, April 15
13
 April 16 M 24 Review chs. 10-11, 18
April 18 W 25 Third Midterm

14
 April 23 M 26 Glaciers ch. 12
April 25 W
27 
Ice Ages ch. 12
 
15
 April 30  M 28 Waves, beaches, Coastlines ch. 14
May 2  W 29 Waves, beaches, Coastlines ch. 14

16
 May 7 M 30
 Mass Wasting ch. 9
May 9 W 31
 Deserts; Review
 ch. 13
 
17
  May 14 M
 32
 FINAL EXAM (8-10 AM)  
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