| Lecture Schedule -- Geology 300
-- Spring 2014 |
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Date | Meeting # | Topic |
Chapter in book |
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| 1 |
Wednesday,
Jan. 22 |
1 | Introductions; course procedures; Scientific Method | ch. 1 |
| 2 |
January 27 M | 2 | Origin of Earth/Solar System, Earth properties | ch. 1, ch. 22 |
| January 29 W | 3 | Earth properties, Minerals | ch. 17, 2 | |
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Last day to enroll or drop without "W" is
Sunday, Feb. 3
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| 3 |
February 3 M | 4 | Igneous rocks | ch. 3 |
| February 5 W | 5 | Volcanic terrains | ch. 4 | |
| 4 |
Feb. 10 M | 6 |
Volcano video | ch. 4 |
| Feb. 12 W | 7 , 7a, 7b | Weathering/Sedimentary rocks | ch. 5/6 | |
| 5 |
Feb. 17 M | 8 | Presidents' Day -- No
class |
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| Feb. 19 W | 9 | Metamorphic rocks, Review | ch. 7 | |
| 6 |
Feb. 24 M | 10 | First Midterm | chs. 1-7, 17 |
| Feb. 26 W | 11 | Geologic
Time |
ch. 8 |
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| 7 |
March 3 M | 12, 12a | Structural
Geology: stratigraphy, folds & faults |
ch. 15 |
| March 5 W | 13 | Earthquakes | ch. 16 |
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Midterm grade status
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| 8 |
March 10 M | 14 | Earthquakes
-- damage, safety, & video |
ch. 16 |
| March 12 W | 15 | Continental
Drift/Development of Plate Tectonics |
ch. 19 |
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| 9 |
March 17 M | 16 | Plate
Tectonics |
ch. 19 |
| March 19 W | 17 | Plate
Tectonics |
ch. 19 |
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| 10 |
March 24 M | 18 | Review |
chs. 8, 15,16, 19, 20 |
| March 26 W | 19 | Second Midterm |
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| 11 |
March 31 M | 20 | Marine
Geology |
ch. 18 |
| April 2 W | 21 | Rivers
& Streams |
ch. 10 |
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| 12 |
April 7 M | 22 | Rivers
& Streams |
ch. 10 |
| April 9 W | 23 | Groundwater | ch. 11 |
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| April 14 to April 20 -- Spring Break -- No Class this Week Last Day to Drop with a "W" is Sunday, April 20 |
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| 13 |
April 21 M | 24 | Review | chs. 10-11, 18 |
| April 23 W | 25 | Third
Midterm |
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| 14 |
April 28 M | 26 | Glaciers | ch. 12 |
| April 30 W |
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Ice Ages | ch. 12 | |
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| 15 |
May 5 M | 28 | Waves, beaches, Coastlines | ch. 14 |
| May 7 W | 29 | Waves, beaches, Coastlines | ch. 14 | |
| 16 |
May 12 M | 30 |
Mass Wasting | ch. 9 |
| May 14 W | 31 |
Deserts; Review |
ch. 13 |
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| 17 |
May
19 M |
32 |
FINAL EXAM (10:15-12:15 PM) | |
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1/20/2014
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