| Lecture Schedule --
Geology 300 -- Spring 2016 (14813) |
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Date | Meeting # | Topic |
Chapter in book |
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| 1 |
Wednesday,
Jan.
20 |
1 | Introductions; course procedures; Scientific Method | ch. 1 |
| 2 |
January 25 M | 2 | Origin of Earth/Solar System, Earth properties | ch. 1, ch. 23 |
| January 27 W | 3 | Earth properties, Minerals | ch. 17, 2 | |
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Last day to enroll or drop without "W" is Sunday,
Jan. 31
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| 3 |
February 1 M | 4 | Igneous rocks | ch. 3 |
| February 3 W | 5 | Volcanic terrains | ch. 4 | |
| 4 |
Feb. 8 M | 6 |
Volcano video | ch. 4 |
| Feb. 10 W | 7 , 7a, 7b | Weathering/Sedimentary rocks | ch. 5/6 | |
| 5 |
Feb. 15 M | 8 | Presidents' Day -- No class |
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| Feb. 17 W | 9 | Metamorphic rocks, Review | ch. 7 | |
| 6 |
Feb. 22 M | 10 | First Midterm | chs. 1-7, 17 |
| Feb. 24 W | 11 | Geologic
Time |
ch. 8 |
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| 7 |
Feb. 29 M | 12, 12a | Structural
Geology: stratigraphy, folds & faults |
ch. 15 |
| March 2 W | 13 | Earthquakes | ch. 16 |
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Midterm grade status
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| 8 |
March 7 M | 14 | Earthquakes
-- damage, safety, & video |
ch. 16 |
| March 9 W | 15 | Continental
Drift/Development of Plate Tectonics |
ch. 19 |
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| 9 |
March 14 M | 16 | Plate
Tectonics |
ch. 19 |
| March 16 W | 17 | Plate
Tectonics |
ch. 19 |
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| March 21 to March 27 -- Spring
Break -- No Class this Week |
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| 10 |
March 28 M | 18 | Review |
chs. 8, 15,16, 19, 20 |
| March 30 W | 19 | Second Midterm |
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| 11 |
April 4 M | 20 | Marine
Geology |
ch. 18 |
| April 6 W | 21 | Rivers
& Streams |
ch. 10 |
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| 12 |
April 11 M | 22 | Rivers
& Streams |
ch. 10 |
| April 13 W | 23 | Groundwater | ch. 11 |
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| Last Day to Drop with a "W" is Sunday, April 17 | ||||
| 13 |
April 18 M | 24 | Review | chs. 10-11, 18 |
| April 20 W | 25 | Third Midterm |
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| 14 |
April 25 M | 26 | Glaciers | ch. 12 |
| April 27 W |
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Ice Ages | ch. 12 | |
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| 15 |
May 2 M | 28 | Waves, beaches, Coastlines | ch. 14 |
| May 4 W | 29 | Waves, beaches, Coastlines | ch. 14 | |
| 16 |
May 9 M | 30 |
Mass Wasting | ch. 9 |
| May 11 W | 31 |
Deserts; Review |
ch. 13 |
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| 17 |
May
16 M |
32 |
FINAL EXAM (10:15 - 12:15 PM) | |
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