Geology 300: Physical Geology Lecture Schedule

Lecture Schedule -- Geology 300 -- Spring 2016 (14753)
Week #
Date Meeting # Topic
Chapter in book
1
Tuesday, Jan. 19 (Tu)
1 
Introductions; course procedures; Scientific Method ch. 1
Thursday, Jan. 21 (Th) 2 Origin of Earth/Solar System, Earth properties ch. 1, ch. 23

2
January 26 (Tu) 3 Earth properties, Minerals ch. 17, 2
January 28 (Th) 4 Minerals ch. 2
Last day to enroll or drop without "W" is Sunday, Jan. 31
3
February 2 (Tu) 5 Igneous rocks ch. 3
February 4 (Th) 6 Volcanic terrains ch. 4

4
Feb. 9 (Tu) 7
Volcano video
Feb. 11 (Th) 8 , 8a, 8b Weathering/Sedimentary rocks ch. 5/6

5
Feb. 16 (Tu) 9 Sedimentary rocks/Metamorphic rocks ch. 6/7
Feb. 18 (Th) 10 Review chs. 1-7, 17, 22
 
6
Feb. 23 (Tu) 11 First Midterm
 
Feb. 25 (Th) 12 Geologic Time
ch. 8

7
March 1 (Tu) 13, 13a Structural Geology: stratigraphy, folds & faults
ch. 15
March 3 (Th) 14 Earthquakes ch. 16
 
8
March 8 (Tu) 15 Earthquakes -- damage, safety, & video
ch. 16
March 10 (Th) 16 Continental Drift/Development of Plate Tectonics
ch. 19
  Midterm grade status
9
March 15 (Tu) 17 Plate Tectonics
ch. 19
March 17 (Th) 18 Plate Tectonics -- Mountain belts/ Continents
ch. 20
March 21 to March 27 -- Spring Break -- No Class this Week
10
March 29 (Tu) 19 Review
chs. 8, 15,16, 19, 20
March 31  (Th) 20 Second Midterm


11
April 5 (Tu) 21 Marine Geology
ch. 18
April 7 (Th) 22 Rivers & Streams
ch. 10

12
April 12 (Tu) 23 Rivers & Streams
ch. 10
April 14 (Th) 24 Groundwater ch. 11
Last Day to Drop with a "W" is Sunday, April 17
13
April 19 (Tu) 25 Review chs. 10-11, 18
April 21 (Th) 26 Third Midterm

  
14
April 27 (Tu) 27 Mass Wasting ch. 9
April 29 (Th)
28 
Glaciers ch. 12
 
15
May 3  (Tu) 29 Ice Ages, Global Climate Change
ch. 12, 21
May 5  (Th) 30 Desert geology
ch. 13

16
May 10  (Tu)
31
Waves, beaches, Coastlines; Review ch. 14
 No class this day
 
17
May 17 (Tu) 32 FINAL EXAM (10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)

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