Geology 300: Physical Geology Lecture Schedule

Lecture Schedule -- Geology 300 -- Spring 2019

Week #

Date

Meeting #

Topic

Chapter in book

1

Wednesday, Jan. 23

1
1a

Introductions; course procedures; Scientific Method

ch. 1

 

2

January 28 M

2

Origin of Earth/Solar System, Earth properties

ch. 1, ch. 23

January 30 W

3

Earth properties, Minerals

ch. 17, 2

Last day to enroll or drop without "W" is Sunday, Jan. 27 

3

February 4 M

4

Igneous rocks

ch. 3

Feb 6 W

5

Volcanic terrains

ch. 4

 

4

Feb. 11 M

6

Volcano video

ch. 4

Feb. 13 W

7 , 7a, 7b

Weathering/Sedimentary rocks

ch. 5/6

 

5

Feb. 18 M

8

Presidents' Day -- No class  

ch. 7

Feb. 20 W

9

Metamorphic rocks, Review

 

6

Feb. 25 M

10

First Midterm

chs. 1-7, 17

Feb. 27 W

11

Geologic Time

ch. 8

 

7

March 4 M

12, 12a

Structural Geology: stratigraphy, folds & faults

ch. 15

Mar. 6 W

13

Earthquakes

ch. 16

 

8

March 11 M

14

Earthquakes -- damage, safety, & video

ch. 16

March 13 W

15

Continental Drift/Development of Plate Tectonics

ch. 19

 

9

March 18 M

16

Plate Tectonics

ch. 19

March 20 W

17

Plate Tectonics

ch. 19

  

10

March 25 M

18

Review

chs. 8, 15,16, 19, 20

March 27 W

19

Second Midterm

 

11

April 1 M

20

Marine Geology

ch. 18

April 3, W

21

Rivers & Streams

ch. 10

 

12

April 8 M

22

Rivers & Streams

ch. 10

April 10 W

23

Groundwater

ch. 11

April 15-19 -- Spring Break -- No Class this Week

13

April 22 M

24

Review

chs. 10-11, 18

April 24 W

25

Third Midterm

Last Day to Drop with a "W" is Sunday, April 21

14

April 29 M

26

Glaciers

ch. 12

May 1 W

27 

Ice Ages

ch. 12

  

15

May 6  M

28

Waves, beaches, Coastlines

ch. 14

May 8  W

29

Waves, beaches, Coastlines

ch. 14

 

16

May 13 M

30

Mass Wasting

ch. 9

May 15 W

31

Deserts; Review

ch. 13

  

17

 May 21 M

32

FINAL EXAM (10:15 AM -12:15 PM)

 


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