| DATES |
TOPICS |
Reading (Chapter) |
| Part 1: Earth Overview | ||
| 22 August | Prelude, 1 | |
| 24 August | Earth
overview: Journey to the Center of the Earth / |
2, 3 |
| 29 August |
The Engine of the Earth: Plate Tectonics | 3, 4 |
| 31 August |
Stuff of the Earth: Minerals | 5 |
| 5 September | Rock Groups and the Rock Cycle | Int. A, B, C |
| 26 September |
Midterm
Examination |
-- |
| Part 2: Earth Stuff, Hazards, and Resources | ||
| 7
September |
Stuff
of the Earth: Igneous Rocks |
6 |
| 12 September | Volcanology | 9 |
| 14 September | Stuff of the Earth: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks | 7 |
| 19
September |
Soils and Hazards | None |
| 21 September |
Stuff of the Earth: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks | 8 |
| 28 September |
Energy Resources | 14 |
| 3 October | Mineral Resources | 15 |
| 5 October |
Geologic Time | 12, Int. E |
| 10 October |
Earth History | 13 |
| 12 October | Earthquakes
and Seismology |
10, Int. D |
| 2
November |
Midterm Examination | -- |
| Part 3: Surficial Processes | ||
| 24 October | Deformation:
Structural Geology |
11 |
| 26
October |
Rock Mechanics | None |
| 31 October
|
Mass Wasting | 16 |
| 7 November | Streams and Fluvial Features (Hydrologic Cycle) | 17, Int. F |
| 9 November | Oceans, Lakes and Coasts | 18 |
| 14 November | Glaciers
and Ice Ages |
22 |
| 16 November | Groundwater | 19 |
| 21 November | Contamination and Remediation | None |
| 28 November | Geology of Deserts | 21 |
| 30 November |
Earth's Atmosphere and Climate | 20 |
| 5 December |
Global Change | 23 |
| 7 December | Review |
-- |
| 14 December |
Final Exam: 10:30-12:30 in 138 DeBartolo | -- |