Geology 101 Course Plan

Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter.

Date Lecture Reading before class Warm-up before class
# Topic
Wed, Sep 25 1 Intros (course, web site, DH)    
Fri, Sep 27 2 Geology 101 Themes Ch. 1 1
Mon, Sep 30 3 Minerals Ch. 2 2
Wed, Oct 2 4 Volcanoes and Hazards Ch. 4 3
Fri, Oct 4 5 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics Ch. 4 4
Mon, Oct 7 6 Magma and Igneous Rocks & Resources Ch. 3 5
Wed, Oct 9 7 Catch-up day [None] [None]
Fri, Oct 11 8 Weathering and Soil Resources Ch. 5 6
Mon, Oct 14 9 Sedimentary Rocks Ch. 6 7
Wed, Oct 16 10 Exam # 1
Fri, Oct 18 11 Metamorphic Rocks & Resources Ch. 7 8
Mon, Oct 21 12 Geologic Time Ch. 8 9
Wed, Oct 23 13 Landslides and Hazards Ch. 9 11
Fri, Oct 25 14 Streams Ch. 10 12
Mon, Oct 28 15 Flood Hazards Ch. 10 13
Wed, Oct 30 16 Groundwater Resources Ch. 11 14
Fri, Nov 1 17 Glaciers Ch. 12 15
Mon, Nov 4 18 The Beach Ch. 14 16
Wed, Nov 6 19 Coastal Processes Ch. 14 17
Fri, Nov 8 20 Exam # 2
Mon, Nov 11 HOLIDAY-Veteran's Day
Wed, Nov 13 21 Geologic Structures Ch. 15 18
Fri, Nov 15 22 Seismic Hazards Ch. 16 20
Mon, Nov 18 23 Earthquakes Ch. 16 21
Wed, Nov 20 24 The Deep Ocean Ch. 18 22
Fri, Nov 22 25 Continental Drift to Plate Tectonics Ch. 19 23
Mon, Nov 25 26 Tectonics and a Layered Earth Ch. 19 24
Wed, Nov 27 HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving
Fri, Nov 29
Mon, Dec 2 27 Mountain Building Ch. 20 19
Wed, Dec 4 28 Earth Resources Ch. 21 25
Fri, Dec 6 29 Global Warming & Course Evaluation Ch. 21 26
Tue, Dec 10 Exam #3 (3:30), Co-op Final (4:30)


David M. Hirsch
Modified on Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 11:13 PM