Geology 101 Course Plan

Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter.

Date Lecture Reading before class Warm-up before class
Number Topic
Wed, Apr 3 1 Intros (course, web site, DH)    
Fri, Apr 5 2 Geology 101 Themes Ch. 1 #1 (a&b)
Mon, Apr 8 3 Minerals Ch. 2 #2 (a&b)
Wed, Apr 10 4 Volcanoes and Hazards Ch. 4 #3 (a&b)
Fri, Apr 12 5 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics Ch. 4 #4 (a&b)
Mon, Apr 15 6 Magma and Igneous Rocks & Resources Ch. 3 #5 (a&b)
Wed, Apr 17 7 Weathering and Soil Resources Ch. 5 #6 (a&b)
Fri, Apr 19 8 Sedimentary Rocks Ch. 6 #7 (a&b)
Mon, Apr 22 9 Metamorphic Rocks & Resources Ch. 7 #8 (a&b)
Wed, Apr 24 10
Exam # 1
Fri, Apr 26 11 Geologic Time
Ch. 8
#9 (a&b)
Mon, Apr 29 12 More Geologic Time
Ch. 8
#10 (a&b)
Wed, May 1 13 Landslides and Hazards
Ch. 9
#11 (a&b)
Fri, May 3 14 Streams
Ch. 10
#12 (a&b)
Mon, May 6 15 Flood Hazards
Ch. 10
#13 (a&b)
Wed, May 8 16 Groundwater Resources
Ch. 11
#14 (a&b)
Fri, May 10 17 Glaciers
Ch. 12
#15 (a&b)
Mon, May 13 18 Exam # 2
Wed, May 15 19 The Beach
Ch. 14
#16 (a&b)
Fri, May 17 20 Coastal Processes
Ch. 14
#17 (a&b)
Mon, May 20 21 Geologic Structures
Ch. 15
#18 (a&b)
Wed, May 22 22 NW Washington: From Ski to Sea
Ch. 20
#19 (a&b)
Fri, May 24 23 Seismic Hazards
Ch. 16
#20 (a&b)
Mon, May 27 HOLIDAY-Memorial Day
Wed, May 29 24 Earthquakes
Ch. 16
#21 (a&b)
Fri, May 31 25 The Deep Ocean
Ch. 18
#22 (a&b)
Mon, Jun 3 26 Continental Drift to Plate Tectonics
Ch. 19
#23 (a&b)
Wed, Jun 5 27 Tectonics and a Layered Earth
Ch. 19
#24 (a&b)
Fri, Jun 7 28 Earth Resources & Course Evaluation
Ch. 21
#25 (a&b)
Mon, Jun 10 29 Exam #3 (3:30 p.m.), Co-op Final (4:30 p.m.)