Geology 101 Schedule

Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter.

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


David M. Hirsch
Modified on Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 11:14 PM