Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter.
| Date |
Lecture |
Reading before class |
| # |
Topic |
| Wed, Sep 24 |
1 |
Intros (course, web site, DH) & Themes |
None |
| Fri, Sep 26 |
2 |
Geology 101 Themes |
Prelude & Chapter 1(1.8-end) |
| Mon, Sep 29 |
3 |
Continental Drift & Sea-Floor Spreading |
2.1-2.7 |
| Wed, Oct 1 |
4 |
Plate Tectonics Principles |
2.8-end |
| Fri, Oct 3 |
5 |
Rock Types & Intrusions |
Interlude A & Ch. 4 |
| Mon, Oct 6 |
6 |
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics |
Ch. 7 |
| Wed, Oct 8 |
7 |
Volcanoes and Hazards |
Ch. 7 |
| Fri, Oct 10 |
Alan Krill: Guest lecture on "Why Plate Tectonics was a revolution" |
| Mon, Oct 13 |
8 |
Weathering, Soil, Sedimentary Rocks |
5.1-5.4 (just skim 5.3) |
| Wed, Oct 15 |
9 |
Sedimentary Rocks |
5.5-end |
| Fri, Oct 17 |
Exam # 1 (covers through Weathering & Soil) |
| Mon, Oct 20 |
10 |
Metamorphic Rocks |
Ch. 6 |
| Wed, Oct 22 |
11 |
Rock Cycle & review |
Interlude B |
| Fri, Oct 24 |
12 |
Seismic Hazards |
Ch. 8 |
| Mon, Oct 27 |
13 |
Earthquakes and a layered earth |
Interlude C |
| Tue, Oct 28 |
Gordy Slack speaks at Concert Hall 4 pm |
| Wed, Oct 29 |
14 |
Geologic Structures & Mountain Building |
Ch. 9, p. 364-366 |
| Fri, Oct 31 |
Dave out of town - watch evolution video |
| Mon, Nov 3 |
15 |
Plate Tectonics & Mountain Building; Local Mountains |
Ch. 9 |
| Wed, Nov 5 |
16 |
Relative Geologic Time |
Interlude D, 10.1-10.7 |
| Fri, Nov 7 |
17 |
Absolute Geologic Time |
10.8-end |
| Mon, Nov 10 |
18 |
Energy Resources & Hubbert's Peak |
12.1-12.10 |
| Wed, Nov 12 |
Exam # 2 (covers through geologic time) |
| Fri, Nov 14 |
19 |
Mineral Resources |
12.11-end |
| Mon, Nov 17 |
20 |
Landslides and Hazards |
Ch. 13 |
| Wed, Nov 19 |
21 |
Water Cycle, Streams & Flood Hazards |
E.4 (367-370), Ch. 14 |
| Fri, Nov 21 |
22 |
Coastal Processes |
Ch. 15 (just skim 15.2-15.4) |
| Mon, Nov 24 |
23 |
Groundwater |
Ch. 16 |
| Wed, Nov 26 |
HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving |
| Fri, Nov 28 |
| Mon, Dec 1 |
24 |
Glaciers |
Ch. 17 |
| Wed, Dec 3 |
25 |
Climate Change |
Ch. 18 |
| Fri, Dec 5 |
26 |
Climate Change & course evals |
Ch. 19 |
| Mon, Dec 8 |
Final Exam (10:30-12:30) |
