| Date |
Lecture |
Reading before class |
| # |
Topic |
| Wed, Jun 25 |
1 |
Intros (course, web site, DH) & Themes |
None |
| 2 |
Geology 101 Themes |
Prelude & Chapter 1(1.8-end) |
| Fri, Jun 27 |
3 |
Continental Drift & Sea-Floor Spreading |
2.1-2.7 |
| 4 |
Plate Tectonics Principles |
2.8-end |
| Mon, Jul 7 |
5 |
Rock Types & Intrusions |
Interlude A & Ch. 4 |
| 6 |
Volcanoes and Hazards |
Ch. 7 |
| Wed, Jul 9 |
7 |
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics |
Ch. 7 |
| 8 |
Weathering, Soil, Sedimentary Rocks |
5.1-5.4 (just skim 5.3) |
| Fri, Jul 11 |
9 |
Sedimentary Rocks |
5.5-end |
| 10 |
Metamorphic Rocks |
Ch. 6 |
| Mon, Jul 14 |
Midterm (covers through Weathering/Soil) |
| 11 |
Rock Cycle |
Interlude B |
| Fri, Jul 18 |
12 |
Seismic Hazards |
Ch. 8 |
| 13 |
Earthquakes and a layered earth |
Interlude C |
| Mon, Jul 21 |
14 |
Geologic Structures & Mountain Building |
Ch. 9, p. 364-366 |
| 15 |
Plate Tectonics & Mountain Building |
Ch. 9 |
| Wed, Jul 23 |
16 |
Relative Geologic Time |
Interlude D, 10.1-10.7 |
| Fri, Jul 25 |
17 |
Absolute Geologic Time |
10.8-end |
| 18 |
Energy Resources & Hubbert's Peak |
12.1-12.10 |
| Mon, Jul 28 |
19 |
Mineral Resources |
12.11-end |
| Wed, Jul 30 |
20 |
Landslides and Hazards |
Ch. 13 |
| Fri, Aug 1 |
21 |
Water Cycle, Streams & Flood Hazards |
E.4 (367-370), Ch. 14 |
| 22 |
Floods |
Ch. 14 |
| Sat, Aug 2 |
All-day field trip |
| Mon, Aug 4 |
23 |
Coastal Processes |
Ch. 15 (just skim 15.2-15.4) |
| 24 |
Glaciers |
Ch. 17 |
| Wed, Aug 6 |
25 |
Climate Change & course evals |
Ch. 19 |
| Fri, Aug 8 |
Final Exam |
