Geology 106
Come prepared to discuss topics described on this web page. TA's will elaborate on expectations at the end of class on the prior week. Class participation through discussion, timely completion of assignments, quizzes, and group involvement are all important criteria for success in the discussion sections.
Note: Stay with your assigned discussions. You cannot miss your assigned discussion section and show up at another to satisfy participation in discussions. Only if you formally change your discussion section, or have instructor approval for specific cases can you attend sections other than the one inwhich you have registered.
| WEEK | TOPIC |
| 1 | Introductions, Discussion of Environmental issues related to the earth sciences, population, and overview |
| 2 | Minerals and Rocks |
| 3 | Plate Tectonics |
| 4 | Earthquakes |
| 5 | Living with volcanoes (disaster planning, agency responsibilities, liability) |
| 6 | Rates of erosion, human effects, natural rates |
| 7 | Rivers (flood planning, siting of industrial and urban centers, costs, alternate strategies) |
| 8 | Water (pollution, remediation, chemical pollutants) |
| 9 | Waste Disposal (current topics) |
| 10 | Nuclear Waste Disposal |
| 11 | Mineral resources (ores, resources vs reserves, mineral economics, U.S. strategic reserves) |
| 12 | Energy resources |
| 13 | NO DISCUSSION - Thanksgiving break |
| 14 | Debates (group presentations, advocacy, contrasts between public good and individual benefits, choices, ...) |
| 15 | Review, discussion of emerging issues, course feedback |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM (THURSDAY DEC. 19, 245 PM) |