Geology 106

Syllabus

LECTURES

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WEEK LECT DATE TOPIC READ WHO
1 1 Sept. 3 Introduction, Overview Chap. 1 DeMets, Bowser
2 Sept. 5 Earth Materials (Minerals) Chap. 2 Bowser
2 3 Sept. 10 Earth Materials (Rocks) Chap. 2 Bowser
4 Sept. 12 Plate Tectonics Chap. 3 DeMets
3 5 Sept. 17 Plate Tectonics, Chap. 3 DeMets
6 Sept. 19 Earthquakes Chap. 4 DeMets
4 7 Sept. 24 Earthquakes, Volcanoes Chap. 5 DeMets
8 Sept. 26 Volcano Movie Chap. 5 DeMets
5 9 Oct. 1 Internal and External Earth Processes, Introduction to Surficial Processes Exam Review Bowser
10 Oct. 3 EXAM
6 11 Oct. 8 Weathering, Erosion, Mass Wasting Chap. 6 Bowser
12 Oct. 10 Weathering, Erosion, Mass Wasting (cont.) Chap. 7 Bowser
7 13 Oct. 15 Water cycle, Rivers, Floods Chap. 9 Bowser
14 Oct. 17 Floodplains, Dams and Reservoirs, and Water in the Arid West Chap. 9 Bowser
8 15 Oct. 22 Groundwater Chap. 10 Bowser
16 Oct. 24 Water Pollution Chap. 10 DeMets
9 17 Oct. 29 Coastal Processes, Shoreline Management Chap. 11 Bowser
18 Oct. 31 Waste Management, Disposal, Siting, Alternate Strategies Chap. 15 Bowser
10 19 Nov. 4 Nuclear Waste, issues, .... Chap. 15 Bowser
20 Nov. 7 Earth Resources (Introduction) Population and carrying capacity DeMets
11 21 Nov. 12 EXAM
22 Nov. 14 Soil Resources: The Coming Food Crisis? Chap. 14 DeMets
12 23 Nov. 19 Food, Soil, and Energy Chap. 13 DeMets
24 Nov. 21 Energy - Fossil Fuels Chap. 13 DeMets
13 25 Nov. 26 Energy - Alternative energy Chap 13 DeMets
Nov. 28 NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING
14 26 Dec. 3 Mineral Resources Chap. 14 DeMets
27 Dec. 5 Climate and Global Warming Bowser
15 28 Dec. 9 Science, Government, Policy, The Law, Environmental Organizations, and Politics DeMets, Bowser
29 Dec. 11 Overview (Summary) DeMets, Bowser

Final Exam: Dec. 19, 2:45 pm (AB 20)

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