Dynamic Earth - Outline    Fall 2007

Week of: Unit Topics
AUG 20 Details, Introduction, History of Geology, Geologic Time, Earth Structure
AUG 27 More on History of Geology, Intro to Plate Tectonics, Matter, Minerals
SEP 3 Mineral Groups, Rocks, Rock Cycle (Sep 3: Labor Day)
SEP 10 Igneous Rocks, Video: Igneous Rocks;  Volcanic Activity, Video: Volcanism
SEP 17 Weathering and Soil, Sedimentary Rocks
SEP 24 Sedimentary Rocks, Video: Sedimentary Rocks,  
TEST 1 Wed Sep 26, 7:00 AM Covers: Introduction-Weathering & Soil
OCT 1 Metamorphic Rocks,  Video: Metamorphic Rocks, Mass Wasting
OCT 8 Running Water, Video: Running Water: Erosion and Deposition
OCT 15 Running Water, Video: Running Water: Landscape Evolution
OCT 22 Groundwater, Glaciers and Glaciation, Video: Glaciers
OCT 29 Crustal Deformation  Video: Mountain Building
TEST 2 Wed Oct 31, 7:00 AM Covers: Sedimentary Rocks-Glaciers
NOV 5 Earthquakes: Global Seismicity, Earth's Internal Energy, Convection
NOV 12 Earthquakes: Elastic Rebound, Measuring; Locating (Friday Nov 16: Statehood Day)
NOV 19 Earth's Interior: Surface, Meteorites  [T-Day: Nov 21-25]
NOV 26 Earth's Interior: Seismology; Continental Drift
DEC 3 Sea-floor Spreading; Plate Tectonics
DEC 10 TEST 3 Mon, Dec 10, 7:00 AM Covers: Crustal Deformation-Plate Tectonics

*Because there is no scheduled lecture time, tests are "live" in room A235! I don't like this time any more than you, probably, but from past experience I've learned it is about the only time nearly everyone can make it.