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SES #TOPICSKEY DATES
1OverviewHandout: volcanoes and earthquakes prediction
2T, t, and C; begin minerals
3Introduction to minerals and lab 1: mineral IDPredictions due
4Introduction to minerals and lab 1: mineral ID (cont.)
5Igneous rocks and lab 2: rock ID
6Sedimentary rocks and lab 2: rock IDLab 1 due
7Metamorphic rocks and lab 2: rock ID
8Lab 2: unknown rock ID
9Relative vs. absolute dating; paleontologyLab 2 due
10

Seeing and depicting rocks; field techniques

Special guest lecturer

11Quiz 1: rocks and mineralsHandout: lab 3 preparation sheet; field trip Saturday
12Rock deformationMap problem set
13Putty lab and lab 3: rock structures
14Field techniques and topo map introductionLab 3 due; field trip makeup paper due
15Lab 4: topographic maps
16-19Lab 5: geologic mapping

Lab 4 due in Ses #16

Lab 5 due in Ses #19

20Quiz 2: structure and mapping
21Lab 6: plate tectonicsGeologic time quiz
22Lab 6: plate tectonics and lecture
23EarthquakesLab 6 due
24Earthquakes (cont.)Earthquakes problem set, due in Ses #26
25Volcanoes
26Lab 7: rheologyCampus preview weekend
27Lab 8: Stokes and Darcy flowsLab 7 due
28Quiz 3: plate tectonics through volcanoes
29Lab 8: Stokes and Darcy flows (cont.)Reading assignment, due in Ses #30
30Continent formation discussion1 day after Ses #31 is drop date; lab 8 due
31Geo movieField trip Sunday
32Formation of continents; weathering and rivers
33Glaciers
34Lab 9: glaciers
35Quiz 3.5: continents through glaciers
36Coastlines, deserts and dunesLab 9 due; take-home assignment
37Climate and tectonicsNo more tests; one assignment
38Comparative planetologyTake-home assignment due
39Comparative planetology and awards

 








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