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WEEK #TOPICSKEY DATES
1Introduction

Population Growth, Hurricane Katrina
2Geologic Time, Isotopic Tracers

Introduction to Rocks and Minerals
3Rock and Mineral ID Mineral Resources and Hazards Hands on Mineral Lab

Energy Resources: Fossil Fuels, Alternative Energy

Water as a Resource
Problem set 1 due
4Water Cycles

Physics and Chemistry of Water

Groundwater

Aquifers

Controls on Fluid Flow
Problem set 2 due
5Pedogenesis and Soils

Waste Management
Rocks and minerals lab due
6Geology and Resources

Mineral Resources and Extraction

Geologic Hazards and Catastrophes

Plate Tectonics
Rocks and minerals lab supplement due
7Exam 1

Plate Tectonics and Geologic Hazards
8Seismology and Earthquake Hazards

Volcanism
Problem set 3 due
9Volcanic Hazards

Surface Processes, Landslides, Debris Flows
Problem set 4 due
10Floods

Physics and Chemistry of Oceans

Hurricanes and Tides

Shoreline Erosion
11Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean-atmosphere Coupling

Climate Change

Past Records of Climate
Problem set 5 due
12Air Pollution

Ozone Pollution and Depletion

Sulfogenic Aerosols

Greenhouse Gases
Problem set 6 (extra credit) due
13Carbon Cycle and the Greenhouse Effect

Geology of Nuclear Reactor Siting and Waste Disposal
14Project SummaryFinal project due

 








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