Syllabus for GEOL1010
Spring 2008- course outline by date
The chapters discussed in each class are shown in parenthesis
(thus Ch.xx). Note that different editions of the book shift the chapters by one. The context of lecture and content of chapter should be obvious.
There is a lab (1020) , which gives you hand on experience in identifying rocks. This lecture course does not require you to take the lab. The lab is fun though and is recommended, now or later in your time at CU.
Mon Jan 14 - Introduction-course overview
Wed. Jan 16 - Earth as a planet Ch.1
Fri. Jan 18 - Differentiation and Convection (Ch.1).
Mon Jan 21 - NO CLASSES
Wed Jan 23- Minerals (Ch. 3) Test of clickers
Fri Jan 25 - Identifying Minerals (Ch.3) clicker scoring starts
Mon Jan 28 - Rock Cycle (Ch.4)
Wed Jan 30- Igneous Rocks (Ch.5)
Fri Feb 1- Volcanic processes (Ch.6)
Mon Feb 4- Volcanoes (Ch.6)
Wed Feb 6- Weathering (Ch. 7) clicker scoring counts from now on
Fri. Feb. 8 - Erosion and soils (Ch.7)
Mon. Feb 11 - Sedimentary Rocks (Ch. 8)
Wed. Feb 13 - Sedimentary rocks (Ch.8)
Fri. Feb.15 - Metamorphic rocks (Ch. 9)
Mon Feb 18 - Geologic Time (Ch.10)
Wed. Feb. 20 - Quiz #1 50 questions on rocks, minerals and how to identify them
Fri. Feb. 22 - Faults (Ch.11)
Mon. Feb. 25 - Folds (Ch.11)
Wed. Feb 27 - Mass Movements (Ch.12)
Fri. Feb 29 - Mass Movements (Ch.12)
Mon. Mar 3- Hydrologic Cycle (Ch.13)
Wed Mar. 5 - Hydrologic Cycle (Ch.13)
Fri. Mar. 7 - Rivers (Ch.14)
Mon. Mar. 10 - Deserts (Ch. 15)
Wed. Mar 12 -Deserts
Fri- Mar 14 - Deserts to Glaciers (Ch.16)
Mon. Mar 17 - Glaciers to Oceans (Ch.18)
Wed. Mar 19 - no class
Fri. Mar 21 - no class
Mar 24-Mar 28 - Spring Break
Mon Mar 31 -Oceans (Ch 19)
Wed Apr 2 - Written Quiz #2. Sixty questions on class materials up to the chapter in the book that discusses Oceans.
Fri Apr 4 - Earthquakes and seismology (Ch 19)
Mon April 7 - Homework Assignment due April 7. The core of the Earth and its magnetism (Ch. 21)
Wed April 9 - Continental drift to Plate tectonics Ch20
Fri April 11 - Transforming the land - San Andreas and New Zealand
Mon April 14- Homework #1 due by 5 pm.Wegener and continental drift
Wed April 16 -Survival in the first hours of the Cenozoic- who died, how and why.
Fri April 18 - Feedback and Chaos in Darwinian Evolution - why are we here
Mon April 21 Ch 20 Plate tectonics
CorrectHomework #2A and Homework #2B. Complete all 20 questions (A1-4, B5-20) on scantron (available in class) and submit by 5 pm 28April. Note corrected homework #2A has the town "Warm" instead of the town "Spin"!
Wed Apr 23 Energy and environment (Ch22)
Friday April 25 CO2 and sequestration
Mon April 28 mineral resources (Ch. 22) Homework #2 due by 5 pm
Wed Apr 30 mineral resources
Friday May 2 revision 2 if needed
FINAL EXAM
Exam date, Wed, May 7, 1:30-4:00