Soil 454 - Pedology

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Lecture Schedule

Spring 2013

Date     Topic Assignment*
Th 1/10   course overview  
         
I. SOIL MORPHOLOGY
T 1/15   morphological features 35-45
Th 1/17   features, horizonation  
T 1/22   horizon descriptions 45-51
Th 1/24   horizon descriptions  
         
II. SOIL FORMATION & WEATHERING
T 1/29  
models of soil formation; soil-forming processes
12-16; 163-179
Th 1/31  
soil-forming processes (cont'd); soil-forming factors (climate)
102-113
T 2/5  
(organisms)
118-129
Th 2/7  
(relief); Test #1
113-118
T 2/12  
(parent material)
91-102
Th 2/14  
(time)
129-140
T 2/19   weathering - primary minerals 141-151
Th 2/21   weathering - secondary minerals 151-161
     
III. U.S. CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
T 2/26   history and development, organization 22-29; 207-211
Th 2/28   diagnostic horizons; Test #2 51-62
T 3/5   diagnostic horizons  
Th 3/7   moisture/temperature regimes 80-86
T 3/12   SPRING BREAK  
Th 3/14   SPRING BREAK  
T 3/19   formative elements 211-222
     
IV. THE 12 SOIL ORDERS
Th 3/21   Gelisols 293-305
T 3/26   Histosols 307-320
Th 3/28   Spodosols 361-373
T 4/2   Andisols 249-264
Th 4/4   Oxisols; Test #3 349-359
T 4/9   Vertisols 385-395
Th 4/11   Aridisols 265-281
T 4/16   Ultisols 375-384
Th 4/18   Mollisols 331-347
T 4/23   Alfisols 233-248
Th 4/25   Inceptisols; Test #4 321-329
T 4/30   Entisols 283-292
     
V. World Reference Base for Soil Resources
Th 5/2   WRB  
         
T 5/7   FINAL EXAM (7:30-9:30)