| Date |
Subject |
Lectures
|
Readings |
| August
24 |
Introduction
and
rates of geologic processes |
slides |
Ch. 1, pp. 3-13 |
| August
26 |
Minerals
&
rocks overview |
slides |
|
| August
28 |
Minerals
&
rocks overview |
slides | |
| August
31 |
History
of
geology |
slides | Ch. 2, pp. 15-36 |
| September
2 |
History
of
evolution |
slides | Ch. 3, pp. 39-50 |
| September
4 |
Origin of species |
slides |
Ch. 3, pp. 50-65 |
| September
7 |
Labor Day--NO CLASS |
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| September
9 |
relative time scale |
slides |
Ch. 4, pp. 67-74 |
| September
11 |
class cancelled |
||
| September
14 |
Stratigraphy |
slides |
Ch. 4, pp. 74-84 |
| September
16 |
(study
break) |
||
| Sept
18
(FR) |
**EXAM 1
material in red cells (Ch. 1-4 + rocks) |
||
| September
21 |
Dating
rocks |
slides |
Ch. 5, pp. 87-99 |
| September
23 |
Radiometric
dating |
slides |
|
| September
25 |
Earth's
beginnings |
slides |
Ch. 6, pp. 101-119 |
| September
28 |
Earth's
beginnings |
slides |
|
| September
30 |
Field
trip
overview |
slides |
|
| **October
1
(TH) |
Field trip (Clarkia, ID) **MEET VANS AT 8:20AM between Mines and McClure Bldgs |
notes |
|
| October
2 |
no class (field trip break) |
||
| October
5 |
Continental
drift |
slides |
Ch. 7, pp. 121-148 |
| October
7 |
plate
boundaries |
slides |
|
| October
9 |
finish
Ch.
7 and review |
slides |
|
| October
12
(MO) |
**EXAM
2
material in purple cells (Ch. 5-7 and field trip) |
||
| October
14 |
Ancient
rocks |
slides |
Ch. 8, pp. 151-162 |
| October
16 |
Ancient
rocks
and oceans |
slides |
Ch. 8, pp. 162-177 |
| October
19 |
Ancient
climate
and "Snowball Earth" |
slides |
|
| October
21 |
Origins
of
life |
slides |
Ch. 9, pp. 181-191 |
| October
23 |
PreCambrian
life |
slides |
Ch. 9, pp. 191-204 |
| October
26 |
Cambrian
geology |
slides |
Ch. 10, pp. 207-229 |
| October
28 |
Ordovician
geology |
slides |
Ch.
11,
pp. 244-257 |
| October
30 |
Ordovician life |
slides |
Ch.
11,
pp. 232-244 |
| November
2 |
Mid-Paleozoic life |
slides |
Ch.
12,
pp. 259-270 |
| November
4 |
Mid-Paleozoic
rocks |
slides |
Ch.
12, pp. 271-297 |
| November
6 |
NO
CLASS |
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| November
9 |
Late
Paleozoic rocks (on final exam) |
slides |
Ch.
13, pp. 299-332 |
| November
11 |
Late
Paleozoic rocks (on final exam) |
slides |
|
| Nov
13
(FR) |
**EXAM 3 material in
green cells (Ch. 8-12) |
||
| November
16 |
Late
Paleozoic life |
slides |
Ch.
13, pp. 332-347 |
| November
18 |
Permian
extinction |
slides |
|
| November
20 |
Paleozic summary |
movie |
|
| November
23-27 |
Thanksgiving Break--NO CLASS | ||
| November
30 |
Mesozoic
rocks |
slides |
Ch. 14, pp. 351-382 |
| December
2 |
Mesozoic
life |
slides |
Ch. 14, pp. 382-411 |
| December
4 |
Cenozoic
rocks |
slides |
Ch. 15, pp. 413-446 |
| December
7 |
Cenozoic
life |
slides |
Ch. 15, pp. 446-461 |
| December
9 |
Pleistocene Ice Ages | ||
| December 11 |
Evolution of humans | Ch. 16, pp. 465- | |
| Dec
15 (TU) |
FINAL
EXAM |