Geology of the Environment
Fall 2006

Time: MWF 9:30-10:20
Place: Mines 306
Instructor: Susan Childers
Office Hrs: 10:30-11:30 or by appointment

Syllabus
Class Presentations--some examples:
extinctions (0.7MB)
oil shale (9.7MB)
GM foods (2.9MB)


Lectures and Notes:
Date Topics
Link Assignments
August 21
introduction and overview


August 23
environmental awareness (Ch. 1)
slides

August 25
Gaia (notes; articles of interest: Independent, BBC
slides
Homework #1
www.sciencemag.org
www.nature.com
August 28
plate movements (Ch. 3)
slides
August 30
rocks and minerals (Ch. 2)
slides
September 1
NO CLASS                               


September 4
Labor Day--NO CLASS                                        

September 6
earthquakes (Ch. 4)
slides
September 8
earthquakes (Ch. 4)
slides
September 11
EXAM 1

REVIEW SHEET
September 13
volcanoes (Ch. 5)
slides

September 15
 NO CLASS


September 18
volcanoes (Ch. 5) slides

September 20
rivers and streams (Ch. 6) slides

September 22
streams and floods (Ch. 6)
slides

September 25
flooding and field trip
slides

September 27
field trip preparation (Bill Rember)


September 28
FIELD TRIP (photos)


September 29
coastal processes (Ch. 7)       CLASS CANCELLED


October 2
coastal processes (Ch. 7)
slides
Homework #2
DUE: Friday Oct. 6
October 4
coastal protection (Ch. 7) slides

October 6
coastal protection: non-structural (Ch. 7)
slides

October 9 (MON)
EXAM 2

REVIEW SHEET
October 11
water resources (Ch. 10)
slides

October 13
Palouse aquifer (Dr. Jerry Fairley)
(notes)

October 16
water issues and pollution (Ch. 10, 16)
slides

October 18
water pollution (Ch. 16)
slides

October 20
water pollution
(notes)

October 23
class presentations (Richard & Dave; Kayla & Marie; Jay & David)                            


October 25
class presentations (Lindsay & Dan; Cora & Sara; Steven)


October 27
class presentations (Mike & Galen; John P.)


October 30
NO CLASS
 

November 1
NO CLASS
 

November 3
NO CLASS


November 6
class presentations (Brittany & Amber & Samantha & John; Tess & Britni)


November 8
class presentations (Heidi; Rob; Brian & Brooke)

November 10 (FRI)
EXAM 3

Review SHEET
Presentation questions1
Presentation questions2
November 13
waste disposal (Ch. 15)
slides

November 15
Yucca Mt. virtual tour (Jennifer Hinds)
talk

November 17
disposal of hazardous wastes (Ch. 15)
no class

November 20-24
Thanksgiving break--NO CLASS


November 27
disposal of hazardous wastes (Ch. 15) slides

November 29
fossil fuels (Ch. 13)
slides
December 1
fossil fuels (Ch. 13) slides
December 4 nuclear power (Ch. 14) slides
December 6
non-fossil fuels (Ch. 14)
slides
December 8
biomass, biofuels


December 13 (WED)
FINAL EXAM (10-12)

Review SHEET