Course Syllabus

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Please download this file for the entire syllabus. You will need to do this to be able to answer questions in the syllabus quiz; GEOL100_syl_w21.doc

Below is a summary table showing the schedule;

GEOL 100: Tentative Schedule

*Course content may vary from this outline to meet the needs of this particular group.  The instructor reserves the right to alter the schedule via announcements in class & Canvas.  The student is responsible for noting such changes and acting accordingly, even if the student did not read the announcements made.

Week

Starting

 Topic

Lab (Tues - Mon)

Chapter

1

Jan 4

Introduction to class

Earth Structure & Rock Cycle

Topographic Maps

 

None

1

& Interlude C

2

Jan 11

Continental Drift

Plate Tectonics

 

Topographic Lab

 

 

 2

3

Jan18

Minerals introduction & Properties

Uses & Silicate Minerals

 

Plate Tectonics

 

 

3

4

Jan 25

Igneous Rocks

Local Flood Basalts

 

Minerals

 

4

MID-TERM EXAM 1 (Opens Jan 28- Closes  Jan 31 11:59pm)

5

Feb 1

Volcanoes

Volcanic Hazards

 

Igneous Rocks & Volcanism

 

 

5

6

Feb 8

Sediments

Sedimentary Rocks & Structures

 

Sedimentary Rocks

 

 

6

7
Feb 15

Metamorphic Rocks

Metamorphism

 

Metamorphic Rocks

 

 

10

MID-TERM EXAM 2 (Opens Feb 18- Closes Feb 21 11:59pm)

8

Feb 22
Earthquakes
Earthquake Hazards 

 

Earthquakes

 

7

9

Mar 1
Dating Rocks & Processes

Geologic Time and Fossils

 

Geologic Time

 

 

8

10

Mar 8

Streams

Glacial Lake Missoula Floods

Ground Water

 

Water

 

14/16

      

FINAL EXAM (Opens Mar 15- Closes Mar 17 11:59pm)

 

Course Summary:

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