S09.102.Lecture Schedule and hyperlinks to lecture slides.
S09.102.Lecture notes (text) here
| Date | Lecture/Exam | Essentials of Geology Reading | Description |
| 26-Jan | 1 | A1-A7 | Atoms, bonding, CO2 vs. SiO2 |
| 28-Jan | 2 | Ch. 1, 3 | Layered Earth, Mineral cleavage, stability |
| 2-Feb | 3 | Interude A | Rock groups |
| 4-Feb | 4 | Ch. 4 | Igneous rox, Bowen's rx. Series, magma density |
| 9-Feb | 5 | Ch. 5 | Weathering and soil |
| 11-Feb | 6 | Ch. 5 | Sedimentary rox |
| 16-Feb | -- | -- | PresidentsÕ Holiday |
| 18-Feb | 7 | Ch. 6 | Metamorphic rox, facies |
| 23-Feb | 8 | Interlude B, Ch. 7 | Volcanoes- magma creation, ascent, volcanic edifices, types of deposits |
| 25-Feb | 9 | Catch up + MT review | |
| 2-Mar | MIDTERM 1 | -- | -- |
| 4-Mar | 10 | Ch. 8 | Earthquakes, seismic waves, refraction |
| 9-Mar | 11 | Interlude C | EarthÕs interior, earthquake magnitudes |
| 11-Mar | 12 | Ch. 2 | Plate tectonics- boundaries, faults |
| 16-Mar | 13 | Ch. 9 | Mountain building- orogeny, structures |
| 18-Mar | 14 | Interlude D, Ch. 10 | Geologic time and Earth History- relative dating, absolute dating, geomagnetism |
| 23-Mar | 15 | Ch. 10 | Precambrian events- Moon, atmosphere, BIFs, snowball |
| 25-Mar | 16 | Ch. 11 | Phanerozoic Eon |
| 30-Mar | 17 | Ch. 11 | Phanerozoic Eon |
| 1-Apr | 18 | Ch. 12 | Energy and mineral resources |
| 6-Apr | 19 | Catch up + MT review | |
| 8-Apr | MIDTERM 2 | -- | -- |
| 13-Apr | -- | -- | Spring Break |
| 15-Apr | -- | -- | Spring Break |
| 20-Apr | 20 | Interlude E | Hydrologic Cycle |
| 22-Apr | 21 | Ch. 13 | Surface processes- landslides and mass wasting |
| 27-Apr | 22 | Ch. 14 | Running water- streams, baselevel, flooding |
| 29-Apr | 23 | Ch. 16 | Groundwater |
| 4-May | 24 | Ch. 15 | Oceans and Coastlines |
| 6-May | 25 | Ch. 15 | Waves, currents and coastal effects |
| 11-May | 26 | ||
| 13-May | 27 | ||
| 22-May | FINAL EXAM | 11-12:50 | Semi-cumulative |