Geology 101 Schedule

Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter. In fact, this quarter, it is quite likely to be altered.

Date	Lecture		Reading before class
Date	#	Topic	Reading before class
Wed, Sep 25	1	Intros (course, website, text, DH)	1.1-1.4, 2.0-2.2, 2.6-2.8
Fri, Sep 27	2	Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics	Ch. 3
Mon, Sep 30	3	Plate Tectonics & Science	Ch. 3, Oreskes paper
Wed, Oct 2	4	Rocks & Minerals	1.5-1.6, 4.1-4.2, 4.7-4.8
Fri, Oct 4	5	Intrusive Igneous Rocks	5.0-5.2, 5.4-5.6, 5.8-5.13
Mon, Oct 7	6	Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics	Ch. 6
Wed, Oct 9	7	Volcanoes and Hazards	Ch. 6
Fri, Oct 11	8	Weathering & Sediments	Ch. 7
Mon, Oct 14	9	Sedimentary Rocks	Ch. 7
Wed, Oct 16	10	Metamorphic Rocks	Ch. 8
Fri, Oct 18	11	Deformed rocks	Ch. 8
Mon, Oct 21	12	Geologic Time	Ch. 9
Wed, Oct 23	Midterm 1 - Covers through deformed rocks
Fri, Oct 25	13	Geologic Time	Ch. 9
Mon, Oct 28	14	Mountains and Continents	Ch. 11
Wed, Oct 30	No class - Dave's in Colorado
Fri, Nov 1	15	Local Geology & Mountains	Ch. 11
Mon, Nov 4	16	Earthquakes and Earth's Interior	Ch. 12
Wed, Nov 6	17	Seismic Hazards	Ch. 12
Fri, Nov 8	18	Climate & Geology	13.10-13.13
Mon, Nov 11	Holiday - Veterans' Day
Wed, Nov 13	19	Climate & Geology	13.10-13.13
Fri, Nov 15	20	Earth Resources	Ch. 18
Mon, Nov 18	Midterm 2 - Covers through Climate
Wed, Nov 20	21	Earth Resources	Ch. 18
Fri, Nov 22	22	Glaciers	Ch. 14
Mon, Nov 25	23	Glaciers	Ch. 14
Wed, Nov 27	Holiday - Thanksgiving
Fri, Nov 29	Holiday - Thanksgiving
Mon, Dec 2	24	Beach Erosion	Ch. 14
Wed, Dec 4	Course Evals
Fri, Dec 6	25	Landslides	Ch. 15
Wed, Dec 11	Final Exam 10:30-12:30 - in AW 210