Geology 1010 Physical Geology Fall, 1998

Section 001

Joseph R. Smyth

Office: Benson 340 Hrs 10-11 AM T Th

Text: Press and Siever: Understanding the Earth, Second Edition (1998)

The Fall, 1998 GEOL 1010, Sec 003 will meet at 8AM MWF in the new Benson Earth Sciences Building Rm 180. If you are thinking of signing up for this course check out the syllabus and the links. I have been working on the notes so much is new. I am adopting a new text, Press and Siever for Spring 98, and I still have some work to do on the syllabus and Net Notes

These NetNotes are intended as a supplement to the text. They are intended to be concise summaries of the main points covered in lecture and only available on the Net. They are copyrighted material, but students are free to download and print them for thier own use. All images except the one to the right here were taken by me.

I am still working on the syllabus for the Fall, so some things may still change, but things are pretty much together. Also the daily lecture notes are actively evolving. I have added a glossary this year, and am working in the links as I prepare each lecture.

Wk Dates Lecture Subject Text NetNotes

1 Aug. 24 Introduction to Physical Geology Ch 1
   Aug. 26 Atoms, Elements, and Minerals Ch2
   Aug. 28

2 Aug. 31 Atoms, Elements, and Minerals Ch 2
    Sep. 2 Rocks Minerals Ch 3
    Sep. 4

3 Sep. 9 Igneous Rocks Ch 4
Sep. 11 Volcanism and Volcanoes Ch 5

4 Sep. 14 Review Sample Test Questions Ch 1-5
Sep. 16 Hour Exam 1 Ch 1-5
Sep. 18

5 Sep. 21 Weathering, Erosion & Soils Ch 6
Sep. 23 Sediments & Sedimentary Rocks Ch 7
Sep. 25

6 Sep. 28 Metamorphism & Metamorphic Rocks Ch 8
Sep. 30 Time and Geology Ch 9
Oct. 2

7 Oct. 5 Geologic Structures: Folds and Faults Ch 10
Oct. 7 Mass Wasting Ch 11
Oct. 9

8 Oct. 12 Hydrologic Cycle & Groundwater Ch 12
Oct. 14 Review Sample Test Questions Ch 6-12
Oct. 16

9 Oct. 19 Hour Exam 2
Oct. 21
Oct. 23 Rivers Ch 11

10 Oct. 26 Colorado's River Systems Ch 10
Oct. 28 Wind and Deserts Ch 13
Oct. 30

11 Mar. 31 Glaciers & Glaciation Ch 15
11 Apr. 2 Landscape Evolution Ch 16

Apr. 7 Oceans and Coasts ReviewSample Test Questions Ch 13-17 12 Apr. 9 Hour Exam 3 Answers Apr. 9 Hour Exam 3 Grades 13 Apr. 14 Earthquakes Ch 16 NN 18 Apr. 16 Earth's Interior Ch 17 NN 19

14 Apr. 21 Plate tectonics Ch 19 NN 20 Apr. 23 Mountain Belts and Continental Crust Ch 20 NN 21

15 Apr. 28 Energy & MineralResources Ch 20 NN 21 Apr. 30 Review & Optional Class test 4 Ch 21 Review Sample Test Questions Ch 18-21 NN 18-21 Answers May. 1 Hour Exam 4 and Provisional Letter Grades

Final Exam Comprehensive Ch 1-21 Friday May 8, 1998 11:30 AM Final Exam 4 Answers

May. 8 Final Exam and Letter Grades