SCHEDULE FOR
GEO302E: EARTH, WIND & FIRE Professor: Gary Kocurek |
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UNIT/DATE | TOPIC |
READING |
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| UNIT I 1/14 |
EARTH AS A DYNAMIC SYSTEM
Lecture Outline - Unit I (Word doc file) or HTML version |
Chapter 1 | ||
| UNIT II 1/16-1/25 |
TIME AND THE UNIVERSE Lecture Outline - Unit II: Topics 1, 2, 3 (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF Lecture Outline - Unit II: Topic 4 (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF |
Universe:
Chapter 19 (The Solar System) Time: Chapter 17 |
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| UNIT III 1/28-2/6 |
EVOLUTION OF THE GEOSPHERE Lecture Outline - Unit III: Topics 1, 2, 3 (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF |
Chapter 3 | ||
| 2/8 | EXAM I | Study Sheet | ||
| 2/11-2/13 | Evolution of Earth surface Lecture Outline - Unit III: Topics 4-6 (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF | Mass Wasting
& Subsidence: Chapter
7 Soils, Weathering & Erosion: Chapter 6 |
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| UNIT
IV 2/15-2/20 |
Energy & Mineral resources Lecture Outline Unit V (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF |
Earths Resources Chapters 13 and 14 |
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| UNIT
V 2/22-2/29 |
EVOLUTION OF
THE HYDROSPHERE Lecture Outline - Unit V Topics 1-2 (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF |
Chapter 8 | ||
| 3/3 |
EXAM II |
Study Sheet | ||
| UNIT
V 3/5-3/7 |
EVOLUTION OF THE HYDROSPHERE continued Lecture Outline - Topic 3 Oceans (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF Lecture Outline - Topic 4 & 5 (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF |
Chapter 8 | ||
| 3/10-3/14 | SPRING BREAK | |||
| UNIT
VI 3/17-3/21 |
SURFICIAL PROCESSES Lecture Outline - Topic 1 Rivers & Flooding (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF |
Rivers & Flooding: Chapter 9 Shorelines: Chapter 10 |
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| UNIT
VII
3/24-4/4 |
EVOLUTION OF
THE ATMOSPHERE plus Desertification Deforestation Lecture Outline - Evolution of the Atmosphere (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF Lecture Outline - Deforestation (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF Lecture Outline - Desertification (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF |
Chapter 11
(starting with climate) Desertification: Chapter 12 Soils, Weathering & Erosion: Chapter 6 |
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| 4/7 | EXAM III | Study Sheet | ||
| UNIT
VIII 4/9-4/16 |
EVOLUTION OF THE BIOSPHERE Lecture Outline (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF | Chapters 18 and 19 (Precambrian one) | ||
| UNIT IX 4/18-4/25 |
TECTONIC PROCESSES Lecture Outline (Word doc file) or HTML version or PDF |
Volcanoes: Chapter 5 Earthquakes: Chapter 4 |
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| 4/28-5/2 | Sustainability: :POPULATION VS. RESOURCES | |||
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5/8
2 - 5 p.m. |
EXAM IV - DURING FINAL EXAM TIME | Study Sheet |
Geological Sciences
U. of Texas at Austin
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