PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 1170 Fall 2002

DSC 110 10:00-11:15 TR

Dr. Engelmann Office: DC 269 or 261 Hours: 10:00 - 11:00 AM W & 1:00 - 3:00 PM TR

Text: Chernicoff & Whitney, Geology, 3rd

Lab text: Engelmann, et al. Physical Geology Lab Manual

Course Outline

Week Topics Text Lab

1 Introduction, Atomic structure & 1,2 Minerals

Minerals Prop.

2 Igneous rocks & processes 3,4 Minerals

3 Weathering & soils 5 Minerals ID

4 Sedimentary rocks 6 Igneous

5 Exam Metamorphic rocks 7 Sedimentary

6 Geologic time 8 Metamorphic

7 Mass movement & river systems 13, 14 Maps

8 Ground water 15 Streams

9 Exam Glaciation 16 Groundwater

10 Eolian systems 17 Glaciers

11 Coastal processes & oceans 18 Shorelines

12 Structural geology 9 Structure

13 Exam Seismology & the Earth's interior 10,11 Structure

14 Plate tectonics 12 Environmental

15 Resources 19 Petroleum

Each exam will be worth 100 points. The final exam (10:00AM Thursday, Dec. 19) will be semi-comprehensive and will be worth 150 points, and the lab will be worth 200 points. Four 5-point assignments will be distributed throughout the semester, and there will be a short report worth 25 points. The final grade in the course will be based on the total points (700 possible). There will be one required field trip (5 points) tentatively set for Saturday morning, Oct. 19.

Course Calendar

Important dates

9/2/02 Labor Day (university closed)

9/10/02 1st 5-point assignment due

9/24/02 1st exam

10/1/02 2nd 5-point assignment due

10/19/02 Field trip

10/21-22/02 Semester break, no classes

10/24/02 3rd 5-point assignment due, 2nd exam

11/19/02 4th 5-point assignment due

11/26/02 3rd exam

11/27-29/02 Thanksgiving break, no classes

12/3/02 25-point report due

12/19/02 Final exam