GEO 103-07 and 103-08 -- Schedule
of Topics, Readings,
and Ancillary Resources
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Week
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Topic
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Reading
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WW2010/GEODE CDROM
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One
Jan 9,11, 13
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(1)The Earth Sciences,
Earth’s Four Sphere’s, Methods of Science, The Environment,
Evolution of our Solar System
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Chapter 1
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GEODE: Introduction
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Two
Jan 18, 20
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(2)Weather vs. Climate;
Atmospheric Composition; Vertical Structure; (3)Air Pollution &
Stratospheric Ozone
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Chap. 16, 433-443; Boxes: 16.1 & 16.2; Chp. 12, 338-339
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WW2010: Coordinated
Universal Time, Temperature
Scales
GEODE: Atmosphere, A4
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Three
Jan 23, 25, 27
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(4)Radiation and Earth-Sun
Relationships; (5)Heat
Transfer, Radiation Laws, Distribution of Insolation,
Greenhouse Effect
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Chapter 16, 443-454
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GEODE:
Atmosphere, A1-3
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Four
Jan 30; Feb 1, 3
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(6)Temperature Measurement
and Data, Daily Radiation Curves and Temperature, Temperature Controls, Global
Temp Patterns, Anthropogenic Effects on Global Temperature
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Chapter 16, 454-461
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WW2010: Reading
Temperature Contour Maps (isothermal maps); Learn
how to read maps containing weather observation information for the surface
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Five
Feb 6, 8, 10
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(7)Water, the Hydrologic
Cycle, and Atmospheric Moisture;
(8)Clouds, Precipitation
Processes, and Fog;
(9)Atmospheric Stability
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Chapter 5, 116-117;
Chapter 14, 384-386;
Chapter 17
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GEODE:
Atmosphere, B; Sculpting Earth's Surface, A
WW2010: Hydrologic
Cycle; Clouds
and Precipitation
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Six
Feb 13, 15, 17
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Exam One
Review Sheet for Exam 1
(10) Air Presure and Wind
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Chapter 18
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WW2010: Forces
and Wind
GEODE: Atmosphere, C
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Seven
Feb 20, 22, 24
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(11)Air Masses, Fronts, Midlatitude Cyclones, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes
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Chapter 19
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WW2010: Air
Masses and Fronts; Midlatitude Cyclones; Severe
Storms; Hurricanes
GEODE: Atmosphere, D
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Eight
Feb 27; Mar 1, 3
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(12)Climate and El Nino/La Nina
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Chapter 20
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WW2010: El Nino
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Nine
Mar 13, 15, 17
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(13)Fundamental
Geological Principles & Earth’s Interior; (14)Earthquakes; (15)Plate Tectonics:
Continental Drift; Plate Boundaries; Evidence for Plate Tectonics
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Chapter 11, 7, and 8
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GEODE:
Forces Within, A and B
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Ten
Mar 20, 22, 24
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(16)Minerals vs. Rocks,
Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonds; (17)Mineral Composition,
Structure, Properties, and Groups
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Chapter 2
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GEODE:
Earth Materials, A
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Eleven
Mar 27, 29, 31
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Exam 2
Review Sheet for Exam 2
(18)The Rock Cycle,
Igneous Rocks; and (19)Volcanoes
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Chapter 3: p. 52-61 and Chapter 9
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GEODE:
Earth Materials, B-E; Forces Within, C
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Twelve
Apr 3, 5, 7
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(20)Sedimentary; and
(21)Metamorphic
Rocks
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Chapter 3: p. 61-81
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GEODE:
Earth Materials
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Thirteen
Apr 10, 12
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(22)Weathering,
(23)Soil, and
(24)Mass Wasting
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Chapter 4
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GEODE:
External Processes; Earth Materials
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Fourteen
Apr 17, 19, 21
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(25)The Hydrologic
Cycle; Running Water; Stream Erosion, Transportation, Deposition; Stream
Valleys;(26)Ground Water
Distribution, Porosity, and Permeability; (27)Movement;(28)Springs and Wells, and Karst Landscapes; (29)Shorelines
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Chapter 5 and 15
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GEODE:
Sculpting Earth's Surface, A-C; Oceans, B
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Fifteen
Apr 24, 26, 28
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(30)Glaciers: Movement,
Erosion, Deposition, Past Glaciers; (31)Deserts; Geologic
Processes in Arid Climates; Basin and Range Region; Wind Erosion and
Deposition
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Chapter 6
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GEODE:
Sculpting Earth's Surface, D and E
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Tuesday, May, 2,
Exam 3
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Exam 3
Review Sheet for Exam 3
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NA
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NA
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1. Make-up exams are only given when students provide documented
proof of illness or tragedy, and after consultation with me. All make-up
exams are given on 5/4/06 at 7 pm – in Graham 106.