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LECTURE SUBJECT |
DATE |
LECTURER |
PRESS et al. |
LABS & FIELDTRIPS |
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Course Organization and Introduction |
08/28 |
Dreger |
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No Lab first week |
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Lecture 1: Building a Planet & Plate Tectonics |
09/02 |
Dreger |
Ch. 1+2 |
(1) Properties of Minerals and Rocks |
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Lecture 2: Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks |
09/04 |
Dreger |
Ch. 3 |
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Lecture 3: Rocks: Records of Geologic Processes |
09/09 |
Dreger |
Ch. 3 |
(2) Rocks of the Berkeley Hills |
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Lecture 4: Igneous Rocks: Solids from Melts |
09/11 |
Dreger |
Ch. 4 |
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Lecture 5: Volcanism |
09/16 |
Dreger |
Ch. 12 |
(3) Sedimentary Rocks |
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Lecture 6: Weathering, Soils and Erosion |
09/18 |
Dreger |
Ch. 16 |
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Lecture 7: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks |
09/23 |
Su-Chin and Gilead |
Ch. 5 |
(4) Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks |
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Lecture 8: Metamorphic Rocks |
09/25 |
Professor Wang |
Ch. 6 |
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Lecture 9: The Rock Record and the Geologic Time Scale |
09/30 |
Dreger |
Ch. 8 |
(5) Maps and Geologic Structures |
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Lecture 10: Folds, Faults, and Other Records of Rock Deformation |
10/02 |
Dreger |
Ch. 7 |
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Midterm I |
10/07 |
Dreger |
Lect. 1-9, Labs 1-4 |
No Lab This Week |
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FIELD TRIP I: California Rocks and Geology |
Sunday 09/28 |
Dreger |
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Meet at 7:45 AM at McCone Hall entrance |
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Lecture 11: Tectonics: Evolution of the Earth's Continents |
10/09 |
Dreger |
Ch. 10 |
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Lecture 12: Earthquakes I |
10/14 |
Dreger |
Ch. 13 |
(6) Measuring Earthquakes |
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FIELD TRIP II: California Rocks and Geology |
Saturday 10/18 |
Dreger |
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Meet at 7:45 AM at McCone Hall entrance |
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Lecture 13: Earthquakes II |
10/16 |
Dreger |
Ch. 13 |
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Lecture 14: Exploring Earth's Interior |
10/21 |
Dreger |
Ch. 14 |
(7) Earth's Magnetic Field and Tectonics |
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Lecture 15: Mass Wasting |
10/23 |
Dreger |
Ch. 16 |
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Lecture 16: The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater |
10/28 |
Dreger |
Ch. 17 |
(8) Strawberry Creek Tour and Fluvial Processes |
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Lecture 17: Rivers: Transport to the Oceans |
10/30 |
Dreger |
Ch. 18 |
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Lecture 18: Winds and Deserts |
11/04 |
Dreger |
Ch. 19 |
No Lab this Week |
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Midterm II |
11/06 |
Dreger |
Lect. 9-17, Labs 5-8 |
No Lab this week |
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HOLIDAY |
11/11 |
Dreger |
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Lect. 19 & 20 Glaciers & Oceans |
11/13 |
Dreger |
Ch. 20 & 21 |
(9) The Dust Bowl |
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Lecture 21: Landscapes: Tectonic and Climate Interactions |
11/18 |
Dreger |
Ch. 22 |
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Lecture 22: Energy Resources from the Earth |
11/20 |
Dreger |
Ch. 23 |
No Lab Thanksgiving week |
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Lecture 23: Mineral Resources from the Earth |
11/25 |
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Thanksgiving HOLIDAY |
11/27 |
Dreger |
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(10) Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources |
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Lecture 24: Earth Systems and Cycles |
12/02 |
Dreger |
Ch. 15 |
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Lecture 25: Course Evaluations and Advice on Final Exam |
12/04 |
Dreger |
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Final Exam |
Tuesday 12/16, 5 - 8 PM, location TBD |
Dreger |
Room: location TBD |
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