Geology 334 - Fall 2011 Schedule

Date Lecture Topic Text Reading Lab (Mon / Wed) Lab Room
Sept. 27 Course Logistics, Introduction Text Introduction 0. Intro to microscopes (Wednesday only) Col. 143
  29 Global Cycles and Erosion Rates P. Olsen Web Page
Oct. 4 Weathering Processes and Products Chapter 1 1. Sedimentary Rock Identification Col. 254
6 Petrology of Siliciclastic Sediments Chapter 5
8 Required Field Trip to Oregon Coast Depart 8:00 a.m. from 13th Ave, front of Volcanology building; details TBA
11 Chemical Sediments Chapter 6, 7 (parts tba) 2. Siliciclastic Petrology Col. 143
13 Fundamentals of Fluid Flow Chapter 2 (2.1-2.3)
18 Sediment Transport and Bedforms Ch. 2, and web page 3. Carbonate Petrology Col. 143
20 Sedimentary Structures Chapter 4
25 Mass-Transport Processes and Products Chapter 2 (2.4) 4. Grain-Size Analysis Volc. 218
27 MIDTERM EXAM  
Nov. 1 Continental Depositional Environments Chapter 8 5. Sedimentary Structures Col. 254
  3 Marginal Marine Environments Chapter 9
8 Marine Depositional Environments Ch. 10, 11 (parts, tba) 6. Stream Flow Calculations Volc. 218
10 Stratigraphy Concepts - I Ch. 12, and Prothero
15 Stratigraphy Concepts - II Ch. 12, and Prothero 7. Ice Cores and Paleoclimate Volc. 218
17 Sequence Stratigraphy Ch. 13, and web page
22 Global Cycles and Earth History Ch. 12, 13, and handout 8. Process Stratigraphy Col. 254
24 No Class: Thanksgiving
  29 Sedimentation and Tectonics Ch. 16, and handout Lab Exam Col. 254
Dec. 1 Mop-up, Review for Final Exam
  8 FINAL EXAM: 8:00 a.m. DEC. 8 (Thursday)

Please note that the lab location moves around during the term. Be sure to consult with the TA about details of lab locations and assignments.

All Labs and homeworks are due one week after they are assigned. Any exceptions must be approved by me (Becky Dorsey, for homeworks) or the TA (Tom Peryam, for labs).

This is almost certainly our plan, but we may need to make minor adjustments during the quarter. Readings not in Boggs will be supplied in class or on the web page.

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