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Welcome to GEL 020/021. Introduction to Geology
CLASS SYLLABUS - FALL 2006
| DAY | DATE | LECTURE TOPIC | TEXT |
| T | August 29 | Plate Tectonics I | Chapter 2 |
| Th | August 31 | Plate Tectonics II | |
| Th | September 7 | Matter and Minerals | Chapter 3 |
| T | September 12 | Mineral Resources and Mining | Chapter 21 |
| Th | September 14 | Igneous Rocks I | Chapter 4 |
| T | September 19 | Igneous Rocks II | |
| Th | September 21 |
Weathering and Soils |
Chapter 6 |
| T | September 26 | EXAM 1 | |
| Th | September 28 | Sedimentary Rocks | Chapter 7 |
| T | October 3 | Metamorphic Rocks | Chapter 8 |
| Th | October 5 | Crustal Deformation | Chapter 10 |
| T | October 10 | Geologic Time | Chapter 9 |
| Th | October 12 | Earth History | |
| T | October 17 | The Sedimentary Record | |
| Th | October 19 | Mass Extinction | |
| T | October 24 | EXAM 2 | |
| Th | October 26 | The Hydrologic Cycle and Streams | Chapter 16 |
| T | October 31 | Groundwater | Chapter 17 |
| Th | November 2 | Glaciers | Chapter 18 |
| T | November 7 | Deserts | Chapter 19 |
| Th | November 9 | Shorelines | Chapter 20 |
| T | November 14 | EXAM 3 | |
| Th | November 16 | Earth's Interior | Chapter 12 |
| T | November 21 | Hazards I: Earthquakes | Chapter 11 |
| T | November 28 | Hazards II: Volcanic Eruptions | Chapter 5 |
| Th | November 30 | Hazards III: Mass Wasting | Chapter 15 |
| T | December 5 | Energy Resources | Chapter 21 |
| Th | December 7 | Planetary Geology | Chapter 22 |
| T | December 12, 8 AM | EXAM 4 | |
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