Intro to Geology, PHY 120 A
Spring 2009
Tentative Schedule (subject to change)

Week

Date

Topics

Due dates and Comments

 Lab

1

1/22

Scales, structures, phenomena

 1st Class Th, 1/22 Plate Tectonics
(take home exercise)

2

1/26 & 1/29

 Plate Tectonics
Minerals

 

  Minerals

3

2/2 & 2/5

Minerals 
Igneous Rocks

     Igneous Rocks

4

2/9 & 2/12

Igneous Rocks
Exam 1

PS 1 due Tues
Exam #1 THURS.(ch 1-4)

 review/exam

5

2/16 & 2/19

 Volcanism
Weathering and Soil

 

 Volcanism

6

2/23 & 2/26

Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks

 PS 2 due Thurs.

   Sedimenatry Rocks

7

3/2 & 3/5

 Snow Day!
Geologic Time

 

 Metamorphic Rocks

8

3/9 & 3/12

 Spring Break

9

3/16 & 3/19

Geologic Time Lab
Exam 2 
PS 3 due Tues (excl. ch 10)
Exam #2 THURS.(ch 5-9)
 Metamorphic Rocks/exam

10

3/23 & 3/26

Earthquakes

  
 Earthquake location

11

3/30 & 4/2

 Seafloor
Deformation

Issue Analysis A
due Thurs

 Structural geology
12 4/6 & 4/9 Streams
Streams/Groundwater

PS 4 due Thurs

 Groundwater
13 4/13 & 4/16 Groundwater/Review
Exam 3
  Exam #3 THURS
(ch 10,12,13,15,16)		 review/no lab
14 4/20 & 4/23 Glaciers
Wind and deserts
 Issue Analysis B
due Thurs.
 Glaciers

15

4/27 & 4/30

Shorlines
Geology of NJ


PS 5 due Thurs

  Coastlines
16 Monday, May 4 everything Final Exam