Historical Geology
Lecture 1
Course Introduction
Historical Geology
Lecture Outline
I Course Introduction
A) Instructor Introduction
B) Course Overview
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Goal
Times and Location
Required Texts
Class URL and Web Resources
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Attendance and Participation
Grading
Honor Code
Laboratory
Extra Credit
C) Course Schedule
D) Policies
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E) Tests
Scale in Geology
A) Spatial
B) Temporal
C) Rates of Change
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Instructor Information
Stephen B Parsons
VBHEC 243C
368-1745 (O)
435-9951 (C)
sparsons at ocean.odu.edu
Office Hours: TCC
VBHEC -
M,T
1800-1900
M-W 1100-1200
R
1100-1200,1430-1530
other times by appointment
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Course Overview
Goal
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the evolution of the
continents, ocean basins, mountain chains, and the major life forms
throughout Earth's history. These are studied chronologically and are
related to the physical and biological changes which have caused them.
Meeting Times
Tuesdays, 1915-2250
Meeting Location
Blackwater, Room C-104
Lecture 1
I.B.i
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Course Overview
Texts
Wicander, R. and Monroe, J.S., 2005. Historical Geology, 4th edition,
Prentice-Hall.
Poort, J.M., and Carlson, R.J., 2005. Historical Geology: Interpretations
and Applications, 6th edition, Pearson Custom Publishing.
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Course Overview
Class URL and Web Resources
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Course Overview
Class URL and Web Resources
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Course Overview
Class URL and Web Resources
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Course Overview
Class URL and Web Resources
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Course Overview
Class URL and Web Resources
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Course Schedule
Lecture Exams
09/26/06 Exam 1
Evolution, Formation and Composition of the Earth
10/17/06 Exam 2
The Archean and Proterozoic Eons
11/14/06 Exam 3
The Paleozoic Era
12/05/06 Exam 4
The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras
12/12/06 Comprehensive Final Exam
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Policies
Attendance
Grading
Weights
Exams 1-4
Final Exam
Laboratory
Honor Code
Laboratory
Extra Credit
36% of final grade
34% of final grade
30% of final grade
Scale
90.0 -100.0
80.0-89.9
70.0-79.9
60.0-69.9
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B
C
D
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Extra Credit
Extra Credit Articles
Briefly state the main idea of the article.
List three important facts that the author uses to support the
main idea.
What information or ideas discussed in this article are also
discussed in your textbook or other readings? List the textbook
chapters and page numbers.
List any examples of bias or faulty reasoning that you found in
the article.
List any new terms or concepts that were discussed in the article
and write a short definition.
Historical Geology
Tests
True/False
T F 1. The Earth's lithosphere is composed entirely of crustal material.
Multiple Choice
____ 2. Approximately how old is the Chesapeake Bay?
(a) 1,000 years
(d) 1,000,000 years
(b) 10,000 years
(e) 10,000,000 years
(c) 100,000 years
Short Answer
3. Name four of the eight rock-forming minerals common to igneous rocks.
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Tests
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Scales in Geology
Spatial
Temporal
Rates of Change
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Scales in Geology
Spatial
Scale of Observation
● universe
Measured in...
light years (1013m)
• global
thousands of kilometers (106m)
• regional
kilometers (103m)
• local
meters (100m)
• hand sample
centimeters (10-2m)
• microscopic
micrometers (10-6m)
• atomic
nanometers (10-9m)
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Scales in Geology
Temporal
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Scales in Geology
Temporal
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Scales in Geology
Rates of Change
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Scales
in Geology
Keeping Time