EARTH SCIENCE 110
Introductory Geology
Date
Class
Topic
Spring 2009
(subject to change)
Lecture Syllabus
Assignment
Internet
Text
Class No.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
19
21
23
26
28
30
2
4
6
9
11
13
16
18
20
23
25
27
9
11
13
16
18
20
23
25
27
30
1
3
6
8
15
17
20
22
24
27
29
1
1
2
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6
7
8
9
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40
Topic
Text Pages
Intro to Geology
Overview of the Earth
Minerals I
Igneous Rocks
Intrusive Features
Volcanoes I
Volcanoes II
Igneous Processes
Volcano Film
Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary Features
Metamorphic Rocks
Weathering
Soils
TEST 1 (class1-12; mineral & rock labs)
Mass Wasting
Stream Flow
Stream Dynamics
Stream Profiles and Patterns
Streams and Landforms
Alpine Glaciers
Alpine Glacial Landforms
Continental Glaciers I
Continental Glaciers II
Desert Processes
Desert Landforms
Ocean Wave Mechanics
TEST 2 (CLASSES 13-26)
Shoreline Processes I
Shoreline Processes II
Ground Water Processes
Ground Water Landforms
Earthquakes I
Earthquakes II
Interior of Earth [DRILLBIT due]
Ocean Floors
Plate Tectonics I
Plate Tectonics II
Plate Tectonics III
Plate Tectonics IV
AV show
(optional)
Geotours
1-11
13-55 (skim)
118-143
144-151
152-182
264-281
281-291
291-302
257-263
198-227
415-447
228-256
183-192
193-198
1
4
5
6
{Ch 2&4}
{Ch 5}
{Ch 6}
9
{Ch 9}
(40)
(38-39)
[AV-32]
12
8
{Ch 8}
7
{Ch 7}
557-581
582-591
591-602
602-614
614-619
757-770
771-777
777-788
789-800
730-741
741-756
635-648
16
17
{Ch 16}
{Ch 17}
21
{Ch 21}
648-653
654-659
660-681
681-691
303-322
322-361
36-55
18
{Ch 18}
19
{Ch 19}
(56-57)
(48); (74-75)
(69-70)
[AV-35]
(123)
(106-108)
[AV-34]
(140-143)
22
{Ch 22}
(151-153)
[AV-39]
[AV-36]
(160-164)
[AV-38]
(129-130)
10
2
{Ch 10}
{Ch 2}
11
3, 4, 13
14, 15, 23
{Ch 11}
{Ch 4}
{Ch 23}
56-76; 620-626
85-117
362-382
382-399(skim)
801-832 (skim)
Lab manual
[AV-40]
(223-227)
(238-239)
(252-253)
(264-265)
[AV-41]
No bracket, brace, or parentheses indicates assignment from textbook.
() Indicates pages assigned from laboratory manual. The questions within the manual do not need to be answered.
{} Indicates activities from http://wwnorton.com/studyspace
[] Indicates optional slide/tape show which is available via BlackBoard to all campus computers.
The syllabus is provided to you so that you may plan your activities during the semester and follow along with the assignments.
Lecture topics may run ahead or behind scheduled dates, but they will be taken in the order listed.
The final exam is scheduled by the Registrar. (final exam is comprehensive, with emphasis on the last third of the course).
Copies of the previous lecture tests are kept on reserve in the Library.
Cell phones and pagers should be turned off in the Earth Science Classroom.
Course Objectives: Students will understand the following:
composition and properties of the important rocks and rock forming minerals
the unifying theory of plate tectonics and how it applies to the geology of the local region
methods by which geologic materials, structures, and landforms are measured, portrayed, analyzed and predicted.
forces that affect earth materials on the surface and within the earth
dynamics of earth processes on various spatial and temporal scales
the earth as a system of separate but interacting parts
effects of geologic processes on humans and vice versa
application of appropriate fundamental scientific principles to complex natural systems
the local area is a manifestation of the processes and products of former and current geological activity
Dr. Joseph Gerencher
Office Hours: MWF 11:00-Noon
Office: CHS 112
e-mail: gerencher@moravian.edu
Phone: 610-861-1440
http://home.moravian.edu/users/phys/mejjg01
EARTH SCIENCE 110
Date
Jan.
Feb
Mar.
Apr.
Introductory Geology
Laboratory Syllabus
Lab Topic
Spring 2009
(subject to change)
21&22
28+29
4+5
11+12
18+19
1
2
3
4
5
Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks
Making Topographic Maps
Aerial Photographs; Strike and Dip
25+26
11+12
18+19
25+26
1+2
8+9
15+16
22+23
29+30
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Rock and Mineral Test, Folds
Folds and Faults
Topographic and Geologic Maps
Field Trip I (Structure to the south)
Field Trip II (Structure to the north)
Field Trip III (Pleistocene glaciations)
Computer Applications
Maps and Aerial Photographs
Lab Exam (topographic and geologic maps)
Assignment
lab
Internet &
manual
slide shows
(10-25)
(26-43)
(43-73)
(88-91)
(81-84);
(92-100)
(186-193)
(194-197)
[AV-33]
text
(234-235)
391-394
131-134; B2-B3
169-174
199-203;235-241
377
375-380
369-374
546-548
TEXT:
Earth: Portrait of a Planet, 3rd Ed., Stephen Marshak, Norton Publishing, 2008.
Internet web site: http://wwnorton.com/studyspace
LAB MANUAL
Exercises in Physical Geology, 12th edition, W. K. Hamblin and J. D. Howard, Prentice Hall, 2005.
NOTE:
Bring the laboratory manual to all laboratories except those times field trips are scheduled.
A pencil with eraser also should be brought to each laboratory period.
COMPUTER PROGRAMS ON THE MORAVIAN INTRANET
On all Moravian public computers at “Start – Programs – Moravian Courseware – Geology Programs – ....”
Most geology programs can be downloaded from “My Computer – S drive – Moravian Courseware – Geology Programs - ....”
PUBLISHER’S INTERNET RESOURCES Available from http://wwnorton.com/studyspace
FIELD TRIPS:
Three half-day field trips are scheduled. The trips usually are not cancelled unless the weather is most severe.
Consequently, students are advised to dress according to the prevailing weather and to keep in mind that temperatures in the
mountains in the late afternoon are usually lower than those on campus at noon. Attendance on each field trip is required.
Trips depart from the front steps of the Hall of Science at 12:45 pm and return approximately 5:30pm. Field trips routes and
summaries are on the web at http://home.moravian.edu/users/phys/mejjg01/geology/field_trips/pages/field_trip_intro1.htm
and are pre-programmed into “Google Earth” on the Moravian College public computers.
COMPUTER: Students will run the DRILLBIT program and submit the completed assignment. The DRILLBIT
assignment is due on the 35th class period
FINAL GRADE COMPOSED OF:
Rock & Mineral Quizzes
9%
Rock & Mineral Test
10 %
Lecture Test 1
18 %
Lecture Test 2
18 %
DRILLBIT assignment
Lab Exam
Final Lecture Exam
Total
10 %
15 %
20 %
100 %
The academic policy stated on the appropriate pages of the most recent edition of the Student Handbook will prevail for all
graded portions of this course.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance will be taken in each class and laboratory period. Unexcused absences in excess of five will reduce
the final average of a student at a rate of 1% per absence. Attendance for the field trips is required. Students have
the responsibility to secure and present evidence of the nature of the excused absence.