Geology 100: General Geology Spring, 2009 Instructors: Brad Singer and Chuck DeMets T-Th 11:00-11:50 am & 1:20-2:10 pm, Weeks Hall AB20 LECTURE SYLLABUS Mo. Date Jan. 20 22 27 29 Feb. 3 5 10 12 17 19 24 26 Mar. 3 5 10 12 14-22 24 26 31 Apr 2 7 9 14 16 21 23 28 30 May 5 7 10 15 Class meet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 Topics Introduction to Geology and Geologists Human Impacts on the Environment: Energy Resources Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics-cont. Earth Materials: Minerals Earth Materials: Rocks Igneous Rocks Volcanoes Volcanoes FIRST EXAM (20%) Sedimentary Rocks and Basins Clocks in Rocks: Stratigraphy and Relative Ages Clocks in Rocks: Radio-Isotopic Dating and Geochronology Metamorphic Rocks Deformation: Folding and Fracturing of Rocks Earthquakes and their Consequences SPRING RECESS Earth's Interior: Structure and Dynamics Earth's Interior: The Geodynamo and Magnetic Field Evolution of continents: Geology of Wisconsin SECOND EXAM (20%) Early Earth History and Earliest Life on Earth Geobiology: Life Interacts with Earth Materials Hydrologic cycle Streams The Climate System Glaciers Global Warming: An Inconvenient Truth Evolution of continents: Geology of Wisconsin Weathering, Erosion: Climate and Tectonics Weathering (continued) 1:20 pm lec: FINAL EXAM, 12:25 pm CUMULATIVE (35%) 11:00 am lec: FINAL EXAM, 12:25 pm CUMULATIVE (35%) Required Textbook: Understanding Earth 5th Ed., Grotzinger et al. 2007, Freeman. Grading: 75% Exams: 20% Ist Midterm 20% 2nd Midterm 35% Final Exam 25% Discussion section exercises & participation office hours by appointment chuck@geology.wisc.edu bsinger@geology.wisc.edu Please read before lecture Ch. 1 Ch. 23 Ch. 2 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 12 Ch. 12 lecturer DeMets Singer DeMets DeMets DeMets Singer Singer Singer Singer Lab Ex. 1 Ch. 5 Ch. 8 Ch. 8 Ch. 6 Ch. 7 Ch. 13 Singer Singer Singer Singer DeMets DeMets 6 Ch. 14 Ch. 14 Ch. 10 DeMets DeMets DeMets 13 Ch. 9 Ch. 11 Ch. 17 Ch. 18 Ch. 15 Ch. 21 Ch. 15 Ch. 10 Ch. 16 Ch. 16 Singer Singer DeMets DeMets Singer Singer DeMets DeMets DeMets DeMets Room AB20 Room AB20 12 2 4 5 3 7 11 8 9 15 10 14