GEOLOGY 100 – Planet Earth
Spring Semester, 2007
Instructor: Michael A. Stewart, 250 Natural History Building
Phone: 244-5025 Email: stewart1@uiuc.edu
Office hours: Friday 1:00-2:30 pm by appointment
Discussion Supervisor: Ann Long , 246 Natural History Building
Telephone: 244-6172
Questions about Class? Email them to: geol100@hercules.geology.uiuc.edu
TEXTS: Lecture: Marshak, Essentials of Geology (2nd Edition), W. W. Norton & Co.,
New York. Discussion: Marshak, Long & Altaner, Planet Earth Discussion
Guide (13th Edition), Stipes Publishing, Champaign
Geology 100 on Illinois Compass: You can access important information about the
course -- the lecture, lab and exam schedule, exam review guides, etc. – from the
Compass page (https://compass.uiuc.edu/). You will need your NetID and
password to login. Once you have logged on, look for Geol 100 page. Student
Help for Compass: consult@uiuc.edu. Do not use Compass mail to
communicate with Dr. Stewart. Instead, use the class email address above.
Grades on Illinois Compass
Student grades are available on Compass. Simply click on ‘my grades’ while at
the Geol 100 site. Check your scores regularly to ensure our records agree with
yours and report any differences to your Discussion TA immediately.
Class Schedule:
Lecture
Topic
M January 15
NO CLASS: MLK Day
1
Introduction, Uniformitarianism &
Science
Nebular Hypothesis, Formation of
Moon, Earth Structure
Wegener and continental drift
Prelude: 1-7, 284
4
Seafloor spreading, subduction, plate
boundaries, hot spots & plate motion
45-76, 220-225
Tue. Feb. 6th
Exam I Lincoln Hall Theater 7-9 pm
(material covered through M Feb 5th)
2
3
Reading
8-21, 25-32
35-44
1
Lecture
Topic
Reading
6
Mineralogy: Definition & Properties
78-89
7
Igneous Rocks
95-100, 102-117
8
Weathering & Sedimentary Rocks
121-128, 131-149
9
Metamorphic Rocks
153-179
10
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
102-107, 180-203
Wed. March 7th
Exam II Lincoln Hall Theater 7-9 pm
(material covered through M the 5th)
11
Earthquakes: mechanisms, location,
magnitude, Faults, & Earth’s Interior
March 17 - 25
SPRING BREAK
12
Crustal Deformation: Folds, Faulting
and Mountains
248-270
13
Absolute Age & Age of the Earth,
Relative Geologic Age & Fossils
273-280, 283-304
14
Mass Movement
364-387
15
Streams and Flooding
391-414
Wed. April 11th
Exam III Lincoln Hall Th 7-9 pm
(material covered through M the 9th)
16
Groundwater: nature and use
17
Origin & Properties of Water
18
Glaciers and Ice Ages
493-522
19
Climate Change: Global Warming &
Ozone Depletion
530-543
Final Exams
Lect A (9 am): S May 5th 8-11 am
Lect B (noon): T May 8th 7-10 pm
206-246
450-467
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Lectures: There are two lecture sections. Section A meets at 9:00 am (M, W) and
Section B meets at 12 (M, W). All lecture sections meet in Room 228 NHB, and follow
the same schedule. Attend the section for which you are registered: There is limited space
in the lecture hall. I strongly suggest you attend all lectures.
Readings: I suggest you read the readings prior to the lectures. This will provide you
with a foundation for the information presented in lecture.
Exams: There are three exams (see above for date, time and location) and a final exam
(final is given in the lecture hall at the time and date above). Check the syllabus for the
exam dates and the material covered on the exams. Exams emphasize the material
discussed in lecture and will include material from the discussion sections. Exams will
include text readings that are directly relevant to lecture topics. (Occasionally, in class I
may assign specific readings on topics not covered in lecture – you will be responsible
for these on exams).
Exams are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. In compliance with
university regulations one hour of class time will be canceled for each exam as follows:
discussion will not meet during the first and last weeks of the semester (see discussion
schedule below), and one lecture hour may be canceled during the semester by Dr.
Stewart.
Prior to each exam, Dr. Stewart will hold a one-hour question-and-answer session to help
you prepare for the exam. The date, time, and place of each review session will be
announced in class and posted on Compass. Plan in advance to review your notes prior to
the session so you can ask questions about any material that you do not understand. Plan
to attend the review sessions even if you feel comfortable with the material because
questions will certainly arise that you have not considered.
Bring your student ID to all exams. You will need it as identification when you hand in
the exam.
Conflict and make-up exams will be available only to those students having valid
excuses -- personal travel, convenience, or "not being prepared" are not acceptable. If you
want to request a conflict exam, please see Dr. Stewart at least one week before the
scheduled exam. Be prepared to verify that you have a valid excuse. If you have a
medical or family emergency immediately before an exam, please call Dr. Stewart as
soon as possible (e-mails not accepted). A student who misses an exam for whatever
reason must contact Dr. Stewart within one day after the scheduled exam. Failure to do so
will result in a "0" for the exam. The University regulations on conflict final exams are
described in the Academic Staff Handbook, and the Student Code Pertaining to Final
Examinations accessible through the university webpages. If you believe that you have a
conflict with the Final Exam, be sure to inform Dr. Stewart no later than April 23rd.
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Study hints in preparing for exams: Because exams emphasize material covered in
lectures, it is very important that you attend lectures and take good notes. Taking good
notes during class, re-writing your notes after class and reviewing them on a regular basis
is the best way to absorb and "master" the material presented in lecture. Concentrate on
topics in assigned text readings that are covered in lectures, and spend less time on topics
that are mentioned briefly (or not at all) in lectures. The questions in the text readings and
the summaries at the end of each chapter are useful in preparing for exams.
Students who did well in previous semesters of Geology 100 sections were asked the
"secret of their success." Here are their suggestions:
1. Attend all the Lectures.
2. Make sure to review all of the lecture notes. Try this in groups with your friends.
3. Make time for the readings.
4. Use the book to help clarify anything from the notes or questions that you do not
understand.
5. Don't wait until the day before the exam to start reviewing.
6. Review text summary questions before the test.
Course grading: Grades are based on the scores on homework, discussion assignments,
the hour exams and the final exam. The corresponding percentages of your grade these
constitute are listed below:
Home work
Discussion
Assignments
Exam I
Exam II
Exam III
Final Exam
Total
(Extra Credit)
Percent
10
25
15
15
15
20
100
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Discussion Sections:
YOU MUST ATTEND DISCUSSION TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR IT!!!
BRING YOUR DISCUSSION TEXT TO EACH DISCUSSION MEETING!!!
READ BEFORE CLASS AND DISCUSSION!!!
Discussions meet once each week beginning the week of January 22nd. All discussion
sessions meet in NHB 241. Almost all sections are full, so please attend your scheduled
session. We will provide administrative information about discussion sessions during the
first meeting.
Special Needs: To obtain disability-related academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids,
students with disabilities must contact the course instructor and the Disability Resources
and Educational Services (DRES) as soon as possible. To contact DRES you may visit at
1207 S. Oak St., Champaign, call 333-4602 (V/TDD), or e-mail a message to
disability@uiuc.edu. The DRES web site address is (http://www.disability.uiuc.edu/)
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Geology 100 Discussion Schedule Spring 2007
Week
Jan. 16 - 19
Jan. 23 - 26
Jan. 30 – Feb. 2
Feb. 6 - 9
Feb. 13 - 16
Feb. 20 - 23
Feb. 27 - Mar. 2
Mar. 6 - 9
Mar. 13 - 16
Mar. 20 - 23
Mar. 27 - 30
Apr. 3 - 6
Apr. 10 - 13
Apr. 17 - 20
Apr. 24 - 27
Topic
Chapter
No Discussions
Topographic maps I
1
Topographic maps II
2
Plate Tectonics
3
An eye for minerals
4
An eye for rocks
5
Building stones
6
Searching for earthquakes
7
Geologic Maps
8
Spring Break
The Rocks Below
9
Fossils
10
Floods
11
Groundwater
12
Our glaciated landscape
13
Geology100 Homework and Optional Extra Credit
Due Dates Spring 2007
Homework
Topic
Page
Due Date
A
B
C
Extra Credit
D
Extra Credit
E
F
G
H
Extra Credit
Extra Credit
I
Extra Credit
Extra Credit
J
Topographic Maps
Topographic Profile
Plate Tectonics
Hot Spots at Hawaii
Minerals
Minerals
Rocks
Building Stones
Earthquakes
Geologic Maps
Sequence of Events
Oil and Geologic Structures
Fossils
Fossils
Flooding at St. Louis
Groundwater
95
97
99
101
103
105
107
111
113
117
119
123
127
129
131
133
Jan. 30 – Feb. 2
Feb. 6 - 9
Feb. 13 - 16
Feb. 13 - 16
Feb. 20 - 23
Feb. 20 - 23
Feb. 27 - Mar. 2
Mar. 6 - 9
Mar. 13 - 16
Mar. 27 - 30
Mar. 27 - 30
Apr. 3 - 6
Apr. 10 - 13
Apr. 10 - 13
Apr. 17 - 20
Apr. 24 - 27
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