Happy the man whose lot it is to know
The secrets of the earth. He hastens not
To work his fellows' hurt by unjust deeds
But with rapt admiration contemplate
Immortal Nature's ageless harmony,
and how and when her order came to be
Such spirits have no place for thoughts of shame.
- Euripides (484-406 B.C.)
Gey 112
Physical Geology
Kevin’s webpage
(Foundations of Geology)
Webpage for course (daytime)
Webpage for course (nighttime)
Lecture 1 (Intro)
Where is Kevin?
Umpiocha umpiana
What is Geology?
Four basic natural sciences:
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Geology
What is Science?
The Scientific Method
Scientific Method
Question
Observations
Explanations
Testing
Publish results
Geology – two basic branches
Physical
Historical
Physical Geology
Mineralogy
Petrology
Sedimentology
Geomorphology
(includes Glaciology)
Geochemistry
Geophysics
Seismology
Volcanology
Tectonophysics
Structural Geology
Economic Geology
Coal Geology
Petroleum Geology
Ore Geology
Remote Sensing
Environmental Geology
Hydrology
Groundwater Hydrology
Pedology
Marine Geology
Historical Geology
Geocosmology
Extraterrestrical Geology
Paleontology
Paleozoology
Paleobotany
Micropaleontology
Paleoecology
Ichnology
Paleoclimatology
Stratigraphy
Archeological Geology
What will we cover in this course?
Mineralogy (minerals)
Economic Geology
Petrology (rocks)
Coal Geology
Sedimentology (sediments)
Petroleum Geology
Geomorphology
(includes Glaciology)
Geochemistry
Geophysics
Seismology
Volcanology
Tectonophysics
Structural Geology
Ore Geology
Remote Sensing (maps)
Environmental Geology
Hydrology (streams)
Groundwater Hydrology
Pedology (soils)
Marine Geology
(seashore)
What kind of geologist is Kevin?
Historical (“softrock”) Geologist
Geocosmology
Extraterrestrical Geology
Paleontology
Paleozoology
Paleobotany
Micropaleontology
Paleoecology
Ichnology
Paleoclimatology
Stratigraphy
Archeological Geology
Physical Geology
Mineralogy
Petrology
Sedimentology
Geomorphology
(incl. Glaciology)
Geochemistry
Geophysics
Seismology
Volcanology
Tectonophysics
Structural Geology
Economic Geology
Coal Geology
Petroleum Geology
Ore Geology
Remote Sensing
Environmental Geology
Hydrology
Groundwater
Hydrology
Pedology
Marine Geology
About Kevin
I love what I do
Have a lot to say
I want you to learn some Geology
Teaching Philosophy
No mult-choice, true-false
Evaluations:
“tough but fair”
“I learned a lot”
Students who work hard usually do well
Teaching style:
famously low-tech
Kevin’s lecture style
Old dogs and new tricks
Old dogs and new tricks
Kevin
and PowerPoint
Happy the man whose lot it is to know
The secrets of the earth. He hastens not
To work his fellows' hurt by unjust deeds
But with rapt admiration contemplate
Immortal Nature's ageless harmony,
and how and when her order came to be
Such spirits have no place for thoughts of shame.
- Euripides (484-406 B.C.)
Gey 112
Physical Geology
Kevin’s webpage
(Foundations of Geology)
Webpage for course (daytime)
Webpage for course (nighttime)
Lecture 1 (Intro)