Schedule

Date	Lecture Topic	Reading	Assignments	Powerpoints
Aug 30	Intro to Earth Science and the Earth			Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Sep 6	Formation of Universe and Solar System	Ch 1		Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Sep 13	Lava, Magma, and Igneous Rock	Ch 2 (38-44), Ch 3	Minerals Video	Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Sep 20	Volcanoes: Subduction Zones	Ch 4	Volcanoes Video	Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Sep 27	No Class
Oct 4	Volcanoes: Mid-ocean Ridges and Hot Spots			Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Oct 11	The Rock Cycle	Ch 5 (142-154) Ch 6 (170-179)		Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Oct 18	No Class
Oct 25	Heat; Convection in the Mantle and Core	Ch 11	Volcanos papers due	Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Nov 1	No Class
Nov 8	Earthquakes: Folding, Faulting, and Mountain Building	Ch 9		Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Nov 15	Earthquakes: Hazards, Politics, and Predicatbility	Ch 10		Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Nov 22	Thanksgiving (No Class)
Nov 29	Earthquakes (continuation of last lecture)	Ch 12&13		(Same PPT as Nov. 15)
Dec 6	Plate Tectonics: Natural Resources, Making Continents, Changing Climate	Ch 20	Target date for Earthquake papers due	Go here for PDF Go here for PPT
Dec 18?	In-class Presentations
Dec 20	Final Exam	GO HERE FOR POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS	Last date for Earthquake papers