GY140 - Physical Geology

Block 8 - Tentative Syllabus

 

Professor - Jeff Noblett                                             Paraprofessional - Amy Gaffney

Palmer 6, x6516                                                                Palmer 8A, x6515

 

Date           Lecture                        Lab                                    Readings

 

M Apr 22       Intros, minerals            F.T.: Uintah Street                           Ch. 1, 2

 

Tu Apr 23        Rocks: Igneous            Mineral Lab                                      Ch. 3

                                                                 (due Wed 9 AM)

 

W Apr 24       Rocks: Sedimentary,                Rock Lab                              Ch. 4, 5

                      Metamorphic                          (due Mon 9 AM)

 

Th Apr 25        F.T. (8:00 AM) Geological Time and the Local Column       Ch. 6

                      (bring lunch on all field trips)

 

F Apr 26        F.T. (8:00 AM) Local Column

                      Rewrite notes from field trip

 

 

M Apr 29       Geomorphology: water, Contour maps, Geomorph-                  Ch. 9, 10

groundwater, streams, geological features on maps

 

Tu Apr 30        Geomorphology: glaciers,         Geomorphological maps           Ch. 11, 12, 13

                      shores, deserts, mass-               (cont’d)

                      wasting                      (due Thurs 9 AM)

 

W May 1        F.T. (8:00 AM) Denver

 

Th May 2        Structural Geology                  Structural maps                      Ch. 14, 15

                                                                 (due Thurs 9 AM)

 

F May 3         F.T. (6:00 AM) Loveland Mapping Project

                                                    (due Wed 9 AM)

 

 

M May 6        Evolution and Paleontology      Structural maps

 

Tu May 7        F.T. (8:00 AM) Canon City

 

W May 8        Historical Geology                  Structural maps

 

Th May 9      F.T. (8:00 AM) Final Mapping Project

 

F May 10       F.T. (8:00 AM) Final Mapping Project

                                                    (due Mon 3 PM)

 

 

Su May 12       Review/Help Session (1-3 PM)

 

 

M May 13      LAB EXAM

 

Tu May 14       Plate Tectonics, Gaia Paradigm                                             Ch. 16

                                                                                                            Ch 17, 19 rec.

 

W May 15      FINAL PROJECT ( DUE 12:00 PM)