GEOL308 CLASS SCHEDULE
JANUARY 2000
17 INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
PART I. GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK (CHAPTERS 1 AND 2)
19 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (P. 1-9)
24 THE HOME PLANET (P. 11-17) EARTH SYSTEMS & CYCLES
(19-39)
26 EARTH STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS (P. 42-59)
31 ROCKS
FEBRUARY
02 POPULATION
PART II. HAZARDOUS EARTH PROCESSES (CHAPTERS 3-10)
(ABSTRACTS DUE 2 DAYS BEFORE PRESENTATION - EMAIL OK.)
07 EARTHQUAKES (CH 3): Howard- Izmit Earthquake (1999)
09 VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS (CH 4): Haddock- Mt Etna (1998)
14 TSUNAMIS (CH 5): Johnston- Peru (1996)
16 MASS WASTING (CH 6): Aleman- Venezuela (1999)
21 SUBSIDENCE (CH 7): Hartis- Florida (postponed)
Whitaker- Las Vegas (date?)
23 FLOODS (CH 8): Martin- North Carolina (1999)
28 OCEAN AND WEATHER (CH 9): Unser- Oklahoma Tornado (1999)
Heatherly- Hurricane Fran (1996)
MARCH
01 METEORITE IMPACTS (CH 10): Joseph- Past and future impacts
Hartis- Florida sinkholes
06 REVIEW
MID-TERM
PART III: RESOURCES (CHAPTERS 11-15)
08 PLANNING SESSION: PRESENTATIONS; FIELD TRIP.
(ABSTRACTS DUE 2 DAYS BEFORE PRESENTATION - EMAIL OK.)
13 NUCLEAR ENERGY (FISSION AND FUSION; CH 12): Joseph
15 SOIL RESOURCES (CH 14): May
20 MINERAL RESOURCES (CH 13): May
22 FOSSIL FUELS (CH 11): Aleman- Gas&Oil; Whitaker -
Coal
27 SPRING BREAK
29 SPRING BREAK
APRIL
03 ENERGY ALTERNATIVES (CH 12): May
05 ENERGY ALTERNATIVES (CH 12): Haddock- Solar
Hartis- Wind
PART IV. HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT (16-18)
10 RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE (CH 12): Howard - Methane hydrates
12 WATER RESOURCES (CH 15): Martin
17 WASTE DISPOSAL (CH 16): Johnston- Sanitary Landfills
Unser- Nuclear Waste
19 CONTAMINANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT (CH 17): May
24 ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE (CH 18): Heatherly- Air Pollution
26 FIELD TRIP? (2-6PM; CAMPUS TO FOLLY BEACH)
EXAM: MAY AT