GEOL308 CLASS SCHEDULE   SPRING 2001
(update 02/06/2001)
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JANUARY
18  INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
PART I. GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK (CHAPTERS 1 AND 2)
23  INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (P. 1-9)
25  THE HOME PLANET (P. 11-17)  EARTH SYSTEMS & CYCLES (19-39)
30  EARTH STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS (P. 42-59)
FEBRUARY
01  ROCKS
06  POPULATION
PART II. HAZARDOUS EARTH PROCESSES (CHAPTERS 3-10)
(ABSTRACTS DUE 2 DAYS BEFORE PRESENTATION - EMAIL PLAIN TEXT.)
08  EARTHQUAKES (CH 3): May - Gujarat, India (Jan. 2001)
13  TSUNAMIS (CH 5): May - Alaska, Hawaii
15  MASS WASTING (CH 6): May - El Salvador, Italy, California
20  VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS (CH 4): Maruoka - Mt. Pinatubo (1991)
22  SUBSIDENCE (CH 7): Daley - Venice (--->2001)
27  FLOODS (CH 8): Ciaravinov - Hurricane Floyd floods (1999)
MARCH
01  OCEAN AND WEATHER (CH 9): DeBerry - Hurricane Andrew (1992)
06  METEORITE IMPACTS (CH 10): May - Arizona, Siberia, Yucatan,
    Chesapeake Bay
08  REVIEW
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PART III: RESOURCES (CHAPTERS 11-15)
13  FOSSIL FUELS (CH 11): May
15  FOSSIL FUELS (CH 11): May
20  ENERGY ALTERNATIVES (CH 12):May
22  ENERGY ALTERNATIVES (CH 12): Ciaravino- Solar power
27  SPRING BREAK
29  SPRING BREAK
APRIL
03  RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE (CH 12): May
05  MINERAL RESOURCES (CH 13): May
10  SOIL RESOURCES (CH 14): May
12  WATER RESOURCES (CH 15): May
17  NUCLEAR ENERGY (FISSION AND FUSION; CH 12): Maruoka
PART IV. HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT (16-18)
19  WASTE DISPOSAL (CH 16): Daley
24  CONTAMINANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT (CH 17):DeBerry- Hg: SC Rivers
26  ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE (CH 18): May
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EXAM: MAY 4 AT 1300 HOURS.