Geology 320: Structural Geology

Tentative Schedule of Classes Fall 2004 Semester

Class No.    Date   M/W       Lecture Topic                            Revised: September 2, 2004

Class No.              Date        M/W        Lecture Topic                        Lab No.    Topic

Class 1                    Sept.   8   W            Geologic Structures              Homework: Construct block diagram 2.10

Class 2                    Sept.   13 M            Rock Attitudes                       1     Attitudes

Class 3                    Sept. 15   W            Stress

Class 4                    Sept. 20   M            Mohrs Circle                          2     Mohrs Circle

Class 5                    Sept. 22   W            Deformation                                           

Class 6                    Sept. 27   M            Deformation Rates                  3      Structure Contours/3-pt        

Class 7                    Sept. 29   W            Three Point Problems

Class 8                    Oct.   4    M            Brittle Deformation                 4     Three Point Problems

Class 9                    Oct.    6   W            Joints and Veins

Class 10                  Oct.   11  M            Test 1                                     5      Thickness Problems                                                                                                                               

Class 11                  Oct.   13  W            Faults                                     

Class 12                  Oct. 18    M            Normal Faults                          6      Stereographic Analysis

Class 13                  Oct. 20    W            Reverse Faults                                                       

Class 14                  Oct. 25    M            Strike Slip Faults                      7     Stereographic Analysis

Class 15                  Oct. 27    W            Ductile Structures

Class 16                  Nov   1    M            8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ?               8      Baraboo Field Trip   

Class 17                  Nov   3    W            Test 2

No class due to Geological Society of America Convention, Denver, November 7-10, 2004

Class 18                  Nov. 15   M            Folds; Student Presentation        9      Geologic Maps

Class 19                  Nov. 17   W            Folds

Class 20                  Nov. 22   M            Student Presentation;                10    Stereographic Analysis

                                                            Fold and Thrust Belts                           

Class 21                  Nov. 24   W            Student Presentations

Class 22                  Nov. 29   M            Student Presentation: Fabrics      11      Geologic Cross Sections

Class 23                  Dec.   1    W            Student Presentation

Class 24                  Dec.   6    M            Student Presentation;                12      Shear Sense

                                                             Shear Zones

Class 25                  Dec.   8    W            Student Presentations

Class 26                  Dec.   13  M            Test 3                                      13    Geologic X-Sections & Maps

Class 27                  Dec.   15  W            Student Presentations                            

 

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