DATE

LECTURE TOPIC (Link to Notes)

READING

01/25

The Scientific Method, Hypotheses, and Theories

164-165

01/30

Development of the Continental Drift Hypothesis

56-59

02/01

Development of the Theory of Plate Tectonics

59-69

02/06

Testing the Theory of Plate Tectonics

59-69

02/08

Isostasy: Multiple Working Hypotheses

354-358

02/13

Review of the Material to be Covered by Exam 1

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02/15

EXAM 1

02/20

Correlation and Cause and Effect Relationships

521

02/22

Using Correlation to Test Cause and Effect

230-233

02/27

Data Frequency and Probability Distributions

94, 106

03/01

Elastic Rebound Theory and Earthquake Prediction

82-84

03/06

Review of the Material to be Covered by Exam 2

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03/08

EXAM 2

03/13

Earthquake Magnitude and Intensity Patterns

  86-101

03/15

Spatial Distribution of Volcanic Hazards

132-166

03/27

Geologic and Spatial Patterns of Human Health

194-195

03/29

Geochemistry, Minerals, and Weathering

170-178

04/03

The Occurrence and Movement of Groundwater

241-255

04/05

Geologic Influences on Groundwater Quality

261-263

04/10

Review of the Material to be Covered by Exam 3

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04/12

EXAM 3

04/17

Soil Erosion, Sediment Yield, and Graded Streams

183-188

04/19

The Response of Streams to Flood Control Measures

286-305

04/24

An Analysis of Block Glides and Slumps

203-220

04/26

An Analysis of Debris Flows and Avalanches

205-209

05/01

An Analysis of Sinkholes and Collapse

260-261

05/03

Coastal Processes and Shoreline Erosion

310-326

05/08

Human Responses to Shoreline Erosion

330-331

05/10

Review of the Material to Covered by Final Exam

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05/18

FINAL EXAM  (10:15 AM)