DATE

LECTURE TOPIC

READING

09/08

The Scientific Method and Geology

164-165

09/10

The Use of Circumstantial Evidence in Geology

56-59

09/15

Evidence Supporting the Theory of Plate Tectonics

59-69

09/17

The Theory of Isostasy: Models and Evidence

354-358

09/22

Inferring Cause and Effect Relationships

521

09/24

Assessing the Risk of Chronic Exposure

32-33

09/29

Review of the Material to be Covered by Exam 1

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10/01

EXAM 1

10/06

Rocks, Minerals, Weathering, and Soils

.26-38

10/08

The Occurrence and Movement of Groundwater

241-260

10/13

Geologic Influences on Groundwater Quality

261-267

10/15

Geologic Influences on Human Health

194-195

10/20

Review of the Material to be Covered by Exam 2

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10/22

EXAM 2

10/27

The Probability (Risk) of Extreme Events

289-292

10/29

Earthquakes and the Elastic Rebound Theory

80-86

11/03

Earthquake Magnitude and Intensity

  86-101

11/05

The Occurrence and Hazards of Volcanic Activity

132-162

11/10

Predicting Volcanic Eruptions (MSH Case Study)

163-166

11/12

EXAM 3

11/17

Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield

183-188

11/19

Flooding and Flood Control Measures

286-305

11/24

An Analysis of Block Glides and Slumps

203-220

11/26

An Analysis of Debris Flows and Avalanches

205-209

12/01

Land Subsidence, Sinkholes, and Collapse

227-235

12/03

Coastal Processes and Shoreline Erosion

310-326

12/08

Human Responses to Shoreline Erosion

330-331

12/10

Review of the Material to Covered by Final Exam

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12/16

FINAL EXAM  (2:45 PM)