Lectures

Lecture schedule (updated on September 26, 2005) close window

date	Milestones	Lecture	K=Keller 8th edition, KB=Keller and Blodgett
9/1	First day of classes	Intro	K1; Population dynamics article (reserve)
9/6		Plate Tectonics and geologic cycles (Processes)	K2 (p24-45)
9/8		Surficial Processes	K2 (p45-55)
9/13		Soils and environment	K3; The twelve soil orders
9/15		Natural hazards; subsidence	K4; KB1; KB6
9/20		Rivers and flooding	K5; KB4
9/22		Mass wasting	K6; KB5
9/27		Earthquakes	K7; KB2
9/29	Topic approval and references due	Volcanic activity	K8; KB3
10/4	Rosh Hashanah	*no class*
10/6		Exam 1
10/11		Coastal hazards	K9; KB8; pilkey chapters 2&4
10/13	Yom Kippur	*no class*
10/18		Water resources	K10
10/20		Remediation of water pollution	K11
10/25		Waste management	K12
10/27	Detailed outline with citations or rough draft due	Environmental health	K13; Science news articles by Kaiser (reserve)
11/1		Mineral resources: formation and extraction	K14
11/3		Energy resources	K15
11/8		Exam 2
11/10		GIS&Land use	Foley et al., 2005 (reserve); K18 (p511-522)
11/15		remote sensing	CCRS: Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
11/17		The atmosphere and extreme weather	KB 7
11/21	Extra meeting TBA	Presentations	student abstracts
11/22		Air pollution: sources	K17
11/22	Extra meeting TBA	Presentations	student abstracts
11/24	Thanksgiving recess	*no class*
11/29		Global change	KB9; K16; readings
12/1		Extreme climate: Analogues or aberrations?	Zachos et al. (2001)
12/2	Final draft of paper due by 5 pm (last chance)
12/6	AGU	*no class*
12/8	AGU, last day of class	Take home final

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