GSC 111 – CRN 32659
Principles of Geology
Lecture: M-W-F 11:40-12:50 PM
Instructor: David R. Jessey E-mail: drjessey@csupomona.edu Tel:869-3457
Office: 4-A404 Office Hours: M-W- F 10:45-11:35AM; T-R 12:00-12:50PM
Text: Portrait of A Planet (3rd. Ed.), Marshak, Stephen You can purchase the standard print version of the book from the Cal Poly Bronco Bookstore or from online retailers like Amazon.com. Norton Books, the publisher, sells an E-book version of the text for about ½ the cost of a print version. Information can be found at http://www.nortonebooks.com/.
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Lecture Topic |
Reading |
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April 2 |
Course Overview: Available resources, contact info. |
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April 4 |
Plate Tectonics: Continental drift and sea floor spreading. Movie: Continents Adrift |
Chp. 3 |
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April 7 |
Plate Tectonics: Plate tectonic theory and driving mechanisms. |
Chp. 4 |
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April 9 |
Plate Tectonics (cont.) |
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April 11 |
Minerals: Structure of the atom; elemental bonding. Movie: Crystals |
Chp. 5 |
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April 14 |
Minerals: Physical properties, classification, silicates |
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April 16 |
Volcanism: Volcanoes and volcanic rocks. Movie: Volcanoes: Exploring the Restless Earth |
Chp. 9 |
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April 18 |
Volcanism: Eruptive styles and case histories. |
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April 21 |
Movie: The Eruption of Mt. Pinatubo |
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April 23 |
Igneous Rocks and Magma: Melting and magma variation; igneous environments. Movie: Peridotite to Granite |
Chp. 6 |
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April 25 |
Igneous Rocks and Magma: Plutons and plutonic igneous rocks. |
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April 28 |
Exam 1: Scan-tron |
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April 30 |
Metamorphism: Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks. Movie: Rocks that Form Beneath the Earth (Review Exam 1) |
Chp. 8 |
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May 2 |
Metamorphism: Metamorphism and plate tectonics. |
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May 5 |
Sedimentary Rocks: Erosion, sediments and soils. Movie: Erosion-Leveling the Land |
Chp. 7 |
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May 7 |
Sedimentary Rocks: Sedimentary rocks. Movie: Rocks that Form at the Earth’s Surface |
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May 9 |
Sedimentary Rocks: Sedimentary structures. |
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May 12 |
Exam 2: Scan-tron |
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May 14 |
Earthquakes: Mechanics of earth movement; the Richter Scale. Movie: The San Andreas Fault |
Chp. 10 |
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May 16 |
Earthquakes: cont |
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May 19 |
Structural geology: Dynamics of deformation; folding and faulting. |
Chp. 11 |
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May 21 |
Structural Geology: Mountain building and orogeny. |
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May 23 |
Deserts: Deserts and desert landforms. |
Chp. 21 |
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May 26 |
No
Class – Academic Holiday |
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May 28 |
Deserts: More about deserts. |
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May 30 |
Glaciers: Ice and snow, the formation of glaciers. |
Chp. 22 |
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June 2 |
Glaciers: Glacial landforms. |
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June 4 |
Movie: The History of the Earth |
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June 6 |
Unfinished Business and Evaluation |
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Grading
Mid Term Exams: Exams will cover material from lecture as well as your text. There will be questions from the movies. Exams will be Scantron format. Each exam will be 60 questions on each exam (Total = 120 points).
Final Exam: Friday, June 13, 7:00-9:00
AM. The final will be 75 questions and include approximately 45 questions
from Chapters 10,11, 21, and 22 and 30
questions from Exams 1 & 2.
Final Grades will be assigned using a curve. Grades will be available on BroncoDirect as soon as I can post them. Please DO NOT e-mail me concerning your grade. If you have questions regarding your grade stop by my office.