GEOL 104 Physical Geology

Syllabus

Professor Andreas Kronenberg

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Lecture Topics

The Universe, Solar System and Earth, How it all began

Plate Tectonics - A Unifying Theory

Earth Materials - Minerals, Volcanoes & Igneous Rocks

Weathering & Sedimentary Rocks

Surficial Processes, the Dynamic Shore & Sediment Transport

The Geotherm & Metamorphic Rocks

EXAM

Reading the Rock Record & Geologic Time

Structure, Tectonics & Earthquakes

Divergent, Convergent & Transform Plate Boundaries

Properties of Plates and the Earth's Interior

Oceans, Atmosphere & Climate

Deserts, Glaciers, Groundwater & Environmental Geology

EXAM

Mineral Resources & Energy, "Diamonds, Gold and Oil"

Planetary Geology

FINAL

Grading

4 Credit Hours

Laboratory (Required)

25%

Two Midterm Exams

20% each

Final Exam

35%


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