GEOL 101, Introduction to Geology

Physical and chemical nature of the Earth and dynamic processes that shape it; Plate tectonics, Earth's interior, Earth materials, age and evolution, earthquakes, volcanism, erosion and deposition.

Geologic Time Scale

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Lecture Outlines:

1. Introduction - Geology, Science, Plate Tectonics

2. Universe & Solar System

3. Atoms & Chemical Bonding

4. Mineralogy

5. Petrology - Introducation & Igneous

6. Petrology - Sedimentary

7. Petrology - Metamorphic

8. Relative Ages

9. Absolute Ages

10. Structural Geology

11. Earthquakes & Internal Structure of the Earth

12. Plate Tectonics

13. Glaciers

14. Groundwater

15. Rivers