Class Materials (Spring, 2006)
Notes are from previous
lectures and are subject to revision.
* = Required reading but not in lecture
# = Updated material
Syllabus
How
to get an A
Book:
Tarbuck and Lutgens, Earth, 8th edition, 2005. The
Study Guide is not required or necessary. Used
7th editions are okay but try to get
copy with CD
.*Tarbuck and Lutgens Website (8th edition , 7th edition)
Lab manual:
Lab Manual in Physical Geology, 2nd ed, Modified
from AGI/NAGT manuals (used copies not allowed)
SUBJECT, CHAPTER
(PAGES: 8th edition (7th edition))
Minerals and Rocks
Geologic Time -
Relative Time and
Absolute Time (#Slides
- 3/22/06) p. 270-284, 284-293, 297 (p. 215-235)
Internal
Processes
Surface Processes
Not covered (You will have to take
Historial Geology to learn about this.)
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Messages (revised 5:30 PM, 4/30/06)
- Test
3 key
- Review
session May 7, 4 PM, Halb. 101
- # U.S. Geological
Survey U.S.
Earthquake Hazards Website
- Three
earthquakes strike Iran
- NCSN Drum Recorder Displays
- Real
time Seismograph Displays
- #
Earthquakes in Texas (Institute for Geophysics, UT; 4/3/06)
- # Test
1 and 2 answer keys (link fixed 4/3/06)
- Interesting reading: The Map that Changed
the World, Simon Winchester; The Man Who Found Time, Jack Repcheck
(3/7/06)
- Field
Trip information
- Grades
are posted on on elearning.tamu.edu
- Homework: U.S.
Geological
Survey volcanic eruption prediction (2/16/06)
- Another interesting site: PBS
Nova website on eruption prediction (2/16/06)
- Questions
to Quiz
2 (2/13/06)
- The Earth Revealed video you saw in class Thursday can be
viewed for free at http://www.learner.org/resources/series78.html?pop=yes&vodid=306265&pid=324# (2/9/06)
Section
528 M 11:30AM-2:20PM, HALB 012 Trin Intaraprasong
(trinint@neo.tamu.edu)
529 M 3:00PM-5:50PM, HALB 012 TJ
Waller (tjwaller@neo.tamu.edu)
530 Tu 11:10AM-2:00PM, HALB
010 Kent Langerlan (klangerlan@geo.tamu.edu)
531 Tu 2:20-05:10PM, HALB 002 Carl
Pierce (geoman_ca@yahoo.com )
533 W 11:30AM-2:20PM,
HALB 012 Ryan Lau (rlau@geo.tamu.edu)
534 Th 11:10AM-02:00PM, HALB
013 Ezequiel Genova (egenova@geo.tamu.edu)
535 W 3:00PM-5:50PM, HALB 004 Rowland Fernandes
(rolyfernandes@neo.tamu.edu)
Useful
Links
- PaleoStrat :
web-based tools to deal with
stratotype sections and the geologic time scale
- CHRONOS:
CHRONOS's
main objective is to develop a network of databases and visualization
and analytical methodologies that broadly deal with chronostratigraphy
Other
Materials - Quizzes 2, 3, 4, and 5: #
2006
(4/13/06)
- Test 1:
2001 (
Key ) /
2002 (
Keys: 2002 Tests 1, 2, & 3 ) / 2006
(1 & 2)
- Test 2:
2001 (
Key ) /
2002 / 2006
(1 & 2)
- Test 3:
2001 (
Key ) /
2002 / #
2006
(3)
Other Links
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Dr. Grossman's
