E&PS 101 Physical Geology, Spring Semester 2003
Location: Bandelier East, Room 105 M, W, F
11.00-11.50 am
Instructor: Dr Adrian Brearley,
Office: Northrop Hall, Rm 206; Tel:
277 4163; e-mail: brearley@unm.edu
Textbook: Earth: In Introduction to Physical
Geology, Tarbuck and Lutgens 7th Edition with CD ROM; Prentice
Hall
Office Hours: Mon 11-12 am, Wed., 2-4 pm.
Syllabus
E&PS 101 Physical Geology is an introductory level class designed to provide a broad overview of how the Earth works. The goals of the class are to gain a broad understanding of the physical and chemical processes that have operated and continue to operate on and within the Earth. Geological processes, both in the past and present, are powerful forces that have greatly influenced the development of mankind. In this class, basic geological concepts will be introduced and used to understand a wide variety of geological phenomena such as earthquakes, mountain building, erosion, the evolution of life and eruption of volcanoes. All these different phenomena will be explored within the fundamental concept that the Earth is a dynamic planet whose geological evolution can be understood by the movement of crustal plates (plate tectonics).
Provisional outline. (flexible to some extent)
| Lecture sequence | Date | Topic | Reading |
| Lecture 1 | 22 Jan. | Introduction | |
| Lectures 2 and 3 | 24,27 Jan | Origin of the Solar System and the Earth/Plate Tectonics | Chapter 1 |
| Lecture 4 | 29 Jan. | Earth Materials: From Atoms to Minerals | Chapter 2 |
| NOTE | 31st Jan (Friday) | NO CLASS | |
| Lectures 5 ,6 | 3, 5, Feb | Earth Materials: From Atoms to Minerals | Chapter 2 |
| Lecture 7,8,9 | 7, 10, 12 Feb | gneous Rocks - (intrusive) | Chapter 3 |
| Lectures 10, 11 | 14, 17 Feb | Igneous Rocks – volcanism – extrusive | Chapter 4 |
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*************** Wed. Feb. 19 - First Exam)******** | Chapters 1-4 | |
| Lectures 12,13,14 | 21,23,26 Feb | Weathering and Erosion | Chapter 5 |
| Lectures 15, 16,17 | 28 Feb., 3,5 Mar | Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks | Chapter 6 |
| Lectures 18,19 | 7,10 Mar. | Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks | Chapter 7 |
| Lectures 20,21 | 12,14 Mar | The Rock Record and Geologic Time | Chapter 8 |
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*************** Mon. March 24 - Second Exam ************* | Chapters 5-8 | |
| Lectures 22, 23 | 26,28 Mar | Folds and Faulting | Chapter 15 |
| Lectures 24,25,26 | 31 Mar, 2,4 Apr. | Earthquakes | Chapter 16 |
| Lectures 27,28 | 7,9 Apr. | Earth’s Interior | Chapter 17 |
| Lectures 29,30,31 | 11,14,16 Apr. | Plate Tectonics | Chapter 18 |
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**************Fri. Apr. 18 - Third Exam******************* | (Chaps 8, 15-17) | |
| Lectures 32, 33 | 21,23 Apr. | Plate Tectonics | Chapter 20 |
| Lecture 34,35 | 25,28 Apr. | Groundwater | Chapter 11 |
| Lecture 36,37,38 | 30 Apr, 2 May | Deserts and Winds | Chapter 13 |
| Lectures 39,40,41 | 5,7, 9 May | Mineral and Energy Resources | Chapters 21 |
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***Finals Week May 10-17 Final Exam (Comprehensive, Required) **** | ||
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Exams: Final grade will be based on required final exam (25%) and the best grade of two out of three of the other exams (25% each). The additional 25% will be from quizzes and homeworks. The exams will be approximately 50% multiple choice questions with remainder being questions in which responses in ‘short essay form’ will be expected. There will be no makeup exams, unless you provide me with a Doctor’s note explaining why you had to miss a exam. Otherwise if you miss an exam then that exam will be the one that you drop.
Recommendation: It is highly recommended that students should enroll concurrently in the 1 credit hour class E&PS 105L (Physical Geology laboratory). This class is an excellent compliment to the lecture course E&PS 101 and will reinforce many of the concepts introduced in this course, through the use of practical examples.
*Important* Qualified students with disabilities needing appropriate academic adjustments should contact me as soon as possible to ensure your needs are met in a timely manner.
Office hours: Office hours are a time to discuss geology, not complain about exam results. If you are unhappy about any of your exam grades for some reason, please write down why, succinctly, and submit you written complaint to me for consideration. I will deal with them in timely fashion. If your concern is over a single question that you feel has been unfairly graded my policy is that the whole exam paper will be regraded. There is therefore the possibility that you overall grade might go down, rather than up.
