Reading/Topic Schedule

Date          Topic & Readings

Jan 23     Geology 210 Introduction - Bloom pp 3-18

Jan 24     Scale and age of landforms   - Bloom pp 19-33

Jan 26     Plate tectonics and Landform Evolution  - Bloom pp 37-47

Jan 31     Mountain Belts   - Bloom pp 37-47

Feb  2    Folds, Faults and Landforms -  Bloom pp 67-87

Feb 7     Volcanic systems and Landforms   -  Bloom pp 92-112

Feb  9    Landslides & Material Behavior ; Avalanches     Bloom pp 169-194

Feb 14   Earthquakes and Landforms

Feb 16    Streams and Landforms;  Alluvial Valleys   Bloom pp. 198-226

Feb 21    Fluvial Systems    Bloom pp 231-253

Feb 23   Cenozoic Climate Change  -  Bloom pp 49-62

Feb 28    Glacial Systems - Erosion & Deposition Bloom pp 355-373, 373-413

March 2  First Hour Exam  (Samples of Hour exams from previous years)

March 7   Weathering Processes - Bloom pp 119-132

March 9   Chemical Weathering & Soils - Bloom pp 134-143

March 11-20 - Mid-Term Break

March 21 - No class - NEGSA Meetings

March 23 -  Soils & Clay Minerals; Soil Fertility & Clay Mineralogy

March 28 -  Soil Classification and Soil Orders

March 30 -   Northeastern US Forest Soils

April 4  -  Dry Climate Soils and  Soil Carbonate;  Stable Isotopes in Soil Systems

April 6  - Soils & Water  Heath, p. 1-5

April 11 - Second Hour Exam (click here for examples of recent exams)

April 13 - Darcy's Law, Flow and Potential Heath, p.6-21

April 18 - Flow Nets and Aquifer Properties  Heath, p. 22-29

April 20 - Aquifer Tests and Aquifer Boundaries ; Pump Tests and Water Wells  Heath, p. 40-60

April 25 - Groundwater QualityPetroleum Hydrocarbons in Groundwater

April 27 - Hydrocarbons - Remediation; Regulatory Framework

May 2  - DNAPL Pollution

May 4 - Stable Isotope Hydrogeology; Climate Change and Global Water Supply

 Tuesday May 9, 9-11 am  Final exam   -  Click here for recent final exams