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Historical Geology. Lecture 1 Course Introduction. Historical Geology. Lecture Outline. ICourse Introduction A)Instructor Introduction B)Course Overview i.Goal ii.Times and Location iii.Required Texts iv.Class URL and Web Resources C)Course Schedule - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Historical Geology
Lecture 1
Course Introduction
Historical GeologyLecture Outline
I Course IntroductionA) Instructor IntroductionB) Course Overview
i. Goalii. Times and Locationiii. Required Textsiv. Class URL and Web Resources
C) Course ScheduleD) Policies
i. Attendance and Participationii. Gradingiii. Honor Codeiv. Laboratoryv. Extra Credit
E) TestsIIScale in Geology
A) SpatialB) TemporalC) Rates of Change Lecture 1
i
Historical Geology
Instructor Information
Lecture 1I.A
Stephen B ParsonsOceanography 327
683-6058 (offc)581-5223 (cell)
sparsons at ocean.odu.eduOffice Hours:see posted schedule
Historical Geology
Course OverviewGoal
Lecture 1I.B.i
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the evolution of the continents, ocean basins, mountain chains, and the major life forms throughout Earth's history. These are
studied chronologically and are related to the physical and biological changes which have caused them.
Historical Geology
Course OverviewMeeting Times
Lecture 1I.B.ii
Session I (21071): Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1300-1350Session II (21072): Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1100-1215
Meeting Locations
Session I (21071): Oceanography Bldg, Room 200Session II (21072): Kauffman Hall, Room 224
Historical Geology
Course OverviewTexts
Lecture 1I.B.iii
Prothero, D.R., and Dott, R.H., 2004. Evolution of the Earth, 7th edition,McGraw-Hill, 524pp.
Lewis, R.D., Gastaldo, R.A., and Savrda, C.E., 1999. Deciphering Earth History: A Laboratory Manual with Internet Exercises, 3rd edition, Contemporary
Publishing Company
Historical GeologyCourse Overview
Class URL and Web Resources
Lecture 1I.B.iv
http://www.ocean.odu.edu/~spars001/geology_112/geology_112.htmlGeology 112N
Historical GeologySpring 2004
Class Time
Class Location
Text
Instructor
Goal
Links
Section 1 (21071): Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1300-1350Section 2 (21072): Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1100-1215
Section 1 (21071): Oecanography Building, Room 200Section 2 (21072): Kauffman Hall, Room 224
Prothero, D.R., and Dott, R.H., Jr., Evolution of the Earth, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill.
Stephen B. Parsons
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the evolution of the continents, ocean basins, mountain chains, and the major life forms throughout Earth's history. These are studied chronologically and are related to the physical and biological changes which have caused them.
Detailed Course Schedule
Policies
Web Resources
Grades
OEAS Departmental Seminar Series
***** ANNOUNCEMENTS *****(updated 12/21/03 @ 1300)
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu
Historical GeologyCourse Schedule
Lecture 1I.C
02/05(06)/04 Exam 1 Evolution, Formation and Composition of the Earth
03/18(19)/04 Exam 2 The Archean through the Paleozoic
04/21(22)/04 Exam 3 The Mesozoic and Cenzoic Eras
04/30/04 (05/04/04) Comprehensive Final Exam
Historical GeologyPolicies
Lecture 1I.D
AttendanceGrading
WeightsExams 1-3 42% of final gradeFinal Exam 33% of final gradeLaboratory 25% of final grade
Scale 93.0 -100 90.0-92.9 87.0-89.9 83.0-86.9 80.0-82.9 77.0-79.9 73.0-76.9 70.0-72.9
A A- B+ B B- C+ C C-
Honor CodeLaboratoryExtra Credit
Historical GeologyExtra Credit
Lecture 1I.D
Periodic “Quizzes”
Extra Credit Articles
Briefly state the main idea of the article.
List three important facts that the author uses to support the main idea.
What information or ideas discussed in this article are also discussed in
your textbook or other readings? List the textbook chapters and page
numbers.
List any examples of bias or faulty reasoning that you found in the article.
List any new terms or concepts that were discussed in the article and write
a short definition.
Historical GeologyTests
Lecture 1I.E
True/FalseT F 1. The Earth's lithosphere is composed entirely of crustal material.
Multiple Choice____ 2. Approximately how old is the Chesapeake Bay?
(a) 1,000 years (d) 1,000,000 years(b) 10,000 years (e) 10,000,000 years(c) 100,000 years
Short Answer3. Name four of the eight rock-forming minerals common to igneous rocks.
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Lecture 1I.E
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Scales in Geology
Lecture 1II
Spatial
Temporal
Rates of Change
Historical Geology
Lecture 1II.A
Scale ofObservation
global
regional
local
hand sample
microscopic
atomic
Scales in GeologySpatial
Measured in...
thousands of kilometers (106m)
kilometers (103m)
meters (100m)
centimeters (10-2m)
micrometers (10-6m)
nanometers (10-9m)
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Lecture 1II.B
Scales in GeologyTemporal
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Lecture 1II.B
Scales in GeologyTemporal
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Lecture 1II.C
Scales in GeologyRates of Change