Happy the man whose lot it is to knowThe secrets of the earth. He hastens not

To work his fellows' hurt by unjust deedsBut with rapt admiration contemplateImmortal Nature's ageless harmony,

and how and when her order came to beSuch spirits have no place for thoughts of shame.

- Euripides (484-406 B.C.)

Gey 112Physical Geology

(Foundations of Geology)

Lecture 1 (Intro)Webpage for course (daytime)

Kevin’s webpage

Webpage for course (nighttime)

Where is Kevin?

Umpiocha umpiana

What is Geology?

Four basic natural sciences:

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Geology

What is Science?

The Scientific Method

Scientific Method

Question

Observations

Explanations

Testing

Publish results

Geology – two basic branches

Physical Historical

Physical Geology

MineralogyPetrologySedimentologyGeomorphology (includes Glaciology)

GeochemistryGeophysics Seismology Volcanology Tectonophysics

Structural Geology

Economic GeologyCoal GeologyPetroleum GeologyOre Geology

Remote SensingEnvironmental GeologyHydrology Groundwater Hydrology

PedologyMarine Geology

Historical Geology GeocosmologyExtraterrestrical GeologyPaleontology

PaleozoologyPaleobotanyMicropaleontologyPaleoecologyIchnology

PaleoclimatologyStratigraphyArcheological Geology

What will we cover in this course? Mineralogy (minerals)Petrology (rocks)Sedimentology (sediments)Geomorphology

(includes Glaciology)GeochemistryGeophysics

SeismologyVolcanologyTectonophysics

Structural Geology

Economic GeologyCoal GeologyPetroleum GeologyOre Geology

Remote Sensing (maps)Environmental GeologyHydrology (streams)

Groundwater Hydrology

Pedology (soils)Marine Geology (seashore)

What kind of geologist is Kevin?

Historical (“softrock”) Geologist GeocosmologyExtraterrestrical GeologyPaleontology

PaleozoologyPaleobotanyMicropaleontologyPaleoecologyIchnology

PaleoclimatologyStratigraphyArcheological Geology

Physical Geology MineralogyPetrologySedimentologyGeomorphology (incl. Glaciology)GeochemistryGeophysics

SeismologyVolcanologyTectonophysics

Structural Geology

Economic GeologyCoal GeologyPetroleum GeologyOre Geology

Remote SensingEnvironmental GeologyHydrology

Groundwater Hydrology

PedologyMarine Geology

About Kevin

I love what I doHave a lot to sayI want you to learn some Geology

Teaching Philosophy No mult-choice, true-falseEvaluations:

“tough but fair”“I learned a lot”

Students who work hard usually do well

Teaching style:famously low-tech

Kevin’s lecture style

Old dogs and new tricks

Old dogs and new tricksKevin and PowerPoint

Happy the man whose lot it is to knowThe secrets of the earth. He hastens not

To work his fellows' hurt by unjust deedsBut with rapt admiration contemplateImmortal Nature's ageless harmony,

and how and when her order came to beSuch spirits have no place for thoughts of shame.

- Euripides (484-406 B.C.)

Gey 112Physical Geology

(Foundations of Geology)

Lecture 1 (Intro)Webpage for course (daytime)

Kevin’s webpage

Webpage for course (nighttime)