Syllabus:
Earth Sciences 121
see Class Information
ppt file for more details
click the link above for a PDF
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Lecture Lecture: T and Th, 12:30 p.m.
to 2:18 p.m. in ML 100 Lecture Book: Earth Portrait
of a Planet, Third Edition, by Stephen Marshak, Published by Norton |
Lab Labs: All labs are on Monday or
Tuesday. Lab Book: Laboratory Manual in
Physical Geology, 8th edition, by Busch & Tasa, American
Geological Institute, published by Prentice Hall |
Red are Exam Dates Blue indicates topics not well covered in the book
1. Click on the
links to download the PowerPoint files.
2. Links to all
movies are at the bottom of the schedule.
3. PDFs of the
PowerPoint files are available at the bottom of the syllabus
(these are low
resolution, but small files for downloading).
4. PowerPoint
slides are not finalized until a week before lecture.
5. Dates given
are tentative but we should be pretty close.
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Week |
Dates |
Lecture topics |
Lab Topics |
Textbook Chapters |
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1 |
4 Jan to 7 Jan |
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NO LABS THIS WEEK |
Chs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 |
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2 |
11 Jan to 14 Jan
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Minerals
& Rock Groups (12 Jan) Igneous,
Sedimentary, & Metamorphic rocks (12 Jan) |
Laboratories 1 and 2:
Observing and Measuring; Plate Tectonics and the Origin of Magma |
Chs. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and
Interludes B and C |
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3 |
18 Jan to 21 Jan |
EXAM 1: January 19
(entire class period 12:30 to 2:18 pm) |
NO LABS THIS WEEK |
Chapter 10 and Interlude D |
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4 |
25 Jan to 28 Jan |
Inside the
Earth (26 Jan)
Interferometric
SAR (28 Jan)
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Laboratory 3: Mineral
Properties, Uses, Identification |
Chapters 10 and 11 and
Interlude D |
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5 |
1 Feb to 4 Feb
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Laboratory 5: Igneous Rocks
and Volcanic Hazards |
Chs. 11, 12, 13, and 16 and
Interlude |
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6 |
8 Feb to 11 Feb |
EXAM 2: February 9
(first half class period 12:30 to 1:18 pm) See PDF links below for additional reading |
Laboratory 6: Sedimentary Rocks
and Rock Forming Processes |
Chs. 14 and 15 and Interlude
F.5 See links to PDFs |
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7 |
15 Feb to 18 Feb |
Streams and Floods
(16 Feb)
Vector Flows (18 Feb no
need to print this ppt file) |
Laboratory 7: Metamorphic
Rocks, Processes, and Resources |
Chapter 17 |
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8 |
22 Feb to 25 Feb |
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Laboratory 8: Dating of Rocks,
Fossils, and Geologic Events |
Chs. 18 and 19 |
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9 |
1 Mar to 4 Mar |
EXAM 3: March 2
(entire class period 12:30 to 2:18 pm) |
Laboratory 16: Earthquake
Hazards and Human Risks |
Chs. 20, 22 and 23 |
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10 |
8 Mar to 11 Mar |
Answers to Climate
Change Questions (11 Mar) See PDF links below for additional reading |
Laboratory 15: Coastal
Processes, Landforms, Hazards, and Risks |
Chs. 22 and 23 See links to PDFs |
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Finals |
18 Mar |
Final exam
11:30 AM to 1:18 PM
in ML 100 |
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The following are links to the
movies within each of the powerpoint files:
Movies\PlateTectonicsMovie1.exe (Magnetic Stripes, Not Mac)
Movies/basic_plate_boundaries.htm
(3 Boundary Types)
Movies\PlateTectonicsMovie3.exe
(Continents Separating, Not Mac)
Movies/the_process_of_rifting.htm
(Rifting Process)
Movies/the_process_of_subduction.htm
(Subduction Process)
Movies/transform_faulting.htm
(Transform Process)
Movies/mineral_growth.htm (Crystals from
melt)
Movies\MineralsRockGroupsMovie2.exe
(Interlocking crystals, Not Mac)
Movies/formation_crossbeds.htm
(Formation crossbeds)
Movies/transgression_regression.htm
(Transgression Regression)
Movies/stratovolcano.htm (Stratovolcanoe
formation)
Movies/hot_spot_volcanoes.htm (Hot
spot formation)
Movies/offset_fence.htm (Strike slip fault
fence)
Movies/how_seismograph_works.htm
(How seismometer works)
Movies/seismic_wave_motion.htm
(Seismic wave motion)
Movies/types_of_faults.htm (Types of
faults)
Movies/process_of_folding.htm (Process
of folding)
Movies/IndiaAsiaCollision.mov (India
Asia collision)
Movies/collisional_mountains.htm
(Crustal thickening)
Movies/the_process_of_rifting.htm
(Crustal thinning)
Movies/geologic_history.htm (Rocks
through time)
Movies/evolution_meandering_stream.htm
(Meander evolution)
Movies/glacial_advance_retreat.htm
(Glacier rdvance retreat)
Movies/milankovitch_cycle.htm
(Milankovitch cycles)
The following are links to PDFs
of the PowerPoint files:
PDFs\IgneousSedimentaryMetamorphic.pdf
PDFs\WaterResources_FrankSchwartz_Others.pdf
The following PDFs are from
various publications and were used to create some class presentations.
References/API_OilGas_2009.pdf (American
Petroleum Institute)
References/ar4-wg1-chapter2.pdf (one
chapter from IPCC report)
References/EOS_SeaLevelRise_2007.pdf
(Publication in EOS on sea level rise)
References/EQGroundShaking_OConnell_Science2008.pdf
(Earthquakes and ground shaking in Science)
References/Fed
ST Strategy for Water 9-07 FINAL.pdf (Federal strategy for water)
References/FossilFuels_2009.pdf (My
document on fossil fuels)
References/GlobalWaterCycle_Resources_Science_2006.pdf
(Publication in Science on water resources)
References/Groundwater_Science2002.pdf
(Groundwater published in Science)
References/IsClimateWarmingOrCooling_2009.pdf
(Publication in GRL on climate)
References/Lake
Superior changes puzzle scientists - CNN.pdf (Lake Superior in CNN)
References/Nature_OceanCirculationEssay_2007.pdf
(Publication in Nature on ocean circulation)
References/Science_Climate_SeaLevel_Projections_2007.pdf
(Publication in Science on climate and sea level)
References/ScienceWaterAvailability2005.pdf
(Federal strategy for water resources)
References/USGS_ANWR_1998.pdf (USGS
Alaska oil)
References/USGS_Circular1268_USWaterUsage2000.pdf
(USGS water usage)
References/USGS_CircularC1308_508_WaterResources.pdf
(USGS water resources)
References/USGS_NPRA_2002.pdf (another
USGS Alaska oil)
EARTH SCIENCE 121
Winter 2010
Lecture: Tuesdays
and Thursdays 12:30 to 2:18 ML100
Labs: see lab
schedule
Instructor
Name: Doug Alsdorf
Office Number: ML 383
Office Phone: 247-6908
Email: alsdorf.1@osu.edu
Office hours: immediately before class or set up
appointments by email
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