Survey of Geology

Information on majoring in geology

Opportunities for undergraduate geology research

Syllabus and Schedule

Spring 2008 Syllabus

Spring 2008 Course Schedule (pdf)

Lecture Slides

Lecture 1: Introduction (1/17)

Lecture 2: Time, Scale, and Origin of Solar System (1/24)

Lecture 3: Earth Structure, Plate Tectonics (1/29)

Lecture 4: Minerals and Gems (1/31)

Lecture 5: The Rock Cycle (2/5)

Lecture 6: Igneous Petrology (2/12)

Lecture 7: Sedimentary Rocks Pt. 1 (2/14)

Lecture 8: Sedimentary Rocks Pt. 2 (2/19)

Lecture 9: Metamorphic Rocks (2/21)

Lecture 10: Structures Pt. 1 (2/26)

Lecture 11: Structures Pt. 2 (2/28)

Lecture 12: Geobiology (3/6)

Lecture 13: Stratigraphy and Fossils (3/11)

Lecture 14: Absolute Time (3/13)

Lecture 15: Volcanoes (3/18)

Lecture 16: Earthquakes (4/1)

Lecture 17: Weathering (4/3)

Lecture 18: Water (4/10 and 4/15)

Lecture 19: Rivers (4/17)

[note: Lectures 20, 21 not given this semester]

Lecture 22: Deserts and Wind (4/22)

Lecture 23: Glaciers, Oceans, Hurricanes (4/24)

Lecture 24: Resources: Coal, Oil, Minerals (4/29)

Lecture 25: Earth's Climate (5/1)

Study Guides

Current events paper guidelines (PDF)