GEOLOGY 101 Spring 2009 Lecture Schedule
Section 002 -  Dr. J. Steven Kite
version 3.1  (1 May)

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Date	Topic	Readings
	Arial font denotes 2009 pdf file with lecture-notes handout Comic Sans font denotes link to lecture from the last time I taught this class (2006). Check this schedule (http://www.geo.wvu.edu/%7Ekite/GEOL101Schedule.html) frequently for revisions. PDF Handouts Require Adobe Software - Download Free Adobe Reader Here	11th ed.	10th ed.
13 Jan	Organization, Description, Schedule, + Quiz 1,
15 Jan	Dynamic Earth cycles	Ch. 1	Ch. 1
20 Jan	Minerals: building blocks for rocks	Ch. 2	Ch. 2
22 Jan	Silicate Minerals & Magma, Igneous Rocks	Ch. 3	Ch. 3
27 Jan	Volcanoes + Quiz 2	Ch. 4	Ch. 4
29 Jan	Volcanoes repeated for those who missed Tuesday + Quiz 2 retake	Ch. 5	Ch. 5
3 Feb	Weathering, Sediments, & Sedimentary Rocks	Ch. 5, Ch. 6	Ch. 5, Ch. 6
5 Feb	Sed Rx Catch-up and  Review
5-6 Feb	Test 1  on CH 1-6 Computer-based test will be given in 4th floor computer labs (Brooks 415, 416, 420, etc.) 16:00-19:00 on Thursday, Feb 5, 14:00-17:00 on Friday,  Feb 6,  12:00-20:00 Monday, Feb 9 and and  8:00-11:00 Tuesday Feb. 10.
10 Feb	Metamorphic Rocks Class will meet as usual. Try to take test 1 before 10:00	Ch. 7	Ch. 7
12 Feb	Relative Time, Stratigraphy, Absolute Time	Ch. 8	Ch. 8
17 Feb	Earth History (Same material on p 20-25 of last lecture handouts)  See "Landslides" lecture also.  Quiz 3 (a.k.a. Quiz 4), due in class.
19 Feb	Landslides Quiz 4 (a.k.a. Quiz 5), due in class.	Ch. 9	Ch. 9
24 Feb	Rivers and Streams I Quiz 5 distributed, due at test 2	Ch. 10	Ch. 10
26 Feb	Floods Anniversary of 1972 Buffalo Creek Flood  Quiz 5 distributed again
3 Mar	Rivers and Streams II (Moved from 26 Feb) Some Stream Study Questions Quiz 5 distributed again
5 Mar	Catch-up and  Review
5-6 Mar	Test 2 on CH 7-10 and handouts  Computer-based test will be given in Brooks 4th floor computer labs  16:00-19:00 on Thursday, Mar 5 and 14:00-17:00 on Friday, Mar 6.
10 Mar	Coastal Geomorphology (what to look for on spring break)	Ch. 14	Ch. 14
12 Mar	Dust in the wind: dunes and deserts, Aeolian Geomorphology	Ch. 13	Ch. 13
	14-22 March: SPRING BREAK!!!!
24 Mar	Aeolian Geomorphology II: see 10 March Ground Water and Caves	Ch. 11	Ch. 11
26 Mar	Ground Water and Caves II: see 24 March Quiz 6 Slides on Groundwater Model Demo from previous 101 class Glaciers I (See 2 April lecture)	Ch. 12	Ch. 12
31 Mar	Glaciers II
2 Apr	Geologic Structures: Folds, Faults & Earthquakes Quiz 7 due on 9 April - Structures	Ch. 15	Ch. 15
7 Apr	Geologic Structures: Faults & Earthquakes - See 2 April notes	Ch. 16	Ch. 16
7 Apr	* Deadline for Extra Credit Project Proposals
9 Apr	Seismic Waves, Geophysics & Tectonics I	Ch. 17	Ch. 17
14 Apr	Sea floor spreading Plate Tectonics II	Ch. 18	Ch. 18
16 Apr	Plate Tectonics. Building Mountains (Orogeny) Quiz 8 due at Test III - Plate Tectonics	Ch. 19	Ch. 19
21 Apr	Building Mountains see 16 Apr Links Quiz 9 due at test III - Test Unit 3 Odds & Ends	Ch. 20	Ch. 20
23 Apr	Catch-up and  Review
23-24 Apr	Test 3 on CH 11-20 & Lecture Material Computer-based test will be given in Brooks 4th floor computer labs  16:00-19:00 on Thursday, Apr 23 and 14:00-17:00 on Friday, Apr 24.
28 Apr	Energy & Mineral Resources (2006) No Lecture - Required Take-Home Exercise Quiz.   Quiz 10 due 28 Apr or  30 April - Resources, Energy If you do not complete the required take-home exercise quiz, you must take the Final Exam.	Ch. 21	Ch. 21
30 Apr	Resources No Lecture - Required Take-Home Exercise Quiz.   Quiz 10 due 28 Apr or  30 April - Resources, Energy If you do not complete the required take-home exercise quiz, you must take the Final Exam.	Ch. 22	Ch. 22
4 May 2008 Monday 11:00-13:00	FINAL EXAM: Final is required for everyone who did not take the last required take-home quiz. It is optional for those who did take both of the required quizzes. ~ 1/3 of test is on material since test 3, including Ch. 21; ~ 2/3 from all earlier test units. ** PLEASE DO NOT ASK TO TAKE THE EXAM EARLY. ** ALL MAKE-UP TESTS will be given during this period.
Textbook	Required chapters assigned for reading are in one of these textbooks: Plummer, Charles C., Carlson, Diane H., and McGeary, David, 2007, Physical Geology, 11th ed., New York, McGraw-Hill, 617 p.  ISBN-10: 0-07-282692-4 Plummer, Charles C., McGeary, David, and Carlson, Diane H., 2005, Physical Geology, 10th ed., New York, McGraw-Hill, 580 p.  ISBN: 007252815x	11th edition	10th edition

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Last Updated on 9 January 2009 by Dr. Steve Kite