Geology 3332: Geology of U.S. National Parks and Monuments Department of Geosciences, University of Houston Dr. William R. Dupre'

Class: 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m.,TTh, Studio 1, Library and off campus ITV Sites; Spring Semester, 1999

Class Web Site: http://www..htmlx

Textbook: Geology of National Parks, 5th edition, 1997 by Harris and Tuttle

Instructor: Dr. William R. Dupre', Department of Geosciences, University of Houston

Office: Room 331 S&R 1; Office Hours: by appointment

Telephone: 713-743-3425

Email: wdupre@uh.edu

Date	Readings	Topic
January   13		Course Introduction
15	1: Website	Plate tectonics and mountain building
20	2: NP 1-7	Wearing down mountains - the role of erosion
22	3: PG 6-9	Physiographic provences of the U.S.
27	4: PG 20-33, 56-57, 98-101	Voyager National Park
29	5: NP 28-37	Isle Royale National Park
February   3	Video	"In the Path of a Killer Volcano"
5	Lectures 1-5	FIRST EXAM
10	6: PG 10-13	History of the Earth: Solar system, differentiation
12	7: PG 34-35, 102-111	Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks
17		Monday/Tuesday Exchange Day, Monday classes meet
19	8: PG 66-69	Fossils; Petrified Forest NP, Dinosaur NM
24	9: PG 58-65; Video	History in the Rocks, Unconformities; "The Earth Has a History"
26	10: NP 52-57	The Colorado Plateau Province
March    3	11: NP 57-62	Grand Canyon NP, Arches NP, Guadalupe Mountains NP
5	Lectures 6-11	SECOND EXAM
9-13		Spring Break, no class
17	12: PG 14-19	Inside the Earth; Earthquakes
19	13: PG 38-43, 50-55	Plate Tectonics and Structural Geology
24	14: NP 8-11, 20-27	Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Olympic NP, Basin & Range, Big Bend NP
26	Video	"The Day the Earth Shook"
31	15: PG 36-37, 94-97, 112-117	Plutonic Igneous Rocks; Metamorphic Rocks
April    2	16: NP 40-41, 67-69	Yosemite NP, Rocky Mountain NP, Grand Teton NP
7	Lectures 12-16	THIRD EXAM
9	17: PG 74-79	Water Cycle, Rivers, Groundwater, Caves
14	18: NP 70-76, 84-86	Yellowstone NP, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Mammoth Cave NP
16	19: PG 70-73	Weathering, Erosion, and Downslope Movements
21	20: NP 78	Zion NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Badlands NP, Death Valley NP
23	21: PG 82-85, Video	Coastal Processes; "Beach--A River of Sand"
28	22: PG 80-81	Glaciers and Glacial Processes
30	23: NP 12-14, 67, 79-84, 97	Yosemite NP, Glacier NP, Isle Royale NP, Acadia NP
May 5 or 7	Lectures 17-23	FINAL EXAM