Fall Semester, 2000
Face-To-Face Section
Dr. John C. Butler
Physical Geology - Honors Section
Room 315 SR I 8:30-10:00 AM, T/TH
Fall Semester, 2000
Office: Room 304 Science Research I
713-743-3411
jbutler@uh.edu
"Earth is a very small part of a vast universe, but it is our home. It provides the resources that support our modern society and the ingredients necessary to maintain life. Therefore, knowledge and understanding of our planet is critical to our social well being and indeed, vital to our survival." [Tarbuck and Lutgens, Sixth Edition, 1999]
| Date | Topic | Text | Home Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22 | An Introduction to Geology | Chapter 1 | Semester Project |
| 8/24 | An Introduction to Geology | Chapter 2 | Exercise 1 : Due on 8/31 |
| 8/29 | Matter and Minerals | Chapter 2 | |
| 8/31 | Matter and Minerals | Chapter 3 | Exercise 2 : Due on 9/7 |
| 9/5 | Igneous Rocks | Chapter 3 | |
| 9/7 | Igneous Rocks | Chapter 4 | Exercise 3 : Due on 9/14 |
| 9/12 | Volcanic and Plutonic Activity | Chapter 4 | |
| 9/14 | Exam I | Chapters 1-4 | |
| 9/19 | Weathering and Soil | Chapter 5 | Exercise 4 : Due on 9/26 |
| 9/21 | Sedimentary Rocks | Chapter 6 | |
| 9/26 | Metamorphic Rocks | Chapter 7 | Exercise 5 : Due on 10/3 |
| 9/28 | Geologic Time | Chapter 8 | |
| 10/3 | Mass Wasting | Chapter 9 | Exercise 6 : Due on 10/10 |
| 10/5 | Running Water | Chapter 10 | |
| 10/10 | Groundwater | Chapter 11 | Exercise 7 : Due on 10/19 |
| 10/12 | Glaciers and Glaciation | Chapter 12 | |
| 10/17 | Deserts and Winds | Chapter 13 | |
| 10/19 | Exam II | Chapters 5-13 | |
| 10/24 | Shorelines | Chapter 14 | Exercise 8 : Due on 11/2 |
| 10/26 | Special Lecture on Stratigraphy and read Crustal Deformation | Chapter 15 | |
| 10/31 | NO CLASS - work on your project! and read Earthquakes | Chapter 16 | Exercise 9 : Due on 11/7 |
| 11/2 | Earth's Interior | Chapter 17 | |
| 11/7 | The Ocean Floor and Sea Floor Spreading | Chapter 18 | Exercise 10 - Due on 11/14 |
| 11/9 | Plate Tectonics | Chapter 19 | |
| 11/14 | Plate Tectonics | Chapter 19 | Semester Project - Due on 11/28 |
| 11/16 | Mountain Building and the Evolution of Continents | Chapter 20 | |
| 11/21 | Energy and Mineral Resources | Chapter 21 | |
| 11/28 | Exam III | Chapters 14-20 | Semester Project Due |
| 11/30 | Review | ||
| December 12 | Optional Final Exam - 8:30 AM | ||
It has come to my attention that self-quizzes in each chapter work best with Netscape or Explorer. The AOL browsers have problems with the java script used. You should download a free copy of one of these browsers if you wish to use the self-quizzes.
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