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GSCI 100 - Intro Geology
Fort Hays State University
Spring 2011

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Week Date - Lecture
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Essentials of Geology
Week 1 Mon 8/23 - Lecture #1
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Introduction, Syllabus, Course Overview
Why Study Geology?
Chapter #1
Wed 8/25 - Lecture #2
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
History of the Science of Geology Chapter #1
Fri 8/27 - Lecture #3
Outline | DVD - No Podcast
Origin of the Earth & Solar System
Early Geologic History of the Earth
Homework #1a (Graded) Due
Chapter #1
Week 2 Mon 8/30 - Lecture #4
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Scientific Method in Geology
Structure of the Earth
Chapter #1
Wed 9/1 - Lecture #5
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Plate Tectonics: Driving Force, Plate Boundaries Chapter #1
Fri 9/3 - Lecture #6
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Rock Types
Principles of Relative Age Dating
Homework #1b (Graded) Due
Chapter #18
Week 3 Mon 9/6
No Lecture
Labor Day Holiday Catch Up!
Read Ahead!
Wed 9/8 - Lecture #7
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Geologic Processes and the Rock Cycle
Geologic Time Overview, Geologic Time Scale
Principles of Relative Age Dating
Interpreting Relative Ages in Geologic Cross-Sections
Chapter #18
Fri 9/10 - Lecture #8
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Interpreting Relative Ages in Geologic Cross-Sections (Even More)
Homework #3 Due
Chapter #19
Week 4 Mon 9/13 - Lecture #9
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Absolute Age Dating
Geologic Time
Geologic History of the Earth
Geologic History of North America
Chapter #19
Wed 9/15 - Lecture #10
Outline | Exam - No Podcast
Exam #1 - Study Guide
Quizzes #1-4 Due at Noon
Chapters 1, 18, & 19
Fri 9/17 - Lecture #11
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Stress and Strain
Strike and Dip
Chapter #17
Week 5 Mon 9/20 - Lecture #12
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Folds
Faults
Chapter #15
Wed 9/22 - Lecture #13
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Earthquake Basics Chapter #15
Fri 9/24 - Lecture #14
Outline | Video - No Podcast
NOVA: Earthquake! Video Chapter #15
Week 6 Mon 9/27 - Lecture #15
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Earthquake Causes & Effects
Seismic Waves
Earthquake Intensity, Hazards and Mitigation
Remote Sensing of Earth's Interior
Homework #5 (Graded) Due
Chapter #16
Wed 9/29 - Lecture #16
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Continental Drift - Origins of Plate Tectonics
Features of the Deep Oceans
The Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis
Chapters 14 & 16
Fri 10/1 - Lecture #17
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
The Wilson Cycle
Hot Spots
Subduction Zones and Continental Growth
Enjoy Oktoberfest!!!
Chapter #16
Week 7 Mon 10/4 - Lecture #18
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Plate Tectonics and the Origins of Mountain Belts Chapter #17
Wed 10/6 - Lecture #19
Outline | Exam - No Podcast
Exam #2 - Study Guide
Quizzes #5-8 Due at Noon
Chapters 14-17
Fri 10/8 - Lecture #20
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Minerals Defined
Basic Chemistry Review
Chapter #2
Week 8
Earth Science Week!
Mon 10/11 - Lecture #21
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Chemical Bonding
Physical Properties
Chapter #2
Wed 10/13 - Lecture #22
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Mineral Classification & Uses Chapter #3
Fri 10/15 - Lecture #23
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Making Magmas
Forms of Igneous Bodies
Volcanoes and Volcanic Landforms
Chapter #4
Week 9
Volcano Video Week!®
Mon 10/18 - Lecture #24
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Volcanic Eruptions - Mafic Magmas
Hawaiian Volcano Video
Chapter #4
Wed 10/20 - Lecture #25
Outline | DVD - No Podcast
Volcanic Eruptions - Intermediate to Felsic Magmas
Montserrat Volcano Video
Chapter #4
Fri 10/22 - Lecture #26
Outline | Video - No Podcast
Volcanic Hazards and Predictions
NOVA Mt. Pinatubo Video
Homework #8 (Graded) Due
Chapter #4
Week 10 Mon 10/25 - Lecture #27
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Igneous Crystallization & Differentiation
The Big Chart Review
Chapter #3
Wed 10/27 - Lecture #28
Outline | Exam - No Podcast
Exam #3 - Study Guide
Quizzes #9-12 Due at Noon
Chapters 2-4
Fri 10/29 - Lecture #29
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Types of Metamorphic Change
Agents of Metamorphism
Chapter #7
Week 11 Mon 11/1 - Lecture #30
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Metamorphic Rock Classification
Plate Tectonics and Metamorphism
Chapter #7
Wed 11/3 - Lecture #31
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Weathering & Soils Chapter #5
Fri 11/5 - Lecture #32
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Weathering & Soils Chapter #5
Week 12 Mon 11/8 - Lecture #33
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Erosion, Transport, and Deposition
Depositional Environments & Sedimentary Structures
Diagenesis
Chapter #6
Wed 11/10 - Lecture #34
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Sedimentary Rock Classification
Energy Resources from Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter #6
Fri 11/12 - Lecture #35
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Mass Wasting Chapter #8
Week 13 Mon 11/15 - Lecture #36
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
The Hydrologic Cycle
River Features
Chapter #9
Wed 11/17 - Lecture #37
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Drainage Basins and the Evolution of Valleys
Quantifying River Behavior
Homework #9 (Not Graded) "Due"
Chapter #9
Fri 11/19 - Lecture #38
Outline | Exam - No Podcast
Exam #4 - Study Guide
Quizzes #13-16 Due at Noon
Chapters 5-9
Thanksgiving Break
No Class
"My advice to you is to start drinking heavily."
-- Bluto, in Animal House
Catch Up!
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."
-- Dean Wormer, Ibid
Read Ahead!
Week 14 Mon 11/29 - Lecture #39
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Groundwater
Caves & Karst
Chapter #10
Wed 12/1 - Lecture #40
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Glaciation & Ice Dynamics Chapter #11
Fri 12/3 - Lecture #41
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Glacial Landforms
Homework #10 (Graded) Due
Chapter #11
Week 15 Mon 12/6 - Lecture #42
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Glaciation & Climate Change Chapter #11
Wed 12/8 - Lecture #43
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Deserts Chapter #12
Fri 12/10 - Lecture #44
Outline | Pod A | Pod B
Shorelines & Coastal Processes Chapter #13
Exam Week Sec. B: Mon. 12/13, 10:30am
Sec. A: Wed. 12/15, 9:30am
Final Exam
Exam #5 - Study Guide
Quizzes #17-20 Due at Noon on Wednesday (12/16)
Chapters 10-13

GSCI 100 - Intro to Geology
Dr. Ron Schott, Assistant Professor of Geology
Fort Hays State University - Geosciences Dept.
600 Park Street, Hays, KS  67601-4099
Phone: (785)628-5348  Fax: (785)628-4096
E-mail: rschott@fhsu.edu
Web: http://hays.outcrop.org/schott/
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