Instructor Key
[TP] = Taylor Perron
[OJ] = Oliver Jagoutz
[TA] = Teaching Assistants
| SES # | INSTRUCTORS | LECTURES, Labs, and Exercises | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TP, OJ | Overview: Introduction to the Introduction of Geology Earthquake Predictions | |
| 2 | TP |
Origin and Age of the Earth Exercise 1: Composition of the Mantle | |
| 3 | OJ |
Introduction to Minerals Lab 1: Mineral Identification | Earthquake Predictions Due |
| 4 | OJ |
Igneous Rocks Lab 1: Mineral Identification (cont.) | |
| 5 | OJ |
Metamorphic Rocks Lab 2: Rock Identification | |
| 6 | TP |
Sedimentary Rocks Lab 2: Rock Identification (cont.) | |
| 7 | TA | Lab 2: Rock Identification (cont.) | Lab 1 Due |
| 8 | OJ |
Rock Structure and Deformation Lab 2: Rock Identification (cont.) | |
| 9 | OJ | Quiz 1: Rocks and Minerals (No lecture or lab) | |
| 10 | TA | Exercise 2: Rock Structure and Deformation | |
| 11 | OJ |
Geologic Time: Relative versus Absolute Dating Lab 3: Geochronology | Lab 2 Due |
| 12 | OJ |
Volcanoes Lab 3: Geochronology (cont.) | |
| 13 | TP |
Plate Tectonics Lab 4: Plate Tectonics | |
| 14 | TP |
Plate Tectonics (cont.) Lab 4: Plate Tectonics (cont.) | Lab 3 Due |
| 15 | TP |
Plate Tectonics (cont.) Lab 4: Plate Tectonics (cont.) | |
| 16 | TP, OJ, TA | Field Trip to Upstate New York: Assembly and Breakup of Supercontinents | |
| 17 | OJ |
Continental Crust Formation Field Trip Report | |
| 18 | OJ |
Oceanic Crust Formation Field Trip Report (cont.) | Lab 4 Due |
| 19 | TP |
Earthquakes Lab 5: Earthquakes | |
| 20 | TA | Quiz 2: Rock Deformation through Plate Tectonics (No lecture or lab) | |
| 21 | TP |
Topography Lab 5: Earthquakes (cont.) | Field Trip Report Due |
| 22 | OJ |
Field Techniques Exercise 3: Stereonets | |
| 23 | TA | Tours of Laboratories in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | |
| 24 | OJ |
Introduction to Geologic Mapping Exercise 4: Reading Geological Maps | Lab 5 Due |
| 25 | OJ | Lab 6: Geologic Mapping | |
| 26 | OJ | Lab 6: Geologic Mapping (cont.) | |
| 27 | OJ | Lab 6: Geologic Mapping (cont.) | |
| 28 | TP |
Rivers Lab 7: Rivers | |
| 29 | TP | Lab 7: Rivers (cont.) | Lab 6 Due |
| 30 | TA | Quiz 3: Crust Formation through Geologic Mapping | |
| 31 | TP | Landslides and Debris Flows | |
| 32 | TP | Glaciers | Lab 7 Due |
| 33 | TP | Climate through Geologic History | |
| 34 | TP | Earth History and Geobiology | |
| 35 | TP |
Earth Science and Society Exercise 5: Science, Policy, and Public Opinion | |
| 36 | TP | Comparative Planetology | |
| 37 | TA | Quiz 4: Surface Processes and Earth History | |
| 38 | TP, OJ |
Wrap Up Prize for Earthquake Predictions | |