Earth Sciences 10 Syllabus
Lectures and WWW Assignments
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Introduction
Lectures will contain material from Understanding Earth as well as
additional material. All of this material will be used to construct exams
although most of the exam material will be taken from the text.
A brief summary of each lecture is available on this page under its own
heading. Under each lecture will be links to appropriate web sites for
further exploration on the topic of that lecture.
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Lecture 01 (06 Jan) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: The "Big Bang" and the Origin of the Universe
Reading: Chapter 1.
Internet assignment:
web site 1 ,
and
web site 2.
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 02 (08 Jan) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: The Making of Star Dust and the Early Solar System
Reading: Chapter 1
Internet assignment:
web site
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Lecture 03 (10 Jan) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Earth Structure
Reading: Chapter 1
Internet assignment:
web site
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Lecture 04 (13 Jan) -- Dave Sandwell
Topic: Plate Tectonics
Reading: Chapters 1 and 20
Video - Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
Internet assignment: see Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 05 (15 Jan) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Minerals
Reading: Chapter 2
Internet assignment: see Lecture Notes
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Lecture 06 (17 Jan) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Introduction to Rocks and Igneous Rocks
Reading: Chapters 3 & 4
Internet assignment: see Lecture Notes
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Lecture 07 (22 Jan) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Sedimentary Rocks
Reading: Chapters 6 & 7, (optional - 11)
Internet assignment: see Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 08 (22 Jan) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Metamorphic Rocks
Reading: Chapter 8
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 09 (27 Jan) -- Hubert Staudigel
Topic: Volcanoes
Reading: Chapter 5
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Lecture 10 (29 Jan) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Plate Tectonics
Reading: Chapter 20
Internet assignment:
Plate Tectonics
and
The Dynamic Earth
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 11 (31 Jan) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Lisa's Own Research
Reading: Chapter 20
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Lecture 12 (03 Feb) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Folds, faults and rock deformation
Reading: Chapters 10 and 21
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 13 (05 Feb) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Geologic Time
Reading: Chapter 9
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 14 (07 Feb) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Lecture Review for the Midterm Exam
Reading Review for Midterm Exam - Chapters 1-10 & 20
Midterm Review Session 5:30-7:30 pm, Center Hall 105 (Greg Anderson)
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MIDTERM EXAM (10 Feb)
Questions from Lectures 1-13 and book
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Lecture 15 (12 Feb) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Fresh Water
Reading: Chapters 12 & 13
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 16 (14 Feb) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Oceans
Reading Chapter 17
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 17 (19 Feb) -- Lisa Tauxe
Topic: Glaciers and Past Glaciations
Reading: Chapter 15 and mandatory web site (see lecture notes)
Lecture Notes
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Lecture 18 (21 Feb) -- Brad Werner
Topic: Coastal Processes
Reading: Chapter 17
Lecture notes on soft reserves.
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Beach Walk (22 Feb) -- Wolf Berger and Lisa Tauxe
Walk along Beach North of SIO Pier 1-5 PM, Saturday, 22 February
Reading: Walk Along the Beach
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Lecture 19 (24 Feb) -- Dr. R. Somerville
Topic: The Climate and You
Lecture notes on soft reserves.
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Lecture 20 (26 Feb) -- Greg Anderson
Topic: Earthquakes
Reading: Lecture Notes
You can read the lecture notes as
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Lecture 21 (28 Feb) -- Greg Anderson
Topic: Southern California Tectonics
Reading: Earthquakes and Faults in San Diego County
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Lecture 22 (03 Mar) -- David Sandwell
Topic: Exploring Terrestrial Planets
Reading: Chapter 19
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Lecture 23 (05 Mar) -- David Sandwell
Topic: Global Tectonics
Reading: Chapters 19, 20, 21
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Lecture 24 (07 Mar) -- David Sandwell
Topic: Mapping the Seafloor
Reading:
Global Seafloor Topography
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Lecture 25 (10 Mar) -- David Sandwell
Topic: Going to Sea
Reading: TBA
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Lecture 26 (12 Mar) -- David Sandwell
Topic: Driving Forces of Plate Tectonics
Reading: Chapter 20
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Lecture 27 (14 Mar) -- David Sandwell
Topic: Lecture Review for Final Exam
Reading: Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
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Greg Anderson
ganderson@ucsd.edu
Lisa Tauxe
ltauxe@ucsd.edu
Dave Sandwell
dsandwell@ucsd.edu
This page last modified Sunday, 02 March 1997 (16:22:34 PST).