| Class: | MWF 9:30-10:20 a.m., 305 Lathrop |
| Lab: | M 1:00-4:00 p.m., 305 Lathrop |
| Instructors: | Bruce Selleck - 304 Lathrop, ext. 7949, email: bselleck |
| Di Keller - 309 Lathrop, ext. 7893, email: dkeller |
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| Texts: | Geomorphology (3rd edition)- Bloom |
| Basic Groundwater Hydrology - U.S. Geological Survey |
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* Labs or homework handed in late will be reduced in value by 10% for each late day; work handed in more
than 5 days after the due date will not be graded.
** Term paper - topic due March 12; Outline and bibliography due
April 9; paper due April 23. |
| Week of | Topic | Related Reading |
| Jan 24-28 | Review of Earth Materials & Geologic Time Energy in Geomorphic Systems Tectonics & Landform Evolution |
(Bloom p. 1-18) (Bloom p. 19-33) (Bloom p. 35-47; p. 67-77) |
| Jan 31-Feb 4 | Volcanoes Volcanoes Volcanic Hazards - Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Ranier |
(Bloom p. 92-113) |
| Feb 7-11 | Landslides & Material Behavior Landslides in the Adirondacks |
(Bloom p. 169-197) |
| Feb 14-18 | Fluvial Systems I Fluvial Systems II The Mississippi River System |
(Bloom p. 198-229) (Bloom p. 231-256) |
| Feb 21-25 | Glacial Systems - Erosion & Deposition Late Quaternary Climate History Climate Change in the Holocene |
(Bloom p. 373-391) (Bloom p. 395-416) |
| Feb 28-Mar 3 | FIRST EXAM - Feb 28
Chemical Weathering Processes Chemical Weathering & Soils |
(Bloom p. 119-143) |
| March 6-10 | Soils & Clay Minerals Soil Fertility & Clay Mineralogy Northeastern U.S. Forest Soils |
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| Mar 13-17 | SPRING BREAK |  |
| Mar 20-24 | Soil Horizons, Profiles, Classification Soil Carbonate Stable Isotopes in Soil Systems |
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| Mar 27-31 | Soils & Water Porosity & Permeability; Aquifer Properties |
(Heath p. 1-5) (Heath p. 6-19) |
| Apr 3-7 | SECOND EXAM - April 3 Groundwater Flow |
(Heath p. 20-29) |
| Apr 10-14 | Recharge & Discharge Aquifer Tests Water Supply Systems |
(Heath p. 30-33) (Heath p. 42-51) |
| Apr 17-21 | Groundwater Quality Groundwater Quality Local Water Quality Issues |
(Heath p. 64-69) (Heath p. 70-79) |
| Apr 25-28 | Surface Water Hydrology Surface Water Supplies Water in the Western U.S. |
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| Apr 26-30 | Hydrology and Climate Climate Change and Water The Local Record of Climate Change |
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http://classes.colgate.edu/bselleck/geol210/ |
