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Introduction
Population Growth, Hurricane Katrina |
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| 2 |
Geologic Time, Isotopic Tracers
Introduction to Rocks and Minerals |
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| 3 |
Rock and Mineral ID Mineral Resources and Hazards Hands on Mineral Lab
Energy Resources: Fossil Fuels, Alternative Energy
Water as a Resource |
Problem set 1 due |
| 4 |
Water Cycles
Physics and Chemistry of Water
Groundwater
Aquifers
Controls on Fluid Flow |
Problem set 2 due |
| 5 |
Pedogenesis and Soils
Waste Management |
Rocks and minerals lab due |
| 6 |
Geology and Resources
Mineral Resources and Extraction
Geologic Hazards and Catastrophes
Plate Tectonics |
Rocks and minerals lab supplement due |
| 7 |
Exam 1
Plate Tectonics and Geologic Hazards |
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| 8 |
Seismology and Earthquake Hazards
Volcanism |
Problem set 3 due |
| 9 |
Volcanic Hazards
Surface Processes, Landslides, Debris Flows |
Problem set 4 due |
| 10 |
Floods
Physics and Chemistry of Oceans
Hurricanes and Tides
Shoreline Erosion |
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| 11 |
Atmospheric Circulation
Ocean-atmosphere Coupling
Climate Change
Past Records of Climate |
Problem set 5 due |
| 12 |
Air Pollution
Ozone Pollution and Depletion
Sulfogenic Aerosols
Greenhouse Gases |
Problem set 6 (extra credit) due |
| 13 |
Carbon Cycle and the Greenhouse Effect
Geology of Nuclear Reactor Siting and Waste Disposal |
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| 14 |
Project Summary |
Final project due |