GG101 Dynamic Earth, Spring 2014

GG101
Dynamic
Earth
 GG672

An overview of Planet Earth and its ever-changing interior, landforms, and surface environment

Class Announcements:
4/10/14: Here are the slides that Greg Ravizza presented about GG200 today: GG200_Info.pptx
2/4/14: I've extended the deadlines for HW4 and HW5 to 2/6/14 due to the WileyPlus downtime last night.
1/27/14: I've just heard that a new shipment of textbooks for our class is available in the bookstore.
1/14/14: Big Island Field Trip Feb 21-23: Learn Geology and get 10 extra credit points on the 2nd exam!
        More information
1/13/14: Homework 0 on WileyPlus is not graded, but it is useful for getting used to the WileyPlus system.
1/12/14: Use this link to directly access the course material on WileyPlus.


Instructor: Clint Conrad
      Contact: 804 POST, 956-6649, clintc@hawaii.edu

Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 to 1:15 PM in POST 723
Office Hours: After class or by appointment
Text: Physical Geology: The Science of Earth (2011) by Charles Fletcher
        Note: available at the bookstore or online at WileyPlus: www.wileyplus.com/WileyCDA/
Online: All students must register online with WileyPlus: www.wileyplus.com/WileyCDA/
WileyPlus: We will be using WileyPlus (linked to the textbook) for homework assignments and some exams
Registration: You will need a WileyPlus registration code - this is included with your textbook purchase.
        Note: Get your textbook at the bookstore or from WileyPlus to make sure you get a registration code!

More Information: The course syllabus can be downloaded here:

Schedule and Lectures:
Week Dates Lecture Topics Reading
(Fletcher)		 Homework
(due by noon)
Part I: Planet Earth
Week 1 Jan 14
Jan 16		 Introduction
Solar System 		Chapter 1
Chapter 2		 HW1 due 1/28/14
HW2 due 1/30/14
Week 2 Jan 21
Jan 23		 Planet Earth
Minerals 		Chapter 3
Chapter 4		 HW3 due 1/30/14
HW4 due 2/6/14
Week 3 Jan 28
Jan 30		 Igneous Rocks
Weathering 		Chapter 5
Chapter 7		 HW5 due 2/6/14
HW6 due 2/6/14
Week 4 Feb 4
Feb 6		 Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks 		Chapter 8
Chapter 9		 HW7 due 2/11/14
HW8 due 2/13/14
Week 5 Feb 11
Feb 13		 Review for First Exam
First Exam
Part II: Earth's Dynamic Interior
Week 6 Feb 18
Feb 20		 Plate Tectonics
Mantle Dynamics 		Chapter 3
HW9 due 2/27/14
Week 7 Feb 25
Feb 27		 Volcanism
Mountain Building 		Chapter 6
Chapter 11
HW10 due 3/6/14
Week 8 Mar 4
Mar 6		 Mountain Building, Earthquakes
Earthquakes 		Chapter 11 & 12
Chapter 12		 HW11 due 3/11/14
HW12 due 3/13/14
Week 9 Mar 11
Mar 13		 Geologic Time
Earth History 		Chapter 13
Chapter 14		 HW13 due 3/18/14
HW14 due 3/20/14
Week 10 Mar 18
Mar 20		 Review for Second Exam
Second Exam

March 24-28

Spring Break (no class)

Part III: Earth's Dynamic Surface
Week 11 Apr 1
Apr 3		 Global Warming
Global Change 		Chapters 10 & 16
Chapter 16
HW15 due 4/10/14
Week 12 Apr 8
Apr 10		 Glaciers & Paleoclimate
Mass Wasting 		Chapter 17
Chapter 18		 HW16 due 4/15/14
HW17 due 4/22/14
Week 13 Apr 15
Apr 17		 Surface Water
Groundwater 		Chapter 19
Chapter 20		 HW18 due 4/24/14
HW19 due 4/29/14
Week 14 Apr 22
Apr 24		 Coastal Geology
Marine Geology 		Chapter 22
Chapter 23
 HW20 due 5/1/14
HW21 due 5/6/14
Week 15 Apr 29
May 1		 Marine Geology / Begin Review
Review for Third Exam

Week 16 May 6 Third Exam (Noon-1:15 PM) first possible date
Finals May 15 Third Exam (Noon-1:15 PM) alternate date