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EPS 80 — Course Schedule

Class: McCone 141; MW 1-4:30 pm

Office Hours: F 1-2 pm; EAOP students F 2-3 pm

July 3 — Introduction

Origin of the Solar System, Elements, Formation of Earth; What makes environments habitable?

Course syllabus; Review Slides

Homework: Assigned Geologic Event DUE 7/5

July 31 — Fluids + Oceans

Daria lesson on fluids; Review for test

Review Slides

Homework: Study Guide

July 5 — Earth History

Formation of Earth and Moon; Geologic Time; Changes in Climate; Disasters

Review Slides, Reading A; B; C; D

Homework: Lab 1 DUE 7/10

August 2 — Midterm Exam

Homework: Lab 4 DUE 8/9, pdf

Final Project Guide: Rubric

Articles: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V

July 10 — Tectonics

History; Plate Boundaries; Mountains; Hazards;

Review Slides

Homework: Geology in the News DUE 7/12

July 12 — Tectonics

Local Geology; Faulting Types; Mantle convection

Homework: Lab 2 DUE 7/17

July 15/16 — Field Trip

Field trip will begin within the 16th and Mission BART stop at 9:00 am. Wear comfortable shoes for a long, STEEP, walk. Please bring a notebook, pencil, a water bottle and packed lunch. We anticipate returning to BART by 2 pm.

 

July 17 — Earthquakes

Seismic Waves; Faulting Types; Liquefaction; Hayward and San Andreas Faults

Review Slides

Homework: Study Guide

July 19 — Volcanoes + Midterm Exam

Volcanism across the solar system; Eruptions; Climate effects; Hot spots; Igneous Rocks

Review Slides

July 24 — Climate

Climate change; Greenhouse effect; Sea level; IPCC projection; Storms; Rainfall; Fires

Speakers: NGO; Industry; Government

Homework: Questions for Speakers DUE 7/26

Readings: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V

July 26 — Soils + Careers (Zoom)

Soil Formation; GeobiologyAgriculture; Conservation; Geobiology; Dust Bowl

Homework: Test corrections DUE 7/31;

Lab 3 (word) DUE 8/2; Please use readings to left with assignments at end of Lab (pdf)

August 7 — Pollution + Water

Super Fund sites; Mercury and Arsenic; Groundwater flow

Homework: Lab 4 DUE 8/9

August 9 — Final Projects

Readings

1-2:30 pm : A, C, D, E, F, L, M, J, R, M

3-4:30 pm : B, U, H, K, D, G, T, V, P, N, S