GEOL 1122 - EARTH’S HISTORY OF GLOBAL CHANGE

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - SPRING 2004

Instructor: Dr. Marta Patiño Douce

WK       DATE                 TOPIC                                                                                                      CH.; pp.

1            F1/09     Introduction. Earth as a System & Geologic Time                                               1: 1/14

              M1/12   Uniformitarianism - Rocks - Steno’s Laws. Unconformities.                                 1: 1/14                               W1/14   Dating the geologic record. Stratigraphy. Radiometric dating. Seat sign-up.         6:151/8; 164/9

2            F1/16     Minerals and Rocks.                                                                                              2: 29/54

              M1/19   MLK Holiday (no class)

              W1/21   Minerals and Rocks.                                                                                                2: 29/54

              F1/23     Minerals and Rocks.                                                                                                2: 29/54

3            M/26     Sedimentary Environments (2 classes) (Also on W 1/28)                                    5: 121/148

              F 1/30    Environments and Life: Ecology. Marine Realm                                                  4: 91/8; 109/117

4            M2/2     Environments and Life: The Atmosphere &Terrestrial Realm                             4: 98/108

              W2/4     Diversity of Life - The Fossil Record.                                                                    3: 58/64; 70/86

              F2/6       The Six Kingdoms described.                                                                                  3: 70/86

5            M2/9     Evolution and the Fossil Record   (3 classes) (Also on W 2/11 & F 2/13)           7: 181/205

6            M2/16   Plate Tectonics.                                                                                                        1: 14/6; 8: 207/227

              W2/18   Cont.Tectonics and Mountain Chains, Rifts, Passive margins.                               9: 231/7

              F2/20     EXAM 1: CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 8

7            M2/23   Mountain Building. Suturing Small Landmasses. Cont. interiors.                           9: 240/4; 251/3

              W2/25   Geochemical cycles. Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen and Environmental Change.         10: 256/282

              F2/27     The Archean Eon (Universe, the Atmosphere and Oceans).                                  11: 285/295

8            M3/1     Origin of the Continents: Shields and Cratons. Archean Life.                                 11: 297/311

              T3/2      TUESDAY: MIDPOINT OF THE SEMESTER

              W3/3     Proterozoic Geology.                                                                                               12: 325/339

              F3/5      Early Proterozoic Events and Life. WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE                    12: 315/325         

              3/08-3/12 SPRING BREAK: ENJOY!

9            M3/15   Paleozoic Life and Extinctions: Invertebrate Evolution.                                       13: 341/355

              W3/17   Vertebrate and Plant Evolution in the Paleozoic. (Also on F 3/19.)                       14: 369/388         

10          M3/22   Mass Extinctions.                                                                                                     15: 399/414; 418/20

              W3/24   Paleozoic Geology: Cambrian and Ordovician Paleogeography.                           13: 355/366

              F3/26     Paleogeography of the Middle Paleozoic.                                                                14: 386/396

11          M3/29   Paleogeography of the Late Paleozoic. Climate. Alleghenian Orogeny.                 15: 414/8; 420/1

              W3/31   Coal Cyclothems. The Delaware Basin of Texas.                                                    15: 426/7; 427/32

              F4/2       Mesozoic Life. Invertebrate Evolution & Evolution of Land Plants.                      16: 435/44; 17:465/72

12          M4/5     EXAM 2: CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 15

              W4/7     Aquatic and Terrestrial Vertebrate Evolution.                                                   16: 441/9; 17:469/70; 474/6

              F4/09     Mesozoic Extinctions.                                                                                              16: 455/6; 17: 482/86

13          M4/12   Cont. Mesozoic Life/Extinctions. Mesozoic Geology. Climate and Sea level      17: 482/86; 16: 452/8

              W4/14   The Break-up of Pangea. New Continents & Seas. Eastern N.Am.                       16:452/8;17:476/82              F4/16     Western North America in the Late Mesozoic.                                                        17: 486/91

14          M4/19   Life in the Cenozoic Era. Climate. Invertebrate, Vertebrates and Plant Evol.       18: 495/510; 19: 519/26

              W4/21    Humans. African Origins. Ancestors & relatives.                                                 19: 549/56

              F4/23     Climate Change & Extinctions. The Impact of Humans.                                         18: 505/9; 19:526/35; 20:567

15          M4/26   Cenozoic Geology: Neogene & Holocene Climatic & Sea Level Changes.           19: 526/36; 20: 559/82

              W4/28   The Gulf Coast and Eastern United States. Western North America.                      18:511/19;19:537/40;5 45/49

              TH5/29  Catch-up. Questions and Review.