12.001 | Fall 2013 | Undergraduate

Introduction to Geology

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Lecture 1 Notes: Overview: Introduction to the Introduction of Geology
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Lecture 1 Slides: Overview: Introduction to the Introduction of Geology
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Lecture 2 Notes: Origin and Age of the Earth
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Lecture 2 Slides: Origin and Age of the Earth
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Lecture 3 Notes: Introduction to Minerals
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Lecture 3 Slides: Introduction to Minerals
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Lecture 4 Notes: Igneous Rocks
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Lecture 5 Notes: Metamorphic Rocks
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Lecture 6 Notes: Sedimentary Rocks
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Lecture 6 Slides: Sedimentary Rocks
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Lecture 8 Notes: Rock Structure and Deformation
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Lecture 8 Slides: Rock Structure and Deformation
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Lecture 11 Notes: Geologic Time: Relative versus Absolute Dating
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Lecture 11 Slides: Geologic Time: Relative versus Absolute Dating
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Lecture 12 Notes: Climate through Geologic History
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Lecture 12 Notes: Volcanoes
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Lecture 12 Slides: Volcanoes
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Lecture 13-15 Notes: Plate Tectonics
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Lecture 13-15 Slides: Plate Tectonics
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Lecture 18 Slides: Oceanic Crust Formation
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Lecture 19 Notes: Earthquakes
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Lecture 19 Slides: Earthquakes
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Lecture 21 Notes: Topography
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Lecture 21 Slides: Topography
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Lecture 22 Notes: Field Techniques
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Lecture 28 Notes: Rivers
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Lecture 28 Slides: Rivers
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Lecture 31 Notes: Landslides and Debris Flows
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Lecture 31 Slides: Landslides and Debris Flows
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Lecture 32 Notes: Glaciers
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Lecture 32 Slides: Glaciers
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Lecture 33 Slides: Climate through Geologic History
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Lecture 34 Notes: Earth History and Geobiology
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Lecture 34 Slides: Earth History and Geobiology
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Lecture 35 Notes: Earth Science and Society
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Lecture 36 Notes: Comparative Planetology
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Lecture 36: Comparative Planetology

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