12.001 | Fall 2013 | Undergraduate

Introduction to Geology

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[TP] = Taylor Perron
[OJ] = Oliver Jagoutz

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1 TP, OJ Overview: Introduction to the Introduction of Geology Lecture 1 Notes (PDF) Lecture 1 Slides (PDF - 1.6MB)
2 TP Origin and Age of the Earth Lecture 2 Notes (PDF) Lecture 2 Slides (PDF - 2.6MB)
3 OJ Introduction to Minerals Lecture 3 Notes (PDF) Lecture 3 Slides (PDF - 2.3MB)
4 OJ Igneous Rocks Lecture 4 Notes (PDF) Slides are not available for this lecture.
5 OJ Metamorphic Rocks Lecture 5 Notes (PDF) Slides are not available for this lecture.
6 TP Sedimentary Rocks Lecture 6 Notes (PDF) Lecture 6 Slides (PDF - 3.6MB)
8 OJ Rock Structure and Deformation Lecture 8 Notes (PDF) Lecture 8 Slides (PDF - 4.2MB)
11 OJ Geologic Time: Relative versus Absolute Dating Lecture 11 Notes (PDF) Lecture 11 Slides (PDF)
12 OJ Volcanoes Lecture 12 Notes (PDF) Lecture 12 Slides (PDF)
13–15 TP Plate Tectonics Lecture 13-15 Notes (PDF - 1.1MB) Lecture 13-15 Slides (PDF - 9.7MB)
17 OJ Continental Crust Formation Notes are not available for this lecture. Slides are not available for this lecture.
18 OJ Oceanic Crust Formation Notes are not available for this lecture. Lecture 18 Slides (PDF - 4.1MB)
19 TP Earthquakes Lecture 19 Notes (PDF) Lecture 19 Slides (PDF - 1.4MB)
21 TP Topography Lecture 21 Notes (PDF) Lecture 21 Slides (PDF - 3.8MB)
22 OJ Field Techniques Lecture 22 Notes (PDF) Slides are not available for this lecture.
24 OJ Introduction to Geologic Mapping Notes are not available for this lecture. Slides are not available for this lecture.
28 TP Rivers Lecture 28 Notes (PDF) Lecture 28 Slides (PDF - 6.0MB)
31 TP Landslides and Debris Flows Lecture 31 Notes (PDF) Lecture 31 Slides (PDF - 1.8MB)
32 TP Glaciers Lecture 32 Notes (PDF) Lecture 32 Slides (PDF - 5.9MB)
33 TP Climate through Geologic History Lecture 33 Notes (PDF) Lecture 33 Slides (PDF - 2.2MB)
34 TP Earth History and Geobiology Lecture 34 Notes (PDF) Lecture 34 Slides (PDF - 3.5MB)
35 TP Earth Science and Society Lecture 35 Notes (PDF) Slides are not available for this lecture.
36 TP Comparative Planetology Lecture 36 Notes (PDF) Lecture 36 Slides (PDF - 4.9MB)

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