Environmental Earth Science

Calendar

WEEK #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction Population Growth, Hurricane Katrina
2	Geologic Time, Isotopic Tracers Introduction to Rocks and Minerals
3	Rock and Mineral ID Mineral Resources and Hazards Hands on Mineral Lab Energy Resources: Fossil Fuels, Alternative Energy Water as a Resource	Problem set 1 due
4	Water Cycles Physics and Chemistry of Water Groundwater Aquifers Controls on Fluid Flow	Problem set 2 due
5	Pedogenesis and Soils Waste Management	Rocks and minerals lab due
6	Geology and Resources Mineral Resources and Extraction Geologic Hazards and Catastrophes Plate Tectonics	Rocks and minerals lab supplement due
7	Exam 1 Plate Tectonics and Geologic Hazards
8	Seismology and Earthquake Hazards Volcanism	Problem set 3 due
9	Volcanic Hazards Surface Processes, Landslides, Debris Flows	Problem set 4 due
10	Floods Physics and Chemistry of Oceans Hurricanes and Tides Shoreline Erosion
11	Atmospheric Circulation Ocean-atmosphere Coupling Climate Change Past Records of Climate	Problem set 5 due
12	Air Pollution Ozone Pollution and Depletion Sulfogenic Aerosols Greenhouse Gases	Problem set 6 (extra credit) due
13	Carbon Cycle and the Greenhouse Effect Geology of Nuclear Reactor Siting and Waste Disposal
14	Project Summary	Final project due