GEOL-111 (Sections F01 & 02)  and GEOL-111A (Section F01)  - Fall 2012

week

day

Topic

Assign-ment

Notes

Text chapter

lab #

lab topic 

1

Tues

Sep

4

Introduction

1

Thurs

Sep

6

History of the earth and geological time

1

8

2

Tues

Sep

11

Atoms, bonding and crystals

2

2

1

Field trip

Thurs

Sep

13

Minerals

2

2

3

Tues

Sep

18

Minerals

2

2

Thurs

Sep

20

Minerals

1

2

2

4

Tues

Sep

25

Rocks and magma

3

3

2

Minerals

Thurs

Sep

27

Intrusive igneous rock

3

3

5

Tues

Oct

2

Volcanic rocks

3

4

Thurs

Oct

4

Weathering

4

4

6

Tues

Oct

9

Sedimentary rocks

4

5 & 6

3

Igneous rocks

Thurs

Oct

11

Metamorphic rocks

2

4

7

7

Tues

Oct

16

Review 

Thurs

Oct

18

Midterm test

8

Tues

Oct

23

Glaciation and glacial deposits

5

17

4

Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

Thurs

Oct

25

Other unconsolidated deposits

5

9

Tues

Oct

30

Plate tectonics

6

12

Thurs

Nov

1

Plate tectonics

6

12

10

Tues

Nov

6

Plate tectonics

 3

7

12

5

Unconsolidated deposits

Thurs

Nov

8

Plate tectonics

11

Tues

Nov

13

Plate tectonics

4

7

12

Thurs

Nov

15

Earthquakes 

8

10

12

Tues

Nov

20

Earthquakes 

5

8

10

6

Geological maps

Thurs

Nov

22

Geology of BC  

13

Tues

Nov

27

Geology of  Vancouver Island

Thurs

Nov

29

Review