Historical Geology

Lecture 1

Course Introduction

Historical GeologyLecture Outline

I Course IntroductionA) Instructor IntroductionB) Course Overview

i. Goalii. Times and Locationiii. Required Textsiv. Class URL and Web Resources

C) Course ScheduleD) Policies

i. Attendance and Participationii. Gradingiii. Honor Codeiv. Laboratoryv. Extra Credit

E) TestsIIScale in Geology

A) SpatialB) TemporalC) Rates of Change Lecture 1

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Instructor Information

Lecture 1I.A

Stephen B ParsonsOceanography 327

683-6058 (offc)581-5223 (cell)

sparsons at ocean.odu.eduOffice Hours:see posted schedule

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Course OverviewGoal

Lecture 1I.B.i

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the evolution of the continents, ocean basins, mountain chains, and the major life forms throughout Earth's history. These are

studied chronologically and are related to the physical and biological changes which have caused them.

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Course OverviewMeeting Times

Lecture 1I.B.ii

Session I (21071): Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1300-1350Session II (21072): Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1100-1215

Meeting Locations

Session I (21071): Oceanography Bldg, Room 200Session II (21072): Kauffman Hall, Room 224

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Course OverviewTexts

Lecture 1I.B.iii

Prothero, D.R., and Dott, R.H., 2004. Evolution of the Earth, 7th edition,McGraw-Hill, 524pp.

Lewis, R.D., Gastaldo, R.A., and Savrda, C.E., 1999. Deciphering Earth History: A Laboratory Manual with Internet Exercises, 3rd edition, Contemporary

Publishing Company

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Class URL and Web Resources

Lecture 1I.B.iv

http://www.ocean.odu.edu/~spars001/geology_112/geology_112.htmlGeology 112N

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Class Time

Class Location

Text

Instructor

Goal

Links

Section 1 (21071): Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1300-1350Section 2 (21072): Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1100-1215

Section 1 (21071): Oecanography Building, Room 200Section 2 (21072): Kauffman Hall, Room 224

Prothero, D.R., and Dott, R.H., Jr., Evolution of the Earth, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill.

Stephen B. Parsons

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the evolution of the continents, ocean basins, mountain chains, and the major life forms throughout Earth's history. These are studied chronologically and are related to the physical and biological changes which have caused them.

Detailed Course Schedule

Policies

Web Resources

Grades

OEAS Departmental Seminar Series

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Lecture 1I.C

02/05(06)/04 Exam 1 Evolution, Formation and Composition of the Earth

03/18(19)/04 Exam 2 The Archean through the Paleozoic

04/21(22)/04 Exam 3 The Mesozoic and Cenzoic Eras

04/30/04 (05/04/04) Comprehensive Final Exam

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Lecture 1I.D

AttendanceGrading

WeightsExams 1-3 42% of final gradeFinal Exam 33% of final gradeLaboratory 25% of final grade

Scale 93.0 -100 90.0-92.9 87.0-89.9 83.0-86.9 80.0-82.9 77.0-79.9 73.0-76.9 70.0-72.9

A A- B+ B B- C+ C C-

Honor CodeLaboratoryExtra Credit

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Lecture 1I.D

Periodic “Quizzes”

Extra Credit Articles

Briefly state the main idea of the article.

List three important facts that the author uses to support the main idea.

What information or ideas discussed in this article are also discussed in

your textbook or other readings? List the textbook chapters and page

numbers.

List any examples of bias or faulty reasoning that you found in the article.

List any new terms or concepts that were discussed in the article and write

a short definition.

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Lecture 1I.E

True/FalseT F 1. The Earth's lithosphere is composed entirely of crustal material.

Multiple Choice____ 2. Approximately how old is the Chesapeake Bay?

(a) 1,000 years (d) 1,000,000 years(b) 10,000 years (e) 10,000,000 years(c) 100,000 years

Short Answer3. Name four of the eight rock-forming minerals common to igneous rocks.

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Scales in Geology

Lecture 1II

Spatial

Temporal

Rates of Change

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Lecture 1II.A

Scale ofObservation

global

regional

local

hand sample

microscopic

atomic

Scales in GeologySpatial

Measured in...

thousands of kilometers (106m)

kilometers (103m)

meters (100m)

centimeters (10-2m)

micrometers (10-6m)

nanometers (10-9m)

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Lecture 1II.B

Scales in GeologyTemporal

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Lecture 1II.B

Scales in GeologyTemporal

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Lecture 1II.C

Scales in GeologyRates of Change