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G105 (Earth: Our Habitable Planet) |
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Professor: Dr. Jürgen Schieber, Room 523, Geological Sciences, Ph: 855-5322, jschiebe@indiana.edu
Office Hour: Monday 9:00-10:00, or by appointment
for full class syllabus click here
lecture notes are linked to the chapters listed below
Date Topics Reading Assignment
Course Notes PART I
Week 1 | Our Cosmic Origins | WC-1; L-1; P-1&2 |
Week 2 | The Solar System, |
WC-2;
L-2; BP-Ch.2&3; P-3&4 |
Week 3 | The Earth: Differentiation & Plate Tectonics |
WC-3;
BP-Ch.2, 4, 5, 9, 12; P-5 |
Week 4 | Global Energy Transfer, Atmosphere, Climate |
WC-4;
L-5,6; P-6 BP-Ch. 1, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 |
Week 5 | Minerals, Rocks & Rock Forming Processes |
WC-5; BP-Ch.6,
7, 8; P-7, 8, 9 |
Week 6 | First Midterm Exam (click for study guide) |
WC = Posted Course Notes; L = readings from Lovelock; BP = reading from Blue Planet text; P = Powerpoint Lectures