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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

(for Part 2 and 3 look at http://mypage.iu.edu/~jschiebe/G105.html)

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