The geosciences encompass the study of the Earth, its formation, its history, the processes that continue to shape it today, and our interaction with it. In my opinion, an introductory level geoscience course should help you learn: 1) How Earth processes operate, how they shape the environment we live in, and how they can affect people and; 2) where Earth resources come from, the impacts of using these resources, and how we can reduce these impacts. In addition to these two primary goals this course also seeks to improve your critical-thinking and data-analysis skills.
04.29.2009--Home buyer's presentations begin Monday, May 4, Groups 1-5.
04.10.2009--Exam-II is Wednesday the 15th--Last years exam [PDF] is available, but this years exam will be different
03.09.2009--Second home-buyer's project due Monday the 16th, see volcanoes lecture
02.24.2009--Exam-I is Wednesday the 4th!--Last years exam [PDF] is available, but this years exam will be very different
02.24.2009--First home-buyer's project
due
Monday the 2nd, see minerals lecture
02.06.2009--Be sure to buy a lab book before the first lab!
Steve Reynold's website: Contains tons of cool 3-D animations
GeoMapApp: Super-cool mapping freeware
Google Earth: A very powerful geology tool
USGS earthquakes site: Lots of info about recent earthquakes and seismic hazards
USGS volcanos site: Lots of
info about volcanic hazards
FEMA
Map Service Center: Source for flood insurance maps
The early Earth [PPT]
Plate tectonics [PPT]
Igneous rocks [PPT]
Volcanos and volcanism [PPT]
Weathering and soils [PPT]
Sedimentary processes and sedimentary rocks [PPT]
Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks [PPT]
Geologic time [PPT]
Folds, faults, and mountain belts [PPT]
Rivers and floods [PPT]
Glaciers and ice ages [PPT]