INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOLOGY

Prof. Phil Stoffer

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The TEXTBOOK: Essentials of Geology (Lutgens & Tarbuck (5th Edition), Merrill Publ.) provides detail on each of the subjects outlined below. PLEASE READ IT. The outlines of the chapters below are my lecture notes. You can use them to help study. The chapters that are highlighted below are ready to access. I'll be revising it as time goes by.

SYLLABUS OF LECTURE TOPICS

1. What is Geology and Geologic Time? (Chapter 1)
2. Minerals (Chapter 2)
3. Igneous Rocks (Chapter 3)
4. Igneous Activity (Chapter 4)
5. Weathering and Soils (Chapter 5)
6. Sedimentary Rocks (Chapter 6)
7. Metamorphic Rocks (Chapter 7)

MIDTERM EXAM

8. Mass Wasting (Chapter 8)
9. Running Water (Chapter 9)
10. Groundwater (Chapter 10)
11. Glaciers and Glaciation (Chapter 11)
12. Deserts and Wind (Chapter 12)
13. Shorelines (Chapter 13)

FINAL EXAM

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INTERNET BASICS

Since you are staring at a computer hooked to the Internet take some time to "play" for a while. For "new users" of the NET I highly recommend that you learn all about SEARCH ENGINES which are links to supercomputers that offer automated indexing to websites all around the world. My favorite is http://www.altavista.digital.com. (If you see text highlighted in blue (or some other color) it means you can click on it, and you will automatically be connected to that site. Use the "Back" button to go back to sites you've already looked at.