Earth & Environmental
Sciences 102
EXPLORING
THE EARTH'S INTERIOR
Spring 2008
Instructor:
Carol A. Stein
Office: 2472 Science and Engineering South
Telephone:
312-996-9349
Office Hours: By appointment;
Email:
cstein@uic.edu
For a fast response, use email
Teaching
assistants:
Section Name Email Office Phone Office Hours
1,3 Annika Taylor ataylo24@uic.edu 2465 SES 312-996-3158 M noon-2 PM
2,5 Karen Koy kkoy1@uic.edu 2458 SES 312-413-3142 by appointment
4,7 Dave Moline moldavi33@yahoo.com 3152 SES 312-413-1853 W noon- 2 PM
6,8 Maggie Zimmerman mkenda2@uic.edu 2448 SES 312-996-3159 W noon - 2 PM
COURSE
WEB SITE is
http://tigger.uic.edu/~cstein/EAES102. Some lecture notes and a copy of this
syllabus are on this web site.
Books:
Exploring
Earth by
Davidson, Reed and Davis, Prentice-Hall, second edition
EAES 102 Laboratory Manual 102/Spring 2008 edition-
distributed in discussion during the first week (& cost covered from
lab fees)
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Eruption at Mt. St. Helens on May 18, 1980 |
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2001 Eruption near Goma, Congo, East African Rift |
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Tsunami damage from Dec. 26, 2004 Sumatra earthquake |
Time: Lecture-
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY 10-10:50 AM Lecture Center F6
Lab
and Discussion Sections- 1101 Science and Engineering Labs (SEL)
Section Discussion is first, followed by the lab, unless noted.
1 23281 8 AM - 10:50 AM Tuesday
2 23282 11 AM - 1:50 PM Tuesday
3 23283 2 PM - 4:50 PM Tuesday
4 23284 8 AM - 9:50 AM Wednesday (Lab); 8 - 8:50 AM Thursday (discussion)
5 23285 11 AM - 1:50 PM Wednesday
6 23286 2 PM - 4:50 PM Wednesday
7 23287 9 AM - 11:50 AM Thursday
8 23288 noon - 2:50 PM Thursday
Course Notes:
Will be available on this web site when Prof. Stein is teaching the course.
Some Interesting Links:
Models of the Earth's magnetic field reversals and other information
Variation in the Earth's magnetic field over the last 400 years and other information
USGS National Geomagnetic Program and check out the "Movies" for the magnetic field changes through time
NASA's Messenger mission to Mars
Information about Mount St. Helens (volcano) from the US Geological Survey
Smithsonian Institution- Global Volcanism Program
This
schedule is subject to change without notice. Chapters for the lectures are
from your textbook and for the labs from the 102 lab manual. The Monday dates
for each week are listed.
Week
1: Introduction-
Chapter 1
Jan.
14 Discussion
sections meet, but No labs this week
Week
2: Earth Origin-
Chapter 2 (NO LECTURE MONDAY
Jan. 21, 2008/M. L. KING DAY)
Jan.
21 Lab 2:
Minerals
Week
3: Minerals & Igneous
Rocks- Chapters 3 & 4
Jan.
28 Lab 4: Igneous
Rocks
Week
4: Igneous and Sedimentary
Rocks- Chapter 4
Feb.
4 Lab 5:
Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks
Week
5: Sedimentary &
Metamorphic Rocks- Chapter 4 / TEST 1 Friday February 15
Feb.
11 Lab: Mineral Quiz
Week
6: Seismology &
Gravity- Chapter 5
Feb.
18 Lab 12:
Paleogeography and Paleoclimatology
Week
7: Geological Time- Chapter
6
Feb.
25 Lab 6: Radioactive
Dating & Geological Time
Week
8: Plate Tectonics- Chapter
7
March
3 Lab 9: Seafloor Spreading
and Continental Drift
Week
9: Deformation and earthquakes-
Chapter 8/ Test 2 Friday March 14
March
10 Discussion sections meet but no Labs
Week
10: Ridges & Transforms- Chapter 9
March
17 Lab 7: Introduction to Geologic Maps
SPRING
BREAK- No classes: March 24th - March 30th
Week
11: Subduction & Continents- Chapter 10
March
31 Lab 10: The Stable Interior of
North America
Week
12: Mineral Resources- Chapter 16 & Chicago Geology (Friday)
April
7 NO LAB/
REQUIRED FIELD TRIP (Lab 8) SATURDAY April 12 from 8 AM – 7 PM
Week
13: Mineral Resources & Oil/Gas/Coal- Chapter 16
April
14 Lab: Groundwater
Hydrology
Week
14: Alternative (non-fossil fuel) Energy Resources & Water- Chapter 11
April
21 Lab: Lab review
Week
15: Plate Tectonics on other
planets? / Test 3 Friday May 2
April
28 Lab: LAB
TEST THERE
IS NO FINAL DURING FINALS WEEK.
USE
THIS SHEET TO COMPUTE YOUR GRADE. TOTAL POINTS=510
Guaranteed
minimum points needed for A=425; B=375; C=325; D=275; Failing is less than 275.
However,
regardless of your total number of points, if you do not pass the lab part, you
will NOT pass this course.
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TOTAL LAB POINTS - LOWEST LAB SCORE (150 MAXIMUM)=
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