| WEEK # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction Population Growth, Hurricane Katrina | |
| 2 | Geologic Time, Isotopic Tracers Introduction to Rocks and Minerals | |
| 3 | Rock and Mineral ID Mineral Resources and Hazards Hands on Mineral Lab Energy Resources: Fossil Fuels, Alternative Energy Water as a Resource | Problem set 1 due |
| 4 | Water Cycles Physics and Chemistry of Water Groundwater Aquifers Controls on Fluid Flow | Problem set 2 due |
| 5 | Pedogenesis and Soils Waste Management | Rocks and minerals lab due |
| 6 | Geology and Resources Mineral Resources and Extraction Geologic Hazards and Catastrophes Plate Tectonics | Rocks and minerals lab supplement due |
| 7 | Exam 1 Plate Tectonics and Geologic Hazards | |
| 8 | Seismology and Earthquake Hazards Volcanism | Problem set 3 due |
| 9 | Volcanic Hazards Surface Processes, Landslides, Debris Flows | Problem set 4 due |
| 10 | Floods Physics and Chemistry of Oceans Hurricanes and Tides Shoreline Erosion | |
| 11 | Atmospheric Circulation Ocean-atmosphere Coupling Climate Change Past Records of Climate | Problem set 5 due |
| 12 | Air Pollution Ozone Pollution and Depletion Sulfogenic Aerosols Greenhouse Gases | Problem set 6 (extra credit) due |
| 13 | Carbon Cycle and the Greenhouse Effect Geology of Nuclear Reactor Siting and Waste Disposal | |
| 14 | Project Summary | Final project due |