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Planet Earth
Planet Earth (01:460:100)
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| Instructor: |
Jim Browning jvb@rci.rutgers.edu |
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Wright Labs-237B
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| Office hours: |
TBA or by appointment |
| Department Office: |
250 Wright-Rieman Labs (Busch) |
| Administrative Assistant |
Jovani Reaves
Tel: 732-445-2044 |
| Text: |
Understanding Earth (5th edition) – Grotzinger, Jordan, Press & Siever
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| Departmental policy: |
"No make-up exams will be given without written documentation from a Rutgers University official." |
Syllabus
| Class # | | Topic | Suggested
readings
Chapter |
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| 1 | | Introduction |
1 |
| 2 | | Earth System |
1 & 9 |
| 3 | | Minerals – Properties |
3 |
| 4 | | Minerals – Groups |
3 |
| 5 | | Igneous Rocks – Classification |
4 |
| 6 | | Igneous Rocks – Occurrence |
4 |
| 7 | | Weathering and Soils |
16 & 5 |
| 8 | | Sedimentary Rocks |
5 |
| 9 | | Metamorphic Rocks |
6 |
| 10 | | First Midterm |
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| 11 | | Faults and Folds |
7 |
| 12 | | Relative Time |
8 |
| 13 | | Absolute Time |
8 |
| 14 | | Volcanoes |
12 |
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Earthquakes |
13 |
| 16 | | Earth’s Interior |
14 |
| 17 | | Continental Drift and Sea-Floor Spreading |
2 |
| 18 | | Plate Tectonics – Divergent Margins |
2 |
| 19 | | Plate Tectonics – Convergent Margins |
2 |
| 20 | | Second midterm |
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| 21 | | New Jersey Geology |
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| 22 | | Atmosphere and Climate |
15 |
| 23 | | Oceans |
20 |
| 24 | | Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater |
17 |
| 25 | | Streams |
18 |
| 26 | | Winds and Deserts/Mass Wasting |
19 & 16 |
| 27 | | Glaciers |
21 |
| 28 | | Coasts |
20 |
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