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Planet Earth
Planet Earth (01:460:10o)
| Time: | Mon Thur Period 2: |
| Place: | Beck Hall Auditorium (Livingston Campus) |
| Instructor: | Dr. Mark Feigenson feigy@rci.rutgers.edu |
| Office: |
Wright Labs-339B
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| Office hours: | Drop in
or by call ahead |
| Department Office: | 250 Wright-Rieman Labs (Busch) |
| Administrative Assistant | Jovani Reaves
Tel: 732 445-2044 |
| Text: | Exploring Geology, by Reynolds,
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Earth: Portrait of a Planet, any edition, by Marshak; Rec. with CD-ROM
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| Grading: | |
| Departmental policy: | "No make-up exams will be given without written documentation from a Rutgers University official." |
Syllabus
| Class # | Topic | Reynolds |
Marshak |
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| Wk 1 | Introduction, Earth & Planets |
19 |
1,2 |
| Wk 2 | The Elements |
4 |
1, Ap A |
| Wk 3 | Minerals |
4 |
5, Ap B |
| Wk 4 | Igneous Rocks |
5 |
6 Int A, B |
| Wk 5 | Volcanism, Sedimentary, Metamorphic Rocks |
6,7,8 |
7,8,9 |
| No Class October 6, 9 (GSA Convention) |
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FIRST EXAM OCTOBER 16 |
| Wk 6 | Geologic Time |
9 |
12, 13, Int D |
| Wk 7 | Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics |
3 |
3, 4 |
| Wk 8 | Seismology, Earthquakes |
12 |
10, Int C |
| Wk 9 |
Mountain Building |
11 |
11 |
| Wk 10 |
Structural Geology |
8 |
11 |
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SECOND EXAM NOVEMBER 13 |
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| Wk 11 |
Weathering & Eroision |
15 |
16 |
| Wk 12 |
Water |
16,17 |
17 |
| Wk 13 |
Shorelines, Groundwater |
10,13 |
18,19 |
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No Class Thanksgiving | |
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| Wk 14 |
Deserts, Glaciers, Earth Systems |
13, 14 |
21,22 |
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THIRD EXAM DECEMBER 4
(no class December 8) |
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Notes:
No cumulative final exam is given; students who cannot take the third exam at the scheduled time must contact the Professor in advance.
Textbook: Exploring Geology, by Reynolds, or Earth: Portrait of a Planet, any edition, by Marshak; Rec. with CD-ROM.
Lecture notes available online geology.rutgers.edu/~feigy.
Final grade: curve based on total points from 3 exams plus random unannounced quizzes.
Attendance for lectures is mandatory. Please note ?no makeup exams without written permission of appropriate university official as per departmental policy.?
Policy on Classroom Etiquette
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