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Environmental Geology
Environmental Geology (01:460:202)
| Time: |
TBA |
| Place: | TBA |
| Instructor: |
P. Sugarman petes@rci.rutgers.edu |
| Office: |
WL-243D
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| Office hours: |
or by appointment |
| Department Office: | 250 Wright-Rieman Labs (Busch) |
| Administrative Assistant | Jovani Reaves
Tel: 732 445-2044 |
| Text: | Introduction to Environmental Geology 4th edition (Edward Keller);
i-clicker
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| Grading: | 48% Exam I; 47% Exam II; Attendance 5%
Tests are not cumulative
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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
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| 1 | | Geology and the Environment |
Ch 1 |
| 2 | | Minerals and Rocks |
Ch 3 |
| 3 | | Plate Tectonics |
Ch 2 |
| 4 | | Intro to Natural Hazards |
Ch 5 |
| 5 | | Earthquakes |
Ch 6 |
| 6 | | Earthquakes/Tsunamis |
Ch 6 |
| 7 | | Volcanoes |
Ch 7 |
| 8 | | Rivers and Flooding |
Ch 8 |
| 9 | | Landslides |
Ch 9 |
| 10 | |
Exam 1 |
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| 11 | | Coastal Hazards and Hurricanes |
Ch 10 |
| 12 | | Water Resources/Pollution |
Ch 12, 13 |
| 13 | | Soils. Radon, Waste Management |
Ch 16, 17, 20 |
| 14 | | Mineral/Energy Resources |
Ch 14, 15 |
| 15 | | Alternate Energy/Climate Change |
Ch 15, 19 |
| 16 | | Global Climate Change |
Ch 19 |
| 17 | | Geology and the Future |
Ch 20 |
| 18 | |
Exam II |
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