Welcome to Physical Geology

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San Elijo Campus

Geology 101-05, section 1786


at Marble View, Kaibab National Forest

Class meets Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:30 to 1:45 PM,
Room 406, San Elijo Campus

Office Hours:
Wednesdays, 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon, SAN 503


Course Syllabus (PDF):


Course Schedule (revised 9 March)


Makeup Exam One PDF
Original was due on 1 March:
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Print it out, complete it, bring it to class...


MiraCosta Blackboard login:
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Project Specs - updated 9 October 2009

to the Geo-photo pages
to the Research Paper pages

PLAGIARISM !!!

Ugly Word, Even Uglier Deed!!!
(read the syllabus!)
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea Homework
(due 17 February (Wednesday)

Get the Adobe Acrobat file reader here (for PDF files)

to the Earth Revealed video study guides
Web sites of some of the videos shown in class:
Other VERY Important Links:
Current weather at my house:
Tarbuck and Lutgens 9th edition

REQUIRED text:

Earth, An Introduction to Physical Geology, Tarbuck & Lutgens, Ninth Edition, Prentice-Hall.
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-156684-2
ISBN-10: 0-13-156684-9

The web site for this book, and its predecessor. ( www.prenhall.com/tarbuck )

Optional Regional Geology Resource Books:

The Rise and Fall of San Diego: 150 Million Years of History Recorded in Sedimentary Rocks, Patrick L. Abbott, 1999, Sunbelt Publications.
ISBN: 0-932653-31-6

The Peninsular Ranges: A Geological Guide to San Diego’s Back Country, Michael J. Walawender, 2000, Kendall-Hunt Publishing.
ISBN: 0-7872-6440-7

Powerpoint Presentations (Flash & PDF versions)

based on Earth 9th Edition, by Tarbuck & Lutgens
(many illustrations in the PowerPoints ©Prentice-Hall, Inc.)
(ALL photos on this page ©CG-Squared Productions - i.e. - Me!)
Course intro
Course Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction (Chapter 1)

Outline
Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics (Chapter 2)

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Chapter 3
Matter and Minerals (Chapter 3)

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Chapter 4
Igneous Rocks (Chapter 4)

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Chapter 5
Volcanic Activity (Chapter 5)

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Chapter 6
Weathering and Soil (Chapter 6)

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Chapter 7
Sedimentary Rocks (Chapter 7)

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Chapter 8
Metamorphic Rocks (Chapter 8)

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Chapter 9
Geologic Time (Chapter 9)

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Chapter 10
Crustal Deformation (Chapter 10)

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Chapter 11
Earthquakes (Chapter 11)

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Chapter 12
Earth's Interior (Chapter 12)

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Chapter 13
Divergent Boundaries (Chapter 13)

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Chapter 14
Convergent Boundaries (Chapter 14)

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Chapter 15
Mass Wasting (Chapter 15)

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Chapter 16
Running Water (Chapter 16)

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Chapter 17
Groundwater (Chapter 17)

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Chapter 18
Glaciers (Chapter 18)

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Chapter 19
Deserts and Winds (Chapter 19)

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Chapter 20
Shorelines (Chapter 20)

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Chapter 21
Global Climate Change (Chapter 21)

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Chapter 22
Earth's Evolution Through Time (Chapter 22)

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Chapter 23
Energy and Mineral Resources (Chapter 23)

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Chapter 24
Planetary Geology (Chapter 24)

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Summaries of each of the Tarbuck & Lutgens chapters, in haiku form


self-running PowerPoint
PDF
The GRAND Canyon
Geology of the Grand Canyon
(Flash)
work in progress - 155 slides!

Spring 2009 Results

Fall 2009 Results

Check out my geology web site E-mail address:
pfarquharson AT miracosta.edu
(NOT a clickable link)

Welcome !!!
revised 21 February 2010