Historical Geology

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Lecture 1 Course Introduction
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Lecture Outline
I Course Introduction A) Instructor
Introduction B) Course Overview i. Goal ii
. Times and Location iii. Required
Texts iv. Class URL and Web Resources C) Cour
se Schedule D) Policies i. Attendance and
Participation ii. Grading iii. Honor
Code iv. Laboratory v. Extra
Credit E) Tests II Scale in Geology A) Spatial
B) Temporal C) Rates of Change
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Instructor Information
Stephen B Parsons Oceanography 327 683-6058
(offc) 581-5223 (cell) sparsons at
ocean.odu.edu Office Hourssee posted schedule
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Course Overview Goal
The goal of this course is to introduce students
to the evolution of the continents, ocean basins,
mountain chains, and the major life forms
throughout Earth's history. These are studied
chronologically and are related to the physical
and biological changes which have caused them.
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Course Overview Meeting Times
Session I (21071) Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, 1300-1350 Session II (21072) Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 1100-1215
Meeting Locations Session I (21071)
Oceanography Bldg, Room 200 Session II (21072)
Kauffman Hall, Room 224
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Course Overview Texts
Prothero, D.R., and Dott, R.H., 2004. Evolution
of the Earth, 7th edition,McGraw-Hill,
524pp. Lewis, R.D., Gastaldo, R.A., and
Savrda, C.E., 1999. Deciphering Earth History A
Laboratory Manual with Internet Exercises, 3rd
edition, Contemporary Publishing Company
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Course Overview Class URL and Web Resources

http//www.ocean.odu.edu/spars001/geology_112/geo
logy_112.html
Geology 112N Historical Geology Spring 2004
Class Time Class Location Text Instructor Go
al Links
Section 1 (21071) Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, 1300-1350 Section 2 (21072) Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 1100-1215 Section 1 (21071)
Oecanography Building, Room 200 Section 2
(21072) Kauffman Hall, Room 224 Prothero, D.R.,
and Dott, R.H., Jr., Evolution of the Earth, 7th
edition, McGraw-Hill. Stephen B. Parsons The
goal of this course is to introduce students to
the evolution of the continents, ocean basins,
mountain chains, and the major life forms
throughout Earth's history. These are studied
chronologically and are related to the physical
and biological changes which have caused
them. Detailed Course Schedule Policies Web
Resources Grades OEAS Departmental Seminar
Series
ANNOUNCEMENTS (updated 12/21/03 _at_
1300)
http//www.ucmp.berkeley.edu
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Course Schedule

02/05(06)/04 Exam 1 Evolution,
Formation and Composition of the
Earth 03/18(19)/04 Exam 2 The
Archean through the Paleozoic 04/21(22)/04
Exam 3 The Mesozoic and Cenzoic
Eras 04/30/04 (05/04/04) Comprehensive Final
Exam
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Policies

• Attendance
• Grading

Weights Exams 1-3
42 of final grade Final Exam 33 of
final grade Laboratory 25 of final
grade
Scale
93.0 -100 90.0-92.9
87.0-89.9 83.0-86.9 80.0-82.9
77.0-79.9 73.0-76.9
70.0-72.9
A A-
B B B-
C C C-

• Honor Code
• Laboratory
• Extra Credit

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Extra Credit

• Periodic Quizzes
• Extra Credit Articles

• Briefly state the main idea of the article.
• List three important facts that the author uses
  to support the main idea.
• What information or ideas discussed in this
  article are also discussed in your textbook or
  other readings? List the textbook chapters and
  page numbers.
• List any examples of bias or faulty reasoning
  that you found in the article.
• List any new terms or concepts that were
  discussed in the article and write a short
  definition.

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Tests

• True/False

T F 1. The Earth's lithosphere is composed
entirely of crustal material.

• Multiple Choice

____ 2. Approximately how old is the Chesapeake
Bay? (a) 1,000 years (d) 1,000,000
years (b) 10,000 years (e) 10,000,000
years (c) 100,000 years

• Short Answer

3. Name four of the eight rock-forming
minerals common to igneous rocks.
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Tests

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Tests

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Scales in Geology

• Spatial
• Temporal
• Rates of Change

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Scales in Geology Spatial

• Scale of
• Observation
• global
• regional
• local
• hand sample
• microscopic
• atomic

Measured in... thousands of kilometers
(106m) kilometers (103m) meters
(100m) centimeters (10-2m) micrometers
(10-6m) nanometers (10-9m)
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Scales in Geology Temporal

Lecture 1 II.B
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Scales in Geology Temporal

Lecture 1 II.B
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Scales in Geology Rates of Change

Lecture 1 II.C