PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (ES2) COURSE OUTLINE

Text: Physical Geology by Tarbuck and Lutgens
Lab Manual: Exercises in Physical Geology by Kenneth Hamblin
PLANET EARTH
The structure of the earth
Internal structure, composition, and characteristic behavior of materials
The surface of the earth
The nature of continental and oceanic crust.
Composition, evolution, and features.

MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY

Mineralogy
Structure, composition, geography, and economic importance.
Significance of occurrence.
Petrology
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and processes.
Processes, chemistry, structure, and significane of occurrence.

PLATE TECTONICS

volcanism, crustal deformation and structural geology

EARTH SYSTEMS / GEOMORPHOLOGY

Landform Evolution as a result of exogenic processes
as a result of endogenic processes
...and the underlying structural geology
Rivers development, processes, features
erosion and deposition
Mass Wasting development, processes, features Groundwater development, processes, features
erosion and deposition
Glaciers development, processes, features
erosion and deposition
Shorelines development, processes, features
erosion and deposition
manipulation by man
Eolian Processes development, processes, features
erosion and deposition

GEOLOGIC TIME

Hutton, interpretation of the rock record, the geologic column

FIELD TRIP AND ORIGINAL RESEARCH