Dr. John C. Butler
Physical Geology - Honors Section
Room 315 SR I 8:30-10:00 AM, T/TH
Fall Semester, 1999
Office: Room 304 Science Research I
743-3411
jbulter@uh.edu
"Earth is a very small part of a vast universe, but it is our home. It provides the resources that support our modern society and the ingredients necessary to maintain life. Therefore, knowledge and understanding of our planet is critical to our social well being and indeed, vital to our survival." [Tarbuck and Lutgens, Sixth Edition, 1999]
Reading List
The reading list should be followed throughout the semester. Use the reviews in the text (and in the Study Guide) to check mastery of the information. On each test several questions will be taken from the review material presented in the text.
You should review this page at least once a week. Who knows.....there might be something "extra" posted.
Copies of the text portion of the slides are being placed on the Internet. At the beginning of each chapter you will have the opportunity to download a file containing this information. You may wish to print these out before class and use them as the framework for your notes. It will take a few days but I will try and get these posted shortly. I will have to make sure that this will work from the library but it should.
You can download a text document that should work with any word processor or you can download one that will work with Microsoft Word. The Word document will preserve the large and bold type whereas you would have to add that for the text document.
| Date | Topic | Text | Home Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | An Introduction to Geology | Chapter 1 | |
| 8/26 | An Introduction to Geology | Chapter 2 | Project I |
| 8/31 | Matter and Minerals | Chapter 2 | |
| 9/2 | Matter and Minerals | Chapter 3 | |
| 9/7 | Igneous Rocks | Chapter 3 | |
| 9/9 | Igneous Rocks | Chapter 4 | Check Point 1 - Parts 1&2 of Project I |
| 9/14 | Volcanic and Plutonic Activity | Chapter 4 | |
| 9/16 | Weathering and Soil | Chapter 5 | |
| 9/21 | EXAMINATION I | (Chapters 1 - 5) | |
| 9/23 | Sedimentary Rocks | Chapter 6 | |
| 9/28 | Metamorphic Rocks | Chapter 7 | Check Point 2 - Parts 3&4 of Project I |
| 9/30 | Geologic Time | Chapter 8 | |
| 10/5 | Mass Wasting | Chapter 9 | |
| 10/7 | Running Water | Chapter 10 | |
| 10/12 | Groundwater | Chapter 11 | |
| 10/14 | Glaciers and Glaciation | Chapter 12 | Project I Due Project II |
| 10/19 | Deserts and Winds | Chapter 13 | |
| 10/21 | Shorelines | Chapter 14 | |
| 10/26 | EXAMINATION II | Chapters 6-14 | |
| 10/28 | Crustal Deformation | Chapter 15 | 11/2 | Earthquakes | Chapter 16 |
| 11/4 | Earth's Interior | Chapter 17 | Check Point 1 - Parts 1 and 2 of Project II |
| 11/9 | The Ocean Floor and Sea Floor Spreading | Chapter 18 | |
| 11/11 | Plate Tectonics | Chapter 19 | |
| 11/16 | Plate Tectonics | Chapter 19 | |
| 11/18 | Mountain Building and the Evolution of Continents | Chapter 20 | Check Point 2 - Parts 3 & 4 of Project II | 11/23 | Energy and Mineral Resources | Chap. 21 |
| 11/30 | EXAMINATION III | (Chapters 14-20) | |
| 12/2 | Review | Chap. 23,24 | Project II Due |
| 12/11/99 | Final Examination |
Since August 25, 1997
Copyright by John C. Butler, July 29, 1995