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Welcome to the geology notes website. I will periodically post material of interest here (such as articles, images, handouts, notes, links, etc...)

Course syllabi:

Astronomy 20 syllabus (PDF)

The Solar System syllabus (PDF)

Physical Geology syllabus (PDF)

Earth Science syllabus (PDF)

Humanities 10B syllabus (PDF)

Review sheets:

Physical Geology review questions (PDF)

Earth Science review questions (PDF)

Solar System review questions (PDF)

Astronomy 20 review questions (PDF)

Humanities 10B paper topics

Laboratory Exercises:

L2 : Mineral Properties (PDF) -- handout

L3 : Igneous Rocks (PDF) -- handout

L4 : Sedimentary Processes (PDF) -- handout

L4A: Sedimentary Rocks (PDF) -- handout

L5 : Metamorphic Rocks (PDF) -- handout

L6 : Geologic Time/Relative (PDF) -- handout

L6A: Geologic Time/Absolute (PDF) -- handout

L7 : Profiles and Contour Maps (PDF) -- handout

L7A: Topographic Maps and Coordinates (PDF) -- handout

L8 : Structural Geology (PDF) -- handout

L12: Geologic Maps (PDF) -- handout

L9 : Sea-Floor Spreading (PDF) -- handout

L10: Rock Density and Isostasy (PDF) -- handout

L11: Earthquakes and Seismology (PDF) -- handout

L13: Porosity and Permeability (PDF) -- handout

L14: Stream Processes (PDF) -- handout

L15: Glacial Processes (PDF) -- handout

L16: Motions of the Sun/Phases of the Moon (PDF) -- handout

L17: Planet Motions (PDF) -- handout

L18: Solar Radiation (PDF) -- handout

L19: Water Vapor Capacity (PDF) -- handout

L19A: Adiabatic Temperature Change (PDF) -- handout

L19B: Latent and Sensible Heat (PDF) -- handout

L20: Weather Systems (PDF) -- handout

L21: Salinity/Sea Water Density (PDF) -- handout

L22: Waves (PDF) -- handout

Topographic Maps (PDF) -- handout

Earthquakes (PDF) -- handout

Information Handouts:

Creation of the Universe (PDF) -- handout

Scientific method (PDF) -- handout

Articles:

Exponential Growth (PDF) -- introduction to exponential growth/decay

Coincidence? (PDF) -- article from New York Times magazine (2002/08/11)

The scablands controversy (PDF) -- article from Natural History (August 1978)

 


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