Historical Geology

Lecture 1

Course Introduction

Historical GeologyLecture Outline

I Course IntroductionA) Instructor IntroductionB) Course Overview

i. Goalii. Times and Locationiii. Required Textsiv. Class URL and Web Resources

C) Course ScheduleD) Policies

i. Attendance and Participationii. Gradingiii. Honor Codeiv. Laboratoryv. Extra Credit

E) TestsII Scale in Geology

A) SpatialB) TemporalC) Rates of Change

Historical GeologyInstructor Information

Stephen B ParsonsVBHEC 243C368-1745 (O)435-9951 (C)

sparsons at ocean.odu.edu

Office Hours: TCC - M,T1800-1900 VBHEC - M-W 1100-1200

R 1100-1200,1430-1530other times by appointment

Historical GeologyCourse Overview

Goal

Lecture 1I.B.i

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.

Meeting TimesTuesdays, 1915-2250

Meeting LocationBlackwater, Room C-104

Historical GeologyCourse Overview

TextsWicander, R. and Monroe, J.S., 2005. Historical Geology, 4th edition,

Prentice-Hall.

Poort, J.M., and Carlson, R.J., 2005. Historical Geology: Interpretations and Applications, 6th edition, Pearson Custom Publishing.

Historical GeologyCourse Overview

Class URL and Web Resources

Historical GeologyCourse Overview

Class URL and Web Resources

Historical GeologyCourse Overview

Class URL and Web Resources

Historical GeologyCourse Overview

Class URL and Web Resources

Historical GeologyCourse Overview

Class URL and Web Resources

Historical GeologyCourse Schedule

Lecture Exams09/26/06 Exam 1 Evolution, Formation and Composition of the Earth

10/17/06 Exam 2 The Archean and Proterozoic Eons

11/14/06 Exam 3 The Paleozoic Era

12/05/06 Exam 4 The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras

12/12/06 Comprehensive Final Exam

Historical GeologyPolicies

AttendanceGrading WeightsExams 1-4 36% of final gradeFinal Exam 34% of final gradeLaboratory 30% of final grade

Scale 90.0 -100.0

80.0-89.9 70.0-79.9 60.0-69.9

ABCD

Honor CodeLaboratoryExtra Credit

Historical GeologyExtra Credit

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.

Historical GeologyTests

True/FalseT 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 Answer3. Name four of the eight rock-forming minerals common to igneous rocks.

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Scales in Geology

Spatial

Temporal

Rates of Change

Historical Geology

Scale of Observation

● universe

• global

• regional

• local

• hand sample

• microscopic

• atomic

Scales in GeologySpatial

Measured in...light years (1013m)

thousands of kilometers (106m)

kilometers (103m)

meters (100m)

centimeters (10-2m)

micrometers (10-6m)

nanometers (10-9m)

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Temporal

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Temporal

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Scales in GeologyRates of Change

Historical GeologyHistorical GeologyScales in GeologyKeeping Time