DISCUSSIONS
Topics for discussion sessions and links to information on these topics
ASSIGN.
Details of required
position paper
A summary of course themes and learning objectives
The planned sequence of coverage for lecture topics
GRADING
How learning in the course is assessed
CONTACTS
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Timetable for Class Sessions, Exams and Assignments (in red):
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| Part II: Development of the Face of the Earth (continued) |
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| THE EVOLVING EARTH SYSTEM: UNIFORMITY VERSUS CHANGE | |
| Mar. 20 | Integrated Causes & Effects; Secular Changes in Geological Phenomena. |
| Mar. 22 |
Discussion:
Gaia Hypothesis; Biogeochemical History of Earth |
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Reflections on
Discussion #3 (Mar. 23 - 27)
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Peer Reviews
of
Position
Paper Drafts due Mar. 27
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| CATASTROPHES
& BOLIDE IMPACTS: EXTINCTION EVENTS |
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| Mar. 27 |
Event Stratigraphy; Punctuated Earth
History; Iridium
Anomalies; K/T Boundary |
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Mar. 27:
Review
Session
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Mar. 29: Exam
#2 (During regular class time)
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Part III: Climate Change |
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| LONG-TERM
CLIMATE TRENDS: GEOLOGICAL PACEMAKER |
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| Apr. 3 |
Climate Proxies; Temperature History;
Cretaceous Black Shales; CH4 burps |
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Position Paper
Complete Final Draft due Apr. 5
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| ICE AGES
& MODERN CLIMATES: CHANGES OVER HUMAN TIMESCALES |
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| Apr. 5 |
Evidence for Past Glaciations; Climatic
Cycles; Ice Ages; Ice Cores |
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Survey and
Questionnaire for Discussion #4 (Apr. 6 - 10)
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| Apr. 10 | Temperature and Ice Volume; Deep Water Circulation; Global Conveyor |
| Apr. 12 |
Discussion:
Extinction; Icehouse & Greenhouse Worlds, Snowball Earth |
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Reflections on
Discussion #4 (Apr. 13 - 17)
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On-line Quiz
#3
(Apr. 13 - 17)
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| FUTURE GLOBAL CHANGE: HUMAN DIMENSION & INFLUENCE | |
| Apr. 17 |
Carbon Dioxide and
Global Warming; Ozone; Oceanic Biological Pump |
| Apr. 19 |
Modern Extinction; Environment Destruction |
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Position Paper
Final
Copy due Apr. 24
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Apr. 24:
Review
Session
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May 3: Final
Exam
(10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)
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