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GEL 111: Nov 2016
GEL 111
INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
P rerequisites: ENG 090, RED 090, and MAT 070 or satisfactory score on placement test
Corequisites: None T
his course introduces basic landforms and geological processes. Topics include rocks, minerals, volcanoes, fluvial processes, geological history, plate tectonics, glaciers, and coastal dynamics. Upon completion, students should be able to describe basic geological processes that shape the earth. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehen sive Articulation general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics. Course Hours Per Week:
Class, 3. Lab, 2. Semester Hours Credit, 4. LE
ARNING OUTCOMES: U
pon completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1.De monstrate knowledge of the basic geological processes that shape the earth.
2.Demonstrate the use of geo-physical principles through lab experiments.O
UTLINE OF INSTRUCTION:
I.G eology: The Earth's Origin and History
A.The Earth's layers
B.The Solid Earth
C.Earth History and Geologic Time
D.The Earth's Origin and the Formation of the Universe
E.Formation of the Solar system and the Earth
F.The Structure of the Modern Earth
G.Earthquake. Volcanoes, Plate TectonicsII.M
inerals
A.What is a mineral?
B.The Chemical composition of minerals
C.The crystalline nature of mineral
D.Physical properties of minerals
E.Mineral classification
F.The rock forming minerals
G.Other important mineralsIII.Ro
cks
A.Type of rocks and the rock cycle
B.Igneous rocks
C.Sedimentary rocks
D.Metamorphic rocks
GEL 111: Nov 2016
IV. Plate Tectonics
V. Earthquakes and the Earth's Structure
VI. Volcanoes and Plutons VII. The Geology of the Ocean Floor
A. Studying the ocean floor
B. The Mid- Oceanic Ridge
C. Sediment and Rocks of the Deep-Sea floor
D. Continental Margins
E. Island Arcs
F. Seamounts, Oceanic Islands and Aseismic Ridges
VIII. Mountains and Geologic Structures
A. Mountains and Mountain Ranges
B. Plate Tectonics and Mountain Building
C. Folds, Faults and Joints
IX. Weathering, Soil and Erosion
X. Streams
XI. Ground Water
XII. Glaciers
XIII. Deserts
XIV. Coastlines
XV. Time and Geology
A. Early Interpreters of Geologic Time
B. Correlation
C. The Standard Geologic Time Scale
D. Quantitative Geologic Time Scale
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
To be selected by Instructor/Discipline Chair.