History of Geology schedule

2013 Schedule
History of Geology
James S. Aber

The tentative schedule for GO 521 is presented in the tables below. On-campus students meet on Tuesdays at 1 o'clock in SH 110. The dates below refer to these meetings. Weekly web lectures and readings are given along with assignments during the semester.

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First Block
Week Topic Web lecture Reading * Special
Jan. 15 No meeting on-campus Prefaces Set up e-mail
Jan. 22 Ancient & Medieval geology al-Biruni IBS 1 & 2
Jan. 29 Renaissance geology Agricola IBS 3
SM 1-9
Feb. 5 Renaissance geology Steno IBS 4
SM 10-17 Report 1
Feb. 12 European 18th century Lomonosov IBS 5 & 6
Feb. 19 European 18th century Bergman IBS 7
Feb. 26 European 19th century Humboldt IBS 8
IF I-II Report 2
March 5 European 19th century Agassiz IBS 9
IF III-IV Mid-term grades

**First Block**
Week	Topic	Web lecture	Reading *	Special
Jan. 15	No meeting on-campus		Prefaces	Set up e-mail
Jan. 22	Ancient & Medieval geology	al-Biruni	IBS 1 & 2
Jan. 29	Renaissance geology	Agricola	IBS 3 SM 1-9
Feb. 5	Renaissance geology	Steno	IBS 4 SM 10-17	Report 1
Feb. 12	European 18th century	Lomonosov	IBS 5 & 6
Feb. 19	European 18th century	Bergman	IBS 7
Feb. 26	European 19th century	Humboldt	IBS 8 IF I-II	Report 2
March 5	European 19th century	Agassiz	IBS 9 IF III-IV	Mid-term grades

Second Block
Week Topic Web lecture Reading * Special
March 12 European geology Nansen & Wegener IBS 15 & 16
IF V-VI
March 19 Spring break
March 26 American geology Maclure IBS 10 Report 3
April 2 Canadian geology Geological Survey
of Canada IBS 11,
p. 175-177
April 9 American geology Gilbert & Chamberlin IBS 11 & 12
April 16 American geology Penrose & GSA IBS 13 & 14
April 23 Kansas geology Kansas Academy Science Webpages
April 30 Kansas geology Sternberg(s) Report 4
May 7 Kansas geology Wooster
May 14 No meeting Final grades

**Second Block**
Week	Topic	Web lecture	Reading *	Special
March 12	European geology	Nansen & Wegener	IBS 15 & 16 IF V-VI
March 19	Spring break
March 26	American geology	Maclure	IBS 10	Report 3
April 2	Canadian geology	Geological Survey of Canada	IBS 11, p. 175-177
April 9	American geology	Gilbert & Chamberlin	IBS 11 & 12
April 16	American geology	Penrose & GSA	IBS 13 & 14
April 23	Kansas geology	Kansas Academy Science		Webpages
April 30	Kansas geology	Sternberg(s)		Report 4
May 7	Kansas geology	Wooster
May 14	No meeting			Final grades

* Text books: IBS = It began with a stone (Faul and Faul 1983).
SM = The seashell on the mountaintop (Cutler 2004).
IF = The ice finders (Bolles 1999).