FALL 2000
This information effective for Fall 2000.
Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.
Instructor: Andy Fisher
MWF 11:00 a.m. - 12:10 p.m., Thimann Lecture 3
Go to: http://www.es.ucsc.edu/~afisher/Eart1
Instructor(s): Ken Cameron
Fall 2000
Office: EMS building, Rm. C458
Phone: 459-2795
e-mail: rocks@cats.ucsc.edu
Class Meetings: TTh 12-1:45
Room: Classroom Unit 1
Discussion sections: (Tentative times) W 3:30-4:30, W5-6, Th 9-10, Th
10:30-11:30
An introduction to physical geology with an emphasis on California's minerals, rocks, volcanoes, glaciers, mountains, faults, and earthquakes. Includes two in-class field trips and one optional off-campus field trips to study the caves, rocks and landforms of the UCSC campus and the Monterey Bay area. (General Education code IN.) ES5L (lab) is optional; see below. Discussion - 1 hour.
California Geology, by Deborah Harden.
Quizzes in discussion sections, a mid-term and a final exam.
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Week |
Topic |
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1 |
Introduction and California’s Geological
Provinces |
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2 |
Minerals, Caves |
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3 |
Igneous Rocks |
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4 |
California’s Young Volcanoes |
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5 |
Sedimentary Rocks and Geological Time |
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6 |
California’s Deserts / California Through Geologic
Time |
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7 |
The Sierra Nevada: Gold, Glaciers |
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8 |
The Sierra Nevada: Yosemite |
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9 |
** Campus Field: Upper Quarry and View of the Coast
Ranges** |
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10 |
Earthquakes, Faults, and Seismic Safety |
1 credit, 3 hours/week.
T 6-9 p.m., W 9-12, W 6-9.
Laboratory sequence illustrating topics covered in ES5, and will include examples of rocks and minerals from California and topographic and geologic maps of the state.
Week 1: Mineral identification (ID)
Week 2: Mineral and Igneous Rock ID
Week 3. Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rock ID
Week 4: Rock and Mineral Quiz
Week 5: Topographic Maps
Week 6: Structural Geology and Geologic Map Exercise I
Week 7: Structural Geology and Geologic Maps Exercise II
Week 8: Structural Geology and Geologic Maps Exercise III
Week 9: In class field trip
Week 10: Structural Geology Quiz
Instructor: Gary A Glatzmaier, Professor of Earth Sciences
Fall 2000
Office: Earth and Marine Sciences Building, Room A102
Phone: 459-5504
e-mail: glatz@es.ucsc.edu
Class Meetings: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: 8:00 - 9:10 am
Room: Earth and Marine Sciences Building, Room D250
Check http://www.igpp.lanl.gov/Geodynamo.html for a summary of the instructor's most recent 3D computer modeling simulations of the generation of the geomagnetic field via convection and rotation in the Earth's fluid outer core.
This is the study of fluid flow and magnetic fields for electrically conducting fluids flowing at non-relativistic speeds, i.e., for problems for which the magnetohydrodynamic approximation of Maxwell's equations is valid. After a review of the fundamental equations governing this subject, the course focuses on convection and magnetic field generation in rotating spherical bodies, like the interiors of planets and stars. In particular, the geodynamo and the solar dynamo are studied. Students get hands-on experience developing a computer program for modeling a two-dimensional magnetoconvection problem and analyzing the results of simulations.
This course is designed for graduate students but available for qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. Recommended: EART 172, PHYS 5C or 6C, and CMPS 60N.
Student Evaluation: Class participation, homework, computer modeling project report, and presentation.