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Winter 2004
This information effective for Winter 2004. Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.
Earth Sciences
[EART-003] [EART-119]
3. Geology of National Parks
Note:
This syllabus from Winter 2003
Instructor:
Susan
Schwartz
Office hours: W 12:30-2:30 and by appt.
Office: E&MS A133, Phone 459-3133
E-mail: sschwartz@es.ucsc.edu
Course
Content: Geologic concepts and processes responsible for shaping our
National Parks including mountain building, volcanic activity, sedimentation,
weathering, erosion, and glaciation. An understanding of how geology impacts
our lives will be emphasized. Appropriate for both science and non-science
majors who wish to enhance their knowledge, enjoyment, and appreciation
of our National Parks.
Lectures:
MWF 11:00-12:10, Classroom Unit 1
Sections:
M 12:30-2:00 p.m., 3:30-5 p.m., E&MS D250; T 8:30-10:00 a.m., E&MS
D236; T 6:00-7:30 p.m., Th 12:00-1:30 p.m., E&MS D250.
TAs:
Raanan Bodzin, E&MS C548, rbodzin@es.ucsc.edu, Curtis Hall, E&MS
C373, chall@es.ucsc.edu, Lara Baugh, E&MS C373, lbaugh@es.ucsc.edu,
office hours to be announced.
Text:
Geology of National Parks, Harris, Tuttle and Tuttle, Fifth Edition
(available at the Bookstore, Fourth and Fifth addition on reserve at the
science library)
Class
web page: http://ic.ucsc.edu/~susans/eart3
Coursework:
3 hour exams, 4 lab/exercise assignments that can be nearly completed
during weekly sections, and daily quizzes.
Grades: Based on points gained from exams (300 pts. total), lab/exercises (200 pts. total), quizzes (50 pts. total), and optional extra credit from 3-day weekend projects, class participation, perfect attendance, tutoring, etc. (maximum 100 pts.).
Syllabus
| Date | HW | Topic | Reading | |
| 1/3 | Introduction to the Geology of National Parks | |||
| Grand Canyon National Park | 1-27 | |||
| 1/6 | A Trip Through 1.8 Billion Years of Earth History | |||
| 1/8 | Sedimentary Rocks and Environments of the Canyon | |||
| 1/10 | Environments of the Canyon (continued) | |||
| 1/13 | #1 | Geologic History of the Canyon (Movie) | ||
| Other Parks of the Colorado Plateau Province | 28-54, 67-91 | |||
| 1/15 | Mesozoic History—Bryce and Zion Canyons | |||
| 1/17 | Weathering and Mass Wasting as Agents of Landform Creation | |||
| 1/20 | MLK Jr.'s Birthday—No Class, Monday sections meet Wednesday | |||
| 1/22 | Policy and Effects of Damming the Colorado River in GCNP | |||
| Jerry Weber, Lecturer in the Earth Sciences | ||||
| National Parks Formed by Volcanic Activity | ||||
| 1/24 | Diversity of Volcanic Activity | 431-435 | ||
| 1/27 | #2 | First Hourly Exam | ||
| 1/29 | Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Igneous Rocks | 284-286 | ||
| 1/31 | Cascade Volcanoes | 436-476 | ||
| 2/3 | The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens (Movie) | |||
| 2/5 | The Hawaiian Islands Volcanoes | 496-519 | ||
| 2/7 | Yellowstone—A Thermal Wonderland | 527-550 | ||
| 2/10 | Yellowstone (continued) | |||
| National Parks in Regions of Complex Mountain Building | ||||
| 2/12 | Deformation, Metamorphism, and Development of the Rocky Mtn.—Rocky Mtn. and Glacier NP | 272-273, 551-554, 282-313 | ||
| 2/14 | Second Hourly Exam | |||
| 2/17 | President's Day—No Class, No sections this week | |||
| 2/19 | Rocky Mtn. History (continued)—Grand Teton NP | 555-570 | ||
| 2/21 | The
Appalachian Mtns.—Great Smoky, Shenandoah, and Acadia National Parks |
696-723,
269-281 |
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| National Parks Shaped by Alpine Glaciation | ||||
| 2/24 | #3 | Ice Ages, Past Climates, How Glaciers Form and Move | 242-246 | |
| 2/26 | Glacial Features of Yosemite and Other National Parks | 324-341 | ||
| Caves and Reefs | ||||
| 2/28 | The
Hydrologic Cycle and Erosion by Groundwater— Mammoth Caves |
147-167 | ||
| 3/3 | #4 | Spelunking in our National Parks—Greg Stock | ||
| 3/5 | Fossil and Modern Reefs—Carlsbad and Guadalupe Mtns | 177-196 | ||
| Geologic Evolution of Western North America | ||||
| 3/7 | San Andreas Fault—Development and Local Influences | |||
| 3/10 | Basin & Range—Great Basin Joshua Tree and Death Valley | 571-584,
592-637 |
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| 3/12 | The Geology of Alaska's NP | 392-406,417-429 | ||
| 3/14 | Third Hourly Exam | |||
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Instructor: Gary Glatzmaier
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