Continents Adrift
...and environmental shifts
Geological Sciences 105, Winter 1998 (first half)
Lecture: Tues Thurs, 11-12 1324 East Hall (old East Engin)
Prof: Larry Ruff, 763-9301, e-mail: ruff@umich.edu,
web pages: http://www.geo.lsa.umich.edu/~ruff/
Books (both on reserve at Library): main text, Tales of the Earth, by Officer & Page,
supplemental for Plate Tectonics: Behavior of the Earth, by Allegre
Grading: Three aspects,
(1) short quizzes each week (5x5pt=25pt), (2) "midterm", Feb. 3 (25 pts), (3) "final" (55 pts); Feb. 26
NEW! Quiz #5 UPDATE Click for on-line Quiz Scores
NEW! copy of mid-term test Click for on-line mid-term
NEW! Review session, 5pm Tues Feb 24, 1512 CC Little
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Update of scores with Final & course total Click for on-line Scores
Distribution of total course scores & letter grade assignment Click for histogram and grades
Tentative Schedule
| Theme | Tues >>topic | Thurs >>topic |
| intro | Jan 8: what is science? | |
| plate tectonics | Jan 13: | Jan 15: sea-floor spreading to... |
| Part One of Book | 20: plate tectonics...to... | 22: finish plate tectonics. Quiz #2, Volcanos |
| (Chapts 1 thru 4) | 27: Volcanos | 29: Earthquakes, Quiz #3 |
| Part Two | Feb 3: floods and ice ages
MIDTERM |
Feb 5: Impacts and Greenhouse process |
| (Chapters 5&6) | 10: climate | 12: climate, continued, the atmosphere Quiz #4 |
| Part Three | 17: ...and finish off with atmosphere & ocean | 19: QUIZ #5, variations in temp & CO2 & mass extinctions |
| (Chapts 7,8,&9) | 24: the future, what to do with the climate? Review session, 5 pm , 1512 CC Little |
26: FINAL EXAM |