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Geology
& Geophysics 101

Introduction
to
Geology

 
 

 

 

The syllabus and broadcast schedule are here. The syllabus is the most important document. It is your contract for the semester and you agree to its conditions by your participation in the class.

This is an important message that every student should read.

Here are links to the full TV text for each of the thirty programs.

A list of student learning outcomes for each chapter in the textbook is available as an onscreen copy or as a pdf file. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to see the pdf file.

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Here is a short streaming movie to get you into the spirit of studying geology (8 MB) or a smaller mp4 version (3.6 MB) of the same movie is here.


Program Transcripts

PROGRAM 1
Introduction

PROGRAM 2
Down to Earth

PROGRAM 3
The Restless Planet

PROGRAM 4
Earth's Interior

PROGRAM 5
The Sea Floor

PROGRAM 6
The Birth of a Theory

PROGRAM 7
Plate Dynamics

 

PROGRAM 8
Mountain Building

PROGRAM 9
Earth's Structures

PROGRAM 10
Earthquakes

PROGRAM 11
Tsunami

PROGRAM 12
Geologic Time

PROGRAM 13
Evolution Through Time

PROGRAM 14
Elements and Crystals

PROGRAM 15
Minerals: The Materials of Earth

PROGRAM 16
Volcanism

PROGRAM 17
Volcanic Features

PROGRAM 18
Intrusive Igneous Rocks

PROGRAM 19
Weathering and Soils

PROGRAM 20
Mass Wasting

PROGRAM 21
Sedimentary Rocks

PROGRAM 22
Metamorphic Rocks

 

PROGRAM 23
Running Water I

PROGRAM 24
Running Water II

PROGRAM 25
Ground Water

PROGRAM 26
Wind, Dust, and Deserts

PROGRAM 27
Glaciers

PROGRAM 28
Waves, Beaches, and Coasts

PROGRAM 29
Living With Earth I

PROGRAM 30
Living With Earth II

 

 

 

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