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Subject
by week
(tentative)
1- Introduction and
history
2 - Internal structure
of the Earth
3 - Geometry of plate
tectonics
4 -Plate tectonic
framework
exam 1
5 -Divergent margins;
triple junctions
6 - Transform faults
7 -Subduction
zones
8
-Subduction zones
9
- Spring break
10 -Collisions and
orogenic belts
exam 2
11- Neotectonics
12- Mechanisms and
driving forces
of
plate
tectonics
13-Continental
rifts
and margins
14-Tectonics
of
Sedimentary
basins
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Textbook: Global
Tectonics by Philip Kearey and Frederick John Vine
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Copyright: 1996
Format: Cloth; 344 pp ISBN - 0865429243
Meeting time: MWF 12:20
Location: SSB 128
Instructor: Dr. Rob
Rogers, Office hours: ??-?? MTWTF - Student
Services Blding R 141, email: rrogers@geology.csustan.edu
Course description: Course is an overview of
Plate tectonics. We will cover the basics of what happens at
plate margins, the process-response feedbacks that occur and how these
processes result in the rocks, structures and landscapes.
Assessment: Two in-class exams (100 pts each) and one
final exam (100 pts). There will be seven discussions sessions
with short quizzes (10 pt each) based on readings (including non-text)
and four problem sets (15 pts each). There are 430 possible
points in the class. I anticipate lecturing Mondays and
Wednesdays with Fridays being discussion/problem set days.
Field Trip: TBD
Attendance: Students are expected to attend classes.
How to do well in this
class: Get as many point as possible.
1) read material - before
class
2) come to class - pay
attention, take notes, ask questions if something is not clear.
3) Study - re-read
materials and notes before quizzes and exams.
4) Show up and take the
quizzes and exams. hint: the quizzes are "open book",
however, you do not have time to look through material during
quiz.
5) Be curious
Other: Respect
others. Please do not disrupt their learning. Remember to turn
off cell phones. If you must leave during class, do so quietly.
All
University Rules and Policies apply to this class including but not
limited to subjects of Academic Honesty, Plagiarism, Cheating, Sexual Harassment,
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