| Instructor: | Dr. R. P. Freeman-Lynde | Office: | Room 145 GG |
| Phone: | 542-2391 (UGA), 354-1699 (home), 542-2652 (Geology office) |
E-mail: | RFREEMAN@UGA.EDU |
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Office Hours:
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MWF: 8:30-9:55 AM & 1:30-3:30 PM or by appointment. |
Web page: | HTTP://WWW.ARCHES.UGA.EDU/~RFREEMAN |
Text: Marine Geology, by J. Kennett; additional reading from the literature may be assigned as needed.
Grading:
| EXAMS #1 and # 2 | 40% |
| Final Exam | 35% |
| 10-20 Page Paper | 15% |
| Problem Sets; Quizzes | 10% |
| Total | 100% |
Course Outline
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Topic |
Text Reading |
Approx.Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1) History of Marine Geology | Chapter 1 | January 10 |
| 2) Instruments & Techniques | Chapter 2 (p. 40-50); Chapter 3 | January 13-15 |
| 3) Morphology of the Ocean Floor | Chapter 2 (p. 23-39) | January 17-24 |
| 4) Continental Drift & Seafloor Spreading | Chapter 2 (p. 13-23); Chapter 4 |
January 27-31 |
| 5) Plate Tectonics | Chapter 5 | February 3-7 |
| 6) Tectonic Evolution of the Oceans | Chapter 6 | February 10-12 |
| EXAM #1 | - | February 14 |
| 7) Ocean Crust: Struct., Chem., & Evolution | Chapter 7 | February 17-21 |
| 8) Sea Level: History & Causes | Chapter 9 | February 24-March 3 |
| 9) Coastal Zone & Continental Shelf | Chapter 10 | March 5 |
| 10) Continental Margins: Introduction | Chapter 11 (p. 320-325) | March 7-10 |
| 11) Passive Margins | Chapter 11 (p.325-351) | March 12-28 |
| Spring Break | - | March 17-21 |
| EXAM #2 | - | March 31 |
| 12) Active Margins | Chapter 12 | April 2 |
| 13) Ocean Circulation | Chapter 8 | April 4 |
| 14) Deep Sea Sediments | Chapter 13 (p. 397-405) | April 7 |
| 15) Terrigenous Deep Sea Sediments | Chapter 13 (p. 405-453) | April 9-11 |
| 16) Bioenous Deep Sea Sediments | Chapter 14 (p. 455-485) | April 14-16 |
| 17) Other Deep Sea Sediments | Chapter 14 (p. 486-503) | April 18-21 |
| 18) Abyssal Currents & Deep Sea Sediments | Chapter 15 | April 23-25 |
| 19) Sediment History of the Ocean Basins | Chapter 18 | April 28-May 1* |
*May 1 is actually a Thursday, but will go as a Monday class.
The Final Exam will be Monday, May 5, 2003, from 8-11 a.m. in room 143.
Get me you paper topics by Friday, February 14, 2003. Papers are due Wednesday, April 30, 2003s. A list of possible paper topics is available from the GEOL4090/6090 home page.