Department of Geology

Geology 001 (NS)
Introduction to Physical Geology

Dr. J Bret
Bennington
 

Field Trip Information (Fall and Spring Semesters)

Schedule of tutors of Geology 001 Lab

Download Syllabus - Fall 08

(Click on a topic to view the notes. For Power Point presentations you will need a userid and a password, which are given beneath the Blackboard link to this page. If you forget these, look them up at the course page on Blackboard or email me for them - geojbb@hofstra.edu). Also, all Hofstra students are entitled to a copy of Microsoft Office for their academic use, which includes the Power Point software. This can be downloaded from the Hofstra Portal - click on the 'Support' tab and scroll down to 'Downloads'.

Exam One topics (ppts updated Fall '08).

Exam One Review Outline 08

Lecture Class
Power Points
Textbook Reading
Visualizing Geology by Murck et al..

Owners Manual for the Earth
Earth Systems
(updated 08)

Ch.1, p.2-16
Ch.11, p.304-307
Ch.12, p.361-366

Minerals and Earth Materials (updated 08)
Ch. 2, p.32-55
Earth's Internal Machine (updated 08)
Ch. 5, p.128-144

 

Exam Two topics (ppts updated for Fall '07).

Exam Two Review Outline 07

Lecture Class
Power Points
Textbook Reading
Visualizing Geology by Murck et al..
Rock Cycle and Isostasy

 

Plate Tectonics I - The Continental Drift Hypothesis
Plate Tectonics II - The Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis

 

Plate Tectonics III - Global Tectonic Theory

 

Exam Three topics (ppts updated for Fall '07).

Exam Three Review Outline 07

Lecture Class
Power Points
Textbook Reading
Visualizing Geology by Murck et al..
Carbon Cycle
Global Warming

 

 


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