Right now, I teach these classes:
GEOL 120: Exploring Earth: Physical Geology -- This is a 3 credit
non-major course that satisfies the AUCC 3A requirement.
Here's how I describe it in the
syllabus.
- We'll learn about the last 4.6 billion
years; why the mountains
are there; what
causes volcanoes, earthquakes, and glaciers; where oil and gas come
from; death and destruction from geologic hazards; and some ways in
which humans are altering the world. We hope you'll have fun, take away
a new appreciation for the world around you; and become a more-informed
global citizen. At the end of the semester you should be able to: 1)
Observe different landscapes and interpret rock type, geologic history
and tectonic setting; 2) Interpret tectonic settings based on
information on plate boundary, seismicity, and volcanic activity; 3) Be
able to draw connections between geology and human actions
GEOL 122: Geology of Our Environment -- This is also a 3 credit
non-major course that satisfies the AUCC 3A requirement.
It also will satisfy the School of Global Environmental
Sustainability's Interdisciplinary Mintor in Global Environmental
Sustainability (the GES minor). Here is how it's described
in the course catalog:
GEOL 122 develops scientific
understanding through introduction to geological
processes, natural hazards, earth resources, and their impacts on
society.
GEOL 250: The Solid Earth -- This is a new 3 credit hour course for
sophomore Geology majors. Here's the
syllabus.
The course will cover the primary
observations and processes that serve as a basis for and test of
plate tectonic theory; and the structure, flow, and composition of
the deep Earth. This material will be presented in the context of
seismology, heatflow, gravity, geochronology, and geomagnetism.
GEOL 580 (number may change): Global Seismology -- This is a 3 credit
class, for both majors and nonmajors (last year we had undergraduates
in geology, engineering, and physics, as well as geology
graduates).
Syllabus and Lecture 1.
This course is a quantitative
introduction to seismology and students from all majors that meet the
prerequisites are welcome. We will study fundamentals of wave
propagation within the Earth; earthquakes and focal mechanisms;
seismic methods; and how seismology is used to infer the structure of
the Earth. Familiarity with current topics will be emphasized.
Looking for something different? Here's a current
link
to the current description of all Geoscience course offerings.
To my fellow teaching colleagues: I am glad to share any of my teaching
materials with you, just ask!