GLG510 Advanced Structural Geology

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Schedule

Subject to Change!!!

DateTopicReading*
Week 1:
8/23 & 8/25
Introduction to Advanced Structural Geology Chapter 1 (P+F)
Week 2:
8/30 & 9/1
Structural Mapping Chapter 2 (P+F)
Week 3:
9/6 & 9/8
Vectors and Introduction to Matlab Chapter 7 (R+A)
Week 4:
9/13 & 9/15
Vectors and Introduction to Matlab Chapter 7 (R+A)
Week 5:
9/20 & 9/22
Vectors and Matrices Chapter 7 (R+A)
Week 6:
9/27 & 9/29
Finish vectors Chapter 7 (R+A)
Week 7:
10/4 & 10/6
Physical quantities, fields, dimensions, and scaling Chapter 4 (P+F)
Week 8:
10/11 & 10/13
Deformation and flow Chapter 5 (P+F)
Week 9:
10/18 & 10/20
Force, traction, and stress
GSA on 10/18
Chapter 6 (P+F)
Week 10:
10/25 & 10/27
Force, traction, and stress Chapter 6 (P+F)
Week 11:
11/1 & 11/3
Conservation of mass and momentum Chapter 7 (P+F)
Week 12:
11/8 & 11/10
Elastic deformation Chapter 8 (P+F)
Week 13:
11/15 & 11/17
Brittle behavior Chapter 9 (P+F)
11/19 & 11/20Possible Field trip
Week 14:
11/22 & 11/24
Brittle behavior
Thanksgiving on 11/24
Chapter 9 (P+F)
Week 15:
11/29 & 12/1
Model development and methodology Chapter 12 (P+F)
Week 16:
12/6 & 12/8
AGU
Final Exam
12/13 12:20-2:10 pm
Final Meeting is likely
*Reading codes:
P+F = Fundamentals of Structural Geology(your textbook)
R+A = Structural Geology: an introduction to geometrical techniques, 4th ed., by Ragan and Arrowsmith (supplemental handouts)

GLG510 Advanced Structural Geology


Last modified: October 4, 2005