Textbook is Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, by Sam Boggs, Jr., Fifth Edition. Relevant chapter numbers are shown in bold below. Supplementary material, available on Canvas, is shown in italics. Three class periods in late April are reserved for field trips. Which field trip, if any, will be run on which days will be weather dependent. In weather is not cooperative we will remain indoors and examine papers by Carlton Brett and Gordon Baird which review various field trips which they have led in western NY for the NYSGA.
January 20
Martin Luther King Day -- No Class
January 21
Introduction; Course Overview; Review
NY Tectonics
January 27
NY Geologic Road Map
NYSGA Database
January 28
Hornell Geologic Map (1954); Regional Dips; Units
February 3
Wellsville Bulletin 326 (1942)
12 Lithostratigraphy 1
February 4
12 Lithostratigraphy 2
February 10
1 Weathering and Soils
February 11
2 Transport and Deposition of Grains
February 17
3 Grain Size and Shape
February 18
Chesapeake Bay Sediment Study
February 24
First Graded Learning Opportunity
February 25
4 Sedimentary Structures
Channeled Scabland
March 2
5 Sandstones and Conglomerates
March 3
5 Mudstones, Shales and Fracking
March 9 -- Spring Break
March 10 -- Spring Break
March 16
6 Carbonate Rocks
March 17
7 Other Sedimentary Rocks
Fayetteville Green Lake
March 23
7 Fossil Fuels
March 24
15 Geologic Time
Geologic Time Scale
March 30
15 Stable and Unstable Isotopes
March 31
Second Graded Learning Opportunity
April 6
13 Seismic Stratigraphy
April 7
13 Sequence Stratigraphy
April 13
14 Biostratigrapy
April 14
15 Event Stratigraphy
April 20
16 Basin Analysis and Tectonics
April 21
Field Trip or Brett & Baird paper
April 27
Field Trip or Brett & Baird paper
April 28
Field Trip or Brett & Baird paper
May 4
Review and Synthesis
May 6 10:15 AM
Final Graded Learning Opportunity
There will be two Graded Learning Opportunities during class time, each worth 25% of your grade, and a two-hour Final Graded Learning Opportunity, worth 50% of your grade. Exams will try to probe your understanding and comprehension of the material. (See Learning Outcomes.)
This syllabus represents my plan for the semester as of the first day of the semester. It is subject to change at my discretion. If you desire to see it modified to include additional material, or omit material which you believe has been adequately covered in some other course, please bring this to my attention as soon as possible.
Please note that attendance is not required. If you attend class, it is expected that you are there to learn what is being discussed. Therefore, if you need to write a paper, surf the web, text message your friends, or engage in other activities which are not part of our classroom discussion, please do not come to class.
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