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TOPIC |
CHAPTER |
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1/5 |
Course Overview; Introduction to Natural Disasters |
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1/10 |
The Earth System: Energy Sources for Disasters |
2 |
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1/12 |
Elements and Minerals |
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No Recitation: First Week |
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| 2 |
1/17 |
Rocks and the Rock Cycle |
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1/19 |
VIDEO: Panic in the Ring of Fire (Discovery Channel) |
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- video weblink: email me for the .avi file link
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Recitation #1: Mineral Identification |
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Homework #1: Carnegie Museum NH Exercise |
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| 3 |
1/24 |
The Scientific Method & Plate Tectonics |
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1/26 |
Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundaries and Earthquakes |
4 |
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Recitation #2: Rock Identification |
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| 4 |
1/31 |
Earthquake Disasters: Monitoring & Mitigation |
3 |
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2/2 |
Earthquake Disasters: Hazards |
3 |
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VIDEO: "The Day the Earth Shook" (Nova) |
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Recitation #3: Plate Tectonics |
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| 5 |
2/7 |
Exam #1 |
1-4, § |
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2/9 |
Tsunami Disasters: Science |
8 |
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Recitation #4: Earthquakes |
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| 6 |
2/14 |
Tsunami Disasters: Monitoring & Mitigation |
8 |
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2/16 |
VIDEO: "The 7 Volcanic Hazards" (IAVCEI)
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Recitation #5: Tsunamis |
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| 7 |
2/21 |
Volcanoes: Lava Properties & Eruption Types |
6 |
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2/23 |
Volcanoes: Monitoring & Mitigation |
7 |
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Recitation #6: Volcanoes |
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| 8 |
2/28 |
Landslides Types & Ground Collapse |
15 |
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3/1 |
Landslides: Assessment, Mitigation and Case Studies |
15 |
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Recitation #7: Landslides |
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| 9 |
3/6 |
NO CLASS: Spring Break |
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3/8 |
NO CLASS: Spring Break |
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No Recitation: Spring Break |
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| 10 |
3/13 |
Severe Weather: Extreme Heat & Desertification |
10 |
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3/15 |
Severe Weather: Thunderstorms and Lightning |
10 |
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Recitation #8: Extreme Heat and Desertification |
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| 11 |
3/20 |
Exam #2 |
6-8, 10, 15, § |
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3/22 |
Severe Weather: Tornadoes |
10 |
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Recitation #9: Tornadoes |
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| 12 |
3/27 |
Severe Weather: Hurricanes |
11 |
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3/29 |
Severe Weather: Hurricane Mitigation and Case Study |
11 |
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Recitation #10: Hurricanes |
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| 13 |
4/3 |
Flooding Disasters: Science |
13 |
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4/5 |
VIDEO: "Flood! (part 1)" (NOVA) |
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Recitation #11: Flooding |
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| 14 |
4/10 |
Flooding Disasters: Monitoring & Mitigation |
13 |
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4/12 |
Wild Fires: The Science of Fire |
14 |
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Recitation #12: Wildfires |
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| 15 |
4/17 |
Wildfires: Monitoring & Mitigation |
14 |
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OMET Class Review (10:30am) |
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4/19 |
Mega Disasters: Mass Extinctions, Meteorite Impacts, ... |
16, § |
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Recitation #13: Jeopardy! (Exam Review) |
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| 16 |
4/24 |
ONLINE Final Exam: TU, 6:00 - 7:50 PM |
10-11, 13-14, 16, § |
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Online exam checklist for students |
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