WEEK |
DATE |
TOPIC |
CHAPTER |
1 |
1/20 |
Overview and Introduction to Energy Sources for Disasters |
1-2 |
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Lecture Recording |
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Recitation: NO RECITATION MEETINGS |
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2 |
1/25 |
Elements and Minerals |
# |
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Lecture Recording |
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1/27 |
Rocks and the Rock Cycle |
# |
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Lecture Recording |
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Recitation #1: Mineral Identification |
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3 |
2/1 |
The Scientific Method & Plate Tectonics |
# |
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Lecture Recording |
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2/3 |
Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundaries and Earth Structure |
4 |
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Lecture Recording |
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Recitation #2: Rock Identification |
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4 |
2/8 |
Earthquakes: Science & Monitoring |
3 |
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Lecture Recording |
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2/10 |
Earthquakes: Mitigation & Tsunami Science |
3, 8 |
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Lecture Recording |
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Video Homework: "The Day the Earth Shook" (Nova) |
# |
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Recitation #3: Plate Tectonics |
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5 |
2/15 |
Tsunamis: Monitoring & Mitigation |
8 |
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Lecture Recording |
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2/17 |
Exam #1 |
weeks 1-4 |
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Recitation #4: Earthquakes |
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6 |
2/22 |
Volcanoes: Lava Properties & Eruption Types |
6 |
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Lecture Recording |
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2/24 |
Volcanoes: Monitoring & Mitigation |
7 |
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Lecture Recording |
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Video Homework: "Understanding Volcanic Hazards" (IAVCEI) |
# |
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Recitation #5: Tsunamis |
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7 |
3/1 |
Landslides Types & Ground Collapse |
15 |
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Lecture Recording |
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3/3 |
Landslides: Assessment, Mitigation and Case Studies |
15 |
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Lecture Recording |
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Recitation #6: Volcanoes |
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8 |
3/8 |
Extreme Heat & Desertification |
10 |
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Lecture Recording |
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3/10 |
Thunderstorms and Lightning |
10 |
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Lecture Recording |
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Recitation #7: Landslides |
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9 |
3/15 |
Tornadoes: Science, Monitoring & Mitigation |
10 |
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Lecture Recording |
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3/17 |
Hurricanes: Science |
11 |
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Lecture Recording |
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Recitation #8: Deserts & Extreme Heat |
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10 |
3/22 |
Exam #2 |
weeks 5-9 |
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3/24 |
NO CLASS: Student Self Care Day |
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Recitation #9: Tornadoes |
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11 |
3/29 |
Hurricanes: Monitoring & Mitigation |
11 |
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Lecture Recording (part 1) |
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Lecture Recording (part 2) |
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3/31 |
Hurricanes: Case Studies |
11 |
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Lecture Recording |
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Recitation #10: Hurricanes |
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12 |
4/5 |
Flooding: Science |
13 |
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Lecture Recording |
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4/7 |
Flooding: Monitoring & Mitigation |
13 |
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Video Homework: "Flood!" (NOVA) |
# |
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Lecture Recording |
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Recitation #11: Flooding |
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13 |
4/12 |
Wildfires: History & Science |
14 |
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Lecture Recording |
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4/14 |
Wildfires: Monitoring & Mitigation |
14 |
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Lecture Recording
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Recitation #12: Wildfires |
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14 |
4/19 |
Mega Disasters: Climate Change |
12, # |
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Lecture Recording |
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4/21 |
Mega Disasters: Mass Extinction Events |
17, # |
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Lecture Recording |
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Recitation #13: Jeopardy! (final exam review) |
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15 |
4/28 |
Final Exam: 2:00 - 3:15 |
weeks 11-14 |
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