Lecture 1 (Intro)
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Happy the man whose lot it is to knowThe secrets of the earth. He hastens not
To work his fellows' hurt by unjust deedsBut with rapt admiration contemplateImmortal Nature's ageless harmony,
and how and when her order came to beSuch spirits have no place for thoughts of shame.
- Euripides (484-406 B.C.)
Gey 112Physical Geology
(Foundations of Geology)
Lecture 1 (Intro)Webpage for course (daytime)
Kevin’s webpage
Webpage for course (nighttime)
Where is Kevin?
Umpiocha umpiana
What is Geology?
Four basic natural sciences:
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Geology
What is Science?
The Scientific Method
Scientific Method
Question
Observations
Explanations
Testing
Publish results
Geology – two basic branches
Physical Historical
Physical Geology
MineralogyPetrologySedimentologyGeomorphology (includes Glaciology)
GeochemistryGeophysics Seismology Volcanology Tectonophysics
Structural Geology
Economic GeologyCoal GeologyPetroleum GeologyOre Geology
Remote SensingEnvironmental GeologyHydrology Groundwater Hydrology
PedologyMarine Geology
Historical Geology GeocosmologyExtraterrestrical GeologyPaleontology
PaleozoologyPaleobotanyMicropaleontologyPaleoecologyIchnology
PaleoclimatologyStratigraphyArcheological Geology
What will we cover in this course? Mineralogy (minerals)Petrology (rocks)Sedimentology (sediments)Geomorphology
(includes Glaciology)GeochemistryGeophysics
SeismologyVolcanologyTectonophysics
Structural Geology
Economic GeologyCoal GeologyPetroleum GeologyOre Geology
Remote Sensing (maps)Environmental GeologyHydrology (streams)
Groundwater Hydrology
Pedology (soils)Marine Geology (seashore)
What kind of geologist is Kevin?
Historical (“softrock”) Geologist GeocosmologyExtraterrestrical GeologyPaleontology
PaleozoologyPaleobotanyMicropaleontologyPaleoecologyIchnology
PaleoclimatologyStratigraphyArcheological Geology
Physical Geology MineralogyPetrologySedimentologyGeomorphology (incl. Glaciology)GeochemistryGeophysics
SeismologyVolcanologyTectonophysics
Structural Geology
Economic GeologyCoal GeologyPetroleum GeologyOre Geology
Remote SensingEnvironmental GeologyHydrology
Groundwater Hydrology
PedologyMarine Geology
About Kevin
I love what I doHave a lot to sayI want you to learn some Geology
Teaching Philosophy No mult-choice, true-falseEvaluations:
“tough but fair”“I learned a lot”
Students who work hard usually do well
Teaching style:famously low-tech
Kevin’s lecture style
Old dogs and new tricks
Old dogs and new tricksKevin and PowerPoint
Happy the man whose lot it is to knowThe secrets of the earth. He hastens not
To work his fellows' hurt by unjust deedsBut with rapt admiration contemplateImmortal Nature's ageless harmony,
and how and when her order came to beSuch spirits have no place for thoughts of shame.
- Euripides (484-406 B.C.)
Gey 112Physical Geology
(Foundations of Geology)
Lecture 1 (Intro)Webpage for course (daytime)
Kevin’s webpage
Webpage for course (nighttime)