Calendar for Earth Systems Science Fall 2012
The calendar below is
meant to give you information as to when particular topics will be
covered. Exam dates are fixed, and the topics of the exams will be
adjusted to include only the material we have covered in
class.
August/September
Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
August 19 |
20- Syllabus & Introduction to Earth System Science |
21 |
22-Introduction to ESS |
23- |
24- Intro to ESS & The Exosphere |
25 |
26 |
27 - The Exosphere & Intro to Atmosphere |
28 |
29- Intro to Atmosphere Study aid 1 posted |
30 |
31- Intro to Atmosphere; Electromagnetic energy |
1 |
2 |
3- Labor Day No Classes
|
4 |
5- Electromagnetic energy |
6 |
7- Moisture & clouds |
8 |
9 |
10- Exam 1 |
11- No Classes assessment day |
12- Moisture & clouds |
13 |
14-Moisture & clouds; |
15 |
| 16 | 17- Weather & Climate |
18 | 19 - Weather & Climate posted |
20 | 21- Weather & Climate | 22 |
23 |
24- Oceans |
25 |
26- Oceans |
27 |
28- Oceans |
29 |
| 30 |
October
Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
. |
1- Exam 2 |
2 |
3- Rivers
|
4 |
5- Rivers |
6 |
7 |
8- Fall Break |
9- Fall Break |
10- Rivers |
11 |
12 - Plate Tectonics |
13 |
| 14 | 15- Plate tectonics |
16 | 17- Plate tectonics |
18 | 19-Earthquakes
|
20 |
21 |
22- Earthquakes |
23 |
24- Earthquakes |
25 |
26 - Exam 3 |
27 |
| 28- | 29 - Volcanoes |
30 | 31-Halloween - |
November
Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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. |
. |
. |
1 |
2-Volcanoes |
3 |
4 |
5- Geologic Time & Fossils Study aid 4 posted |
6- Student Assessment Day- No Classes |
7- Geologic Time & Fossils |
8 |
9- Geologic Time & Fossils |
10 |
11 |
12- Igneous rocks |
13 |
14- Igneous rocks |
15 |
16- Igneous rocks |
17 |
18 |
19- Exam 4
|
20 |
21- Thanksgiving Recess- no classes |
22 - Thanksgiving Recess- no classes |
23- Thanksgiving Recess- no classes |
24 |
25 |
26- Sedimentary Rocks Final study aid posted |
27 |
28- Sedimentary Rocks |
29 |
30-Sedimentary Rocks |
. |
December / January
Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
2 |
3- Metamorphic rocks |
4 |
5- No classes |
6- Finals week |
7-Finals week |
8 |
9 |
10- Finals week |
11- Finals week
|
12- Finals week |
13
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14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23
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24
|
25- Christmas |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29- New Year's Eve
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| 30 | 31 |