GEL 100: Earth Dynamics I

Page Updated: 12/6/07, 8:40 pm

IMPORTANT:

• FINAL EXAM: Thursday, December 13 at 8:00 am in 185 Phys/Geo
• Key to problem set #4 is posted in glass case outside Phys/Geo 285
• Keys to problem sets #1-3 and the midterm are posted in the glass case outside Phys/Geo 385.
• Good luck with finals and have a great break!

GEL 100: LECTURE

GEL 100 Prerequisites: GEL50 & 50L and Physics 7A or 9A (7A or 9A may be taken concurrently).
You must abide by the UC Davis Code of Academic Conduct.

Instructor:

Eric Cowgill; 388A Phys/Geo Building; email: cowgill "at" geology.ucdavis.edu

Vital Information:

Lecture: T&Th, 10:30-11:50, 185 Phys/Geo
Eric's Office Hours: Mon 1:15-2:15 and Weds 11-12 (unless otherwise noted), 388A Phys/Geo
Lecture Syllabus & Schedule (Schedule, reading assignments, grading policy, etc.)
Final Exam: Thursday, December 13 at 8:00 am in 185 Phys/Geo

Textbooks:

(1) Structural Geology (2nd edition) by Twiss & Moores; (2) Dictionary of Geology

• These books are also required for GEL 101 (Winter), so you're buying books for Fall & Winter now.
  
• GEL 100L (Lab) has separate instructors and required texts. Please see the lab page for important information.

Lecture Figures:

1. Introduction; Earth Structure handout with list of terms.

2. Overview of Faults & Folds I: images and handout with list of terms.

3. Overview of Faults & Folds II: images and handout with list of terms.

4. Folds (mop up) & Tectonites: images and handout with list of terms.

5. Basics of Strain: images and handout with list of terms.

6. Normal Faults & Divergent Margins I: images and handout with list of terms.

7. Normal Faults & Divergent Margins II: images and handout with list of terms.

8. Strike-slip systems I images and handout with list of terms.

9. Strike-slip systems II images, and the handout with list of terms.

10. Midterm Exam

11. Thrust systems I images, and the handout with list of terms.

12. Thrust systems II images, and the handout with list of terms.

13. Triple Junctions, I handout and the paper toys.

14. Convergent Margins, I images and handout with list of terms.

15. Triple Junctions, II images and Reading (Section 8.5 from "Tectonics" by Moores & Twiss, 1995).

16. Collisions images and handout.

17. Taiwan images and handout.

18. Orogens images and handout.

19. Indo-Asian Collison I images and handout.

20. Indo-Asian Collison II images and handout.

Problem Sets (to be turned in at the start of lecture on the due date. No late work accepted!):

Notes on using spreadsheet programs like Excel.

Problem Set #1

Problem Set #2

Problem Set #3

Problem Set #4

Resources:

The Physical Sciences Library.

Class e-mail Archives

GEL 100L: LABORATORY

Information for GEL 100L is posted on the lab page.