| Week |
Subject |
Chapter(s)
|
|
1
|
Introduction to course,
Geology as a Science,
Metric
System  ,
Marine Option Program (MOP),
Structure of the Earth
|
-
-
-
-
-
1
|
|
2
|
Structure
of the Earth (continued)
Plate
Tectonics 
|
1
18
|
|
3
|
Plate Tectonics (continued)
Hot spot/midplate
volcanoes 
 Schematic
of the Hawaiian Hot Spot
Geography of Hawaiian Volcanoes
|
18
18
2
|
|
4
|
Structure
of Hawaiian Volcanoes 
Rocks
and Minerals 
Extrusive
and Intrusive Igneous Rocks 
|
2
4
2
|
|
5
|
Extrusive and Intrusive Igneous Rocks (continued)
Extrusive Igneous Rocks: Lava Flows
|
2, 3
3
|
|
6
|
Extrusive Igneous Rocks: Pyroclastic
Debris and Rocks
Hawaiian-type
Eruptions
|
2,3
3
|
|
7
|
Predicting
Hawaiian Eruptions
Types
and Classification of Igneous Rocks ;
Formation
and Crystallization of Igneous Rocks
|
3,7
4
4
|
|
8
|
Types
of Eruptions
Review
Midterm Examination
|
7
1-4, 7, 18
1-4, 7, 18
|
|
9
|
Types
of Eruption 
|
7
|
|
10
|
Stages
of Hawaiian Volcanism and Island Evolution
|
6
|
|
11
|
Geologic
History of Oahu
Mechanical
and Chemical Weathering
|
6
8
|
|
12
|
Hydrologic
Cycle
Ground
Water
|
10, 11
10, 11
|
|
13
|
Mass
Wasting; Aeolian
Processes
Glaciers,
glaciation and se-level changes
Landscape
Evolution; 
Geomorphic
Cycle 
|
9
12
13
10
|
|
14
|
Rock
Cycle 
Absolute
and Relative Dating
|
12 - 14
16
|
|
15
|
Age
of the Hawaiian Islands 
Geologic
Time 
Volcanic Hazards:
Identification, management, Mitigation
|
16
16
17
|
|
16
|
Volcanic Hazards: Identification, Management, Mitigation (continued)
|
17
|
| |
Note: Chapter numbers according to those in the
2nd edition of Volcanoes in the Sea; schedule
of lectures is tentative and likely will change as geologic events
occur during the semester. |
|
