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Lecture 1 (Intro)

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Lecture 1 (Intro)

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  1. Happy the man whose lot it is to knowThe secrets of the earth. He hastens notTo 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 112 Physical Geology (Foundations of Geology) Lecture 1 (Intro) Kevin’s webpage Webpage for course (daytime) Webpage for course (nighttime)

  2. Where is Kevin? Umpiochaumpiana

  3. What is Geology?

  4. Four basic natural sciences: Biology Chemistry Physics Geology

  5. What is Science? The Scientific Method

  6. Scientific Method Question Observations Explanations Testing Publish results

  7. Historical Geology – two basic branches Physical

  8. Economic Geology Coal Geology Petroleum Geology Ore Geology Remote Sensing Environmental Geology Hydrology Groundwater Hydrology Pedology Marine Geology Physical Geology Mineralogy Petrology Sedimentology Geomorphology (includes Glaciology) Geochemistry Geophysics Seismology Volcanology Tectonophysics Structural Geology

  9. Historical Geology Geocosmology Extraterrestrical Geology Paleontology Paleozoology Paleobotany Micropaleontology Paleoecology Ichnology Paleoclimatology Stratigraphy Archeological Geology

  10. Economic Geology Coal Geology Petroleum Geology Ore Geology Remote Sensing (maps) Environmental Geology Hydrology (streams) Groundwater Hydrology Pedology (soils) Marine Geology (seashore) What will we cover in this course? Mineralogy (minerals) Petrology (rocks) Sedimentology (sediments) Geomorphology (includes Glaciology) Geochemistry Geophysics Seismology Volcanology Tectonophysics Structural Geology

  11. What kind of geologist is Kevin?

  12. Historical (“softrock”) Geologist Geocosmology Extraterrestrical Geology Paleontology Paleozoology Paleobotany Micropaleontology Paleoecology Ichnology Paleoclimatology Stratigraphy Archeological Geology

  13. Economic Geology Coal Geology Petroleum Geology Ore Geology Remote Sensing Environmental Geology Hydrology Groundwater Hydrology Pedology Marine Geology Physical Geology Mineralogy Petrology Sedimentology Geomorphology (incl. Glaciology) Geochemistry Geophysics Seismology Volcanology Tectonophysics Structural Geology

  14. About Kevin I love what I do Have a lot to say I want you to learn some Geology

  15. Teaching Philosophy No mult-choice, true-false Evaluations: “tough but fair” “I learned a lot” Students who work hard usually do well

  16. Teaching style: famously low-tech

  17. Kevin’s lecture style

  18. Old dogs and new tricks

  19. Old dogs and new tricks • Kevin and PowerPoint

  20. Happy the man whose lot it is to knowThe secrets of the earth. He hastens notTo 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 112 Physical Geology (Foundations of Geology) Lecture 1 (Intro) Kevin’s webpage Webpage for course (daytime) Webpage for course (nighttime)

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