| Week | Lecture | Topic | Reading
Chapter (pages) |
| Geochemical Fundamentals | |||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3 | Introduction to Geochemistry, Elemental Cycles, Chemistry Review: The Elements; basic principles of inorganic chemistry, periodic properties of the elements | Ch1,Ch2 (McSween et al.) |
| 2 | 4, 5, 6 |
Thermodynamics and chemical reactions, solubility, mineral
solubility as geo-thermometer/barometer |
Ch3,Ch4 (McSween et al.) -or- Ch2,Ch3 (White) -or- Ch3 (Brownlow) |
| 3 | 7,8 | no class Mon 3 Sept; Aquatic Chemistry, acids/bases,
aqueous solubility
HW#1 assigned on 9/5/07, due in 1 week Turn in Class Journals this Friday for Grading |
White Ch6, p216-234 |
| 4 | 9, 10, 11 | intro to organic and bio-chemistry, photosynthesis/respiration, Redox condition, pH-pE, microbial Poising, other microbial processes | McSween Ch6, Ch7 (124-131) -or- White Ch14 (589-626), Ch3 (100-end), Ch13 (555-563) |
| Low Temperature Geochemistry: The hydrologic cycle and sedimentary systems | |||
| 5 | 12, 13, 14 | Weathering and soil formation
HW#2 assigned on 9/19/07, due in 1 week answers to HW#1 if you want them. Turn in Class Journals this Friday for Grading |
McSween Ch7 (111-124) -or- White Ch6 (234-261) Ch13 (563-580) |
| 6 | 15, 16, 17 | The hydrologic cycle: overview; | Berner/Berner ("BB") Ch1 |
| 7 | 18, 19, 20 | More hydrologic cycle: rain, acid rain
rivers HW#3 assigned on 10/5/07, due in 1 week answers to HW#2 |
BB Ch3, Turco Ch9 |
| 8 | 21, 22, 23 | More hydrologic cycle; lakes, estuaries; | BB Ch6 (236-263), BB Ch7 |
| 9 | 24, 25 | The Oceans: Intro, marine chemistry and chemical cycles; Take Home MIDTERM EXAM on Mon (DUE MON 22 OCT) (covers through lecture 23) - also, no class on Friday for open house | |
| 10 | 26, 27, 28 | Marine Sediments: global
environmental history, light isotope geochemistry, Global Climate:
Past, Present and Future atmospheric CO2
HW#4 assigned on 10/26/07, due in 1 week answers to HW#3 Turn in Class Journals on Monday for Grading |
(a) White Ch 9 (p 364-393) –OR- McSween Ch 13 (all) (b) Broecker Ch 7 (p215- 226) and Ch 9 (p259-281) |
High Temperature and Planetary Geochemistry |
| 11 | 29, 30, 31 | Radioactivity, Age and Origin of
the Solar System: Stellar processes, nucleosynthesis, condensation sequence, planetary accretion. midterm exam answer key |
McSween - Ch 14 (286-290), Ch 15 (313-327) -or- White Ch 8(325-333) and Ch 10 (421-464) |
| 12 | 32, 33, 34 | Planet formation, differentiation of the Earth, Core formation, the Moon HW#5 assigned on 11/09/07, due in 1 week answers to HW#4 Turn in Class Journals on Monday for Grading |
McSween Ch12 (231-233), Ch15 (327-340) -or- White Ch 11 (474-490) |
| 13 | 35, 36 | Crust and Mantle evolution, Atmosphere evolution; No Class Mon 12 Nov. | White Ch12 (530-549) |
| 14 | 37, 38 | Igneous processes; turn in journal on monday or wednesday No Class Fri 23 Nov.
the last homework, HW#6, assigned on 11/21/07, due 11/30/07 answers to HW#5 |
White Ch 7 |
| 12 | 39, 40 41 | Igneous petrogenesis; Radiogenic isotope geology and
Geochronology final project assignemnt |
McSween, Ch 14 |
| 16 | 42 | More radiogenic isotope geology class is cancelled on Monday because of an all-day faculty meeting Please turn in your Class Journals on Wednesay for Grading |
(same) |
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