examples homework assignments can be downloaded from the linked text HW#1, HW#2, etc... The requirments for the class journals are summarized here |
Instructor: | Ken Rubin |
Office: | POST 606E; Office hrs: thursday noon to 1. |
Phone: | x68973, x66836 (lab) |
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Week | Dates | Lecture | Topic | Reading
Chapter (pages) |
Geochemical Fundamentals | ||||
1 | 26,28,30 Aug | 1, 2, 3 | Introduction to Geochemistry, Elemental Cycles, Chemistry Review: The Elements; basic principles of inorganic chemistry, periodic properties of the elements | W: Ch1 |
2 | 4,6 Sep | H 4, 5 |
Thermodynamics and chemical reactions, solubility, mixtures and non-ideality Labor Day Holiday, no class Mon 2 Sept; HW#1 assigned on friday, due in 1 week |
W: Ch2, Ch3 |
3 | 9,11,13 Sep | 6, 7,8 | More non-ideality. Mineral solubility as geo-thermometer/barometer. Aquatic Chemistry, acids/bases, aqueous solubility, Mineral solubility and stability | W: Ch4, Ch6 (217-249) |
4 | 16,18,20 Sep | 9,10,11 | Redox condition, pH-pE, microbial Poising, Intro to Organic Geochemistry | W: Ch3 (100-110), Ch13 digital (555-563); Ch12 (12.1-12.6) (-or- W digital Ch14 (589-626)) |
Low Temperature Geochemistry: The hydrologic cycle and sedimentary systems | ||||
5 | 23,25,27 Sep | 12, 13, 14 | Weathering; Mineral Solubility, surface reactions, Soils and nutrient cycling; HW#2 assigned on friday, due in 1 week. HW#1 answers are in the course dropbbox folder. | Ch6 (249-end) and digital Ch13 (563 570) |
6 | 30 Sep 2,4 Oct | 15, 16, 17 | The hydrologic cycle: overview, inorganic chemical controls, rain/river chemistry (Prof. Ravizza - Ken will be away this week) | Berner & Berner Ch 1, Ch3 (62-86 &116-119) |
7 | 1, 3, 5 Oct | 18-19, 20 | More hydrologic cycle: acid rain, Nutrient cycles in lakes |
T Ch9 and BB Ch3 (p62-86 & p116-119), Ch6 (236-263) |
8 | 14,16,18 Oct | 21, 22, 23 | Surface reactions on particles in Fresh Waters, estuaries the Oceans: Intro, marine chemistry and chemical cycles; HW#3 assigned on friday, due in 1 week |
BB Ch7, White digital Ch 15 |
9 | 21,23,X Oct | 24, 25, X | Oceans- Marine C cycle, Stable isotopes – applications to climate, No Class Fri. 25 Oct–soest open house | W Ch 9.1 to 9.7.1 (or digital p370-400) |
10 | 28,30 Oct 1 Nov | 25-cont., 26, 27 | (More stable isotopes); The Carbon Cycle and Earth’s Climate/paleoclmate Future Climate, global warming, CO2 | W Ch12 (sec 12.9 or digital 607- end) ; LB Ch 18, Ch 20 |
High Temperature and Planetary Geochemistry |
11 | 4,6,8 Nov |
28, 29, 30 | Radioactivity, Age and Origin of the Solar System: Stellar processes, nucleosynthesis, condensation sequence, planetary accretion. | W Ch 8.1-8.4.1 (dig. 313-326) and Ch 10.1 -10.5.3 (dig. 421-464) |
12 | H, 13,15 Nov | X, 31, 32 | Planet formation, differentiation of the Earth, Core formation. No Class Mon 11 Nov, Vetrans day. (Prof. Ravizza - Friday) | W Ch 11.1-11.4 |
13 | 18,20,22 Nov | 33, 34, 35 | The Moon, Crust and Mantle evolution, Atmosphere evolution (Prof. Ravizza - Monday); HW#4 assigned on wednesday, due in 1 week |
W Ch 11.5-end, dig Ch 12 (p530-549 ) |
14 | 25, 27 Nov | 36, 37, X | igneous geochemistry (distribution coefficients, trace element perspectives on melting and crystalization) No Class Fri 29 Nov, Thanksgiving break. | W Ch 7 |
12 | 2,4,6 Dec | 38, 39, 40 | Igneous petrogenesis; Radiogenic isotope geology and Geochronology, mantle reservoirs; final project assignemnt; HW#5 assigned on Monday, due dec 11 | W Ch 8.3 , Ch11.5-11.6 |
16 | 9,11 Dec | 41, 42 | More radiogenic isotope geology of the mantle | same |
Reading photocopies in the folder in the metal bookshelf nearest my office (next to the 606D door): BB=Berner and Berner, Global Environment; T = Turco, LB = Langmuir/Broecker "Habitable Planet"
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