Jan. 13   Intro. to course; Introduction to Earth History................................Ch.1
Earth as a Dynamic Planet (Earth Systems, Sci. Methodology, Rocks, etc.)..Ch.1
Review of Earth Materials (Rocks and Minerals).......……………..............Ch. 2
Review of Earth Materials (Rocks and Minerals).......………………..........Ch. 2
Plate Tectonics (Seismology and Structure of Earth).....................................Ch.3
Plate Tectonics (Cont. Drift, Sea Floor Spreading, Plate Boundaries, etc.......Ch.3
Plate Tectonics (Crustal Structures, Faults, Folds, Mt. Building, etc.).............Ch.3
Geologic Time (History of Geology, Uniformitarianism, Relative Dating).........Ch.4
Geologic Time (Absolute Geologic Time, Radioactivity)………….................Ch.4
Geologic Time (Radiometric Dating).............……………............................Ch.4
Feb. 12 EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, and 4)
Rocks, Fossils, and Time (Fossil Preservation, Classification).....……..........Ch.5
Rocks, Fossils, and Time (Organic Evolution, Biostratigraphy, Correlation)...Ch.5
Rocks, Fossils, and Time (Paleoecology, Paleogeography, Paleoclimates).....Ch.5
Rocks, Fossils, and Time (Correlation, Formations, Fossil zones)..................Ch.5
Origin and Interp. of Sed. Rocks (Sediment, Sed. Rocks, Sed. Structures)....Ch.6
Origin and Interp. of Sed. Rocks (Depositional Environments)...........….........Ch.6
Origin and Interp. of  Sed. Rocks (Textural Parameters, Facies, etc.).............Ch.6
Evolution (Lamarck, Darwin, Natural Selection)............................................Ch.7
Evolution ( Mendel and Genetics, Modern Synthesis, Speciation, etc.)...........Ch.7
Evolution (Divergence, Convergence, Cladistics, etc.)....................................Ch.7
Mar. 12  EXAM 2 (CHAPTERS 5, 6, and 7)
Precambrian-The Hadean and Archean Eon (Shields, Cratons,  Rocks)..........Ch.8
Precambrian-The Archean Eon (Origin of Life, Archean Fossils).....................Ch.8
The Proterozoic Eon (Crustal Evolution, Supercontinents, Atmosphere, etc)....Ch.9
Precambrian-The Prote. Eon ( Rocks, Fossils, Eucaryotes, etc.).....................Ch.9
Early Paleozoic Earth History- (Paleogeography, Plate Tect.) .........................Ch.10
Late Paleozoic Earth History (Paleogeography, Plate Tect., Stratigraphy)........Ch.11
Late Paleozoic Earth History (Orogenic Belts, Mt. Building, etc.)....................Ch.11
Life of the Paleozoic (Shelled Invertebrates, Cambrian Explosion of Life, etc.).Ch.12
Life of the Paleozoic (Evolutionary Trends, Permian Extinction Event)..............Ch.12
Life of the Paleozoic (Vertebrate evolution, fish, amphibians)...........................Ch.13
Life of the Paleozoic (Reptiles, Plants, etc.).....................................................Ch.13
Apr. 15   EXAM 3 (CHAPTERS 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13)
The Mesozoic Era (Pangea, Cont. Drift, Paleogeogeography, etc.)...................Ch.14
Life of the Mesozoic (Plants, Marine Invertebrates, Reptiles, Dinosaurs, etc.)...Ch.15
Life of the Mesozoic (Pterosaurs, Marine Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, etc.)........Ch.15
Cenozoic Geologic History: Tertiary Period (Plate Tectonics, Paleoclimates)....Ch.16
Cenozoic Geologic History: Quaternary Period (The Pleistocene Ice Age, etc)..Ch.17
Life of the Cenozoic Era (Plants, Invertebrates, Birds, Mammals, etc.)..............Ch.18
Evolution of the Primates and Humans (Primates, Early Anthropoids, etc.)........Ch.19
Evolution of the Primates..(Early Homonids, Neanderthals, Cro-Magnon Man).Ch.19
FINAL EXAM  (at scheduled time)  (Chapters 14 through 19 and comprehensive portion)