Structural Geology 1998
Tentative Syllabus
| week | Monday | Wednesday | Friday | Lab |
| 1 (3/30) | Introduction to course | Contacts | Outcrop Patterns | Geometrical Principles |
| 2 (4/6) | Introduction to strain | Introduction to stress | Mohr Circle for stress | Geometrical Principles |
| 3 (4/13) | Faults--Normal faults | Normal, Thrust faults | Thrust faults | Cross-Sections |
| 4 (4/20) | Strike-slip faults | Strike-slip faults, fractures | Fault, fracture mechanics | Cross-Sections |
| 5 (4/27) | Fault, fracture mechanics | Fault, fracture mechanics | Midterm Quiz | Maps |
| 6 (5/4) | Review Midterm | Folds, folding | Brittle to ductile trans. | Maps |
| 7 (5/11) | Intro. to Stereonets | Brittle to ductile trans. | Rheology | Stereonets |
| 8 (5/18) | Deformation Mechs. | Deformation Mechs. | Small-scale Structures | Stereonets |
| 9 (5/25) | Memorial Day | Small-scale Structures | Small-scale Structures | Small-scale Structs. |
| 10 (6/1) | Strain Path | Intro to Tectonics | Course Review | Small-scale Structs. |
The final exam will be held at 3:15 PM on Wednesday, June 10
**For detailed, weekly syllabi, click here--or, for a particular week, click on the highlighted week number on the left hand side of this syllabus.
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