Happy the man whose lot it is to know The secrets of the earth. He hastens not To work his fellows' hurt by unjust deeds But with rapt admiration contemplate.

Happy the man whose lot it is to knowThe secrets of the earth. He hastens not

To 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 112Physical Geology

(Foundations of Geology)

Lecture 1 (Intro)Webpage for course (daytime)

Kevin’s webpage

Webpage for course (nighttime)

Where is Kevin?

Umpiocha umpiana

What is Geology?

Four basic natural sciences:

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Geology

What is Science?

The Scientific Method

Scientific Method

Question

Observations

Explanations

Testing

Publish results

Geology – two basic branches

Physical Historical

Physical Geology

Mineralogy

Petrology

Sedimentology

Geomorphology (includes Glaciology)

Geochemistry

Geophysics Seismology

Volcanology

Tectonophysics

Structural Geology

Economic GeologyCoal Geology

Petroleum Geology

Ore Geology

Remote Sensing

Environmental Geology

Hydrology Groundwater Hydrology

PedologyMarine Geology

Historical Geology Geocosmology

Extraterrestrical Geology

Paleontology

Paleozoology

Paleobotany

Micropaleontology

Paleoecology

Ichnology

Paleoclimatology

Stratigraphy

Archeological Geology

What will we cover in this course? Mineralogy (minerals)

Petrology (rocks)

Sedimentology (sediments)

Geomorphology (includes Glaciology)

Geochemistry

Geophysics

Seismology

Volcanology

Tectonophysics

Structural Geology

Economic Geology

Coal Geology

Petroleum Geology

Ore Geology

Remote Sensing (maps)

Environmental Geology

Hydrology (streams)

Groundwater Hydrology

Pedology (soils)

Marine Geology (seashore)

What kind of geologist is Kevin?

Historical (“softrock”) Geologist Geocosmology

Extraterrestrical Geology

Paleontology

Paleozoology

Paleobotany

Micropaleontology

Paleoecology

Ichnology

Paleoclimatology

Stratigraphy

Archeological Geology

Physical Geology

Mineralogy

Petrology

Sedimentology

Geomorphology (incl. Glaciology)

Geochemistry

Geophysics

Seismology

Volcanology

Tectonophysics

Structural Geology

Economic Geology

Coal Geology

Petroleum Geology

Ore Geology

Remote Sensing

Environmental Geology

Hydrology

Groundwater Hydrology

Pedology

Marine Geology

About Kevin

I love what I do

Have a lot to say

I want you to learn some Geology

Teaching Philosophy

No mult-choice, true-false

Evaluations:

“tough but fair”

“I learned a lot”

Students who work hard usually do well

Teaching style:famously low-tech

Kevin’s lecture style

Old dogs and new tricks

Old dogs and new tricks

Kevin and PowerPoint

Happy the man whose lot it is to knowThe secrets of the earth. He hastens not

To 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 112Physical Geology

(Foundations of Geology)

Lecture 1 (Intro)Webpage for course (daytime)

Kevin’s webpage

Webpage for course (nighttime)