Courses Taught

Geol 103 | Geol 120 | Geol 478/479T | Geol 460 | Geol 510 | Geol 560 | Geol 565 | Geol 610

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Comet Hale Bopp over Katz Park, DeKalb, IL March 25, 1997, ~8pm CST

~50mm; 20 sec; f3.5; Kodak Gold asa 1000

GEOL 103 Planetary and Space Science:

A survey of the solar system with emphasis on data recently acquired by space probes. The origin and evolution of planetary interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres will be stressed.
Text: Exploring the Planets, (Hamblin and Christiansen, 1990)
Spring, 1990; Summer, 1994; Spring, 1995; Spring, 1996; Fall, 1996; Spring, 1997; Fall, 1997; Spring, 1998; Fall, 1998; Spring, 1999; Spring, 2000; Fall, 2000; Spring, 2001; Fall, 2001; Spring, 2002; Fall, 2002; Spring 2003.
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The Night Sky

  • Your Sky - The sky at any place and any time.
  • The Animated Virtual Planetarium

    Comet Hale-Bopp

  • General Hale-Bopp Info

    LIFE ON MARS!!??

  • Life on Mars
  • Detailed rews release from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Center for Mars Exploration Homepage
  • Mars facts and pictures from The Nine Planets Solar System Tour, maintained by Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

    MORE MARS

  • MOLA Gridded Topographic Map
  • MOC Images - Main Page
  • MOC Images
  • Global Surveyor
  • Mars Pathfinder Home
  • Mars Missions
  • Craters
  • MOLA Publications
  • Water on Mars Theory (ABC News)
  • Martian Soil - Daily news on the Planet Mars
  • Martian Ocean (Brown U)
  • Martian Shoreline?

    Other Planetary Sites

  • NASA news releases
  • The latest from Galileo
  • Link to a good source for planetary images
  • Asteroids
  • Animations
  • Planets outside our solar system

  • Lunar & Planetary Institute

    General Information

  • Evolution vs. Creationism
  • Relativism

    GEOL 120. Physical Geology:

    Survey of processes operating on and in the earth and their consequences.
    Texts used: Physical Geology, (Montgomery, 1987); Contemporary Physical Geology, (Levin, 1990).
    Spring, 1989; Summer, 1989; Spring, 1991; Spring, 1992; Spring, 1993; Spring, 1994; Spring, 1998.

    Relevant Links

  • Evolution vs. Creationism
  • NEIC Home Page (Earthquake Info)

    GEOL 460. Plate Tectonics:

    The kinematics of plate motions in two dimensions and on a sphere. Structure and evolution of plate boundaries. Forces that drive the plates.
    Text: Plate Tectonics: How it Works, (Cox and Hart, 1986).
    Fall, 1998; Spring, 2001; Spring 2002; Spring 2003.

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    GEOL 478/479T Geologic Field Camp:

    (w/ M. Fischer).
    Summers, 1990-2002

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    GEOL 4xx Field Experience for Secondary Science Teachers:

    (w/ T. Shoberg,     Pittsburg St. U., N. Goodfellow, St. Xavier U.).
    Field Map
    Field Photos

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    GEOL 510. Tectonics:

    The kinematics of plate motions in two dimensions and on a sphere. Structure and evolution of plate boundaries. Forces that drive the plates.
    Text: Plate Tectonics: How it Works, (Cox and Hart, 1986).
    Spring, 1989; Spring, 1990; Fall, 1991; Fall, 1992; Fall, 1993; Fall, 1995.

    GEOL 554. Geophysical Field Methods:

    (w/ P. Ervin). The application of geophysical laboratory and field instrumentation and techniques to the investigation of geological problems.
    Fall, 1993.

    GEOL 560. Time Series Analysis:

    Analysis of time series with special emphasis on applications of spectral techniques and linear filtering in the earth sciences. Properties of continuous and discrete Fourier transforms; sampling, design and use of linear filters; stochastic processes; spectral and cross-spectral density; and fast Fourier transforms.
    Text: Time Sequence Analysis in Geophysics, (Kanasewich, 1981).
    Spring, 1991; Fall, 1994; Spring, 1999.

    GEOL 565. Earthquake Seismology:

    Development of 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional wave theory. Effects of rheology on seismic wave propagation. Constitutive relations. Body waves and surface waves. Focal mechanisms, body wave modeling, and source parameters. Inverse problems including earthquake location and seismic tomography.
    Text: Earthquake Seismology, (Stein, unpublished).
    Fall, 1989; Spring, 1993; Spring, 1995, Spring 1997.

  • USGS Geohazards Page
  • NEIC Home Page (Earthquake Info)
  • Seismo-surfing the Internet

    GEOL 610. Geodynamics:

    A rigorous examination of the processes associated with plate tectonics. Development of the concepts of stress, strain, elasticity and flexure, and their application to the Earth's lithosphere. Analysis of heat flow within the Earth, including conduction and convection. Introduction to fluid mechanics as it pertains to the driving forces of plate motions. Effects of crustal and mantle rheology on plate motions and convection. Gravity and seismology as tools for understanding plate tectonics.
    Text: Geodynamics, (Turcotte and Schubert, 1982).
    Fall, 1990; Spring, 1992; Spring, 1994; Spring 1996; Fall, 2002.

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