Lecture Materials

Week One

Jan. 10, 2002
Lecture 1: Overview of Structural Geology 715 KB
Tucson Mountains Quicktime Movie 5.26 MB
Hymalayas Quicktime Movie 8.7 MB
Seismic Deformation Movie 1 MB

Week Two

Jan. 15, 2002
Lecture 2: Large scale deformations on Earth 1.65 MB
You can view the PaleoMap movie at www.scotese.com
Subduction/Convection in the Mantle Movie 1.17 MB
Jan. 17, 2002
No Class

Week Three

Jan. 22, 2002
Lecture 3: Active structures 10MB
Anticline Block Movie 708KB
Reverse Fault Movie 142 KB
Syncline Block Movie 645 KB

Jan. 24, 2002
Lecture 4: Visualizing Stuctures, primary structures 3.6 MB
There are ALOT of movies that go with this lecture. They are available on CR-ROM.

Week Four


Jan. 29, 2002
Stereographic projections

Jan. 31, 2002
Joints, Shear Fractures (832 KB) and Faults: Geometry (1.2 MB)
Strike-Slip Block Movie, Right Lateral Motion 509 KB
Hanging Wall/Foot Wall Movie with "Fault Lady" 712 KB
If anyone would like more movies from the lecture, they will be available on CD-ROM.

Week 5

Feb. 5, 2002
Stress/Mechanics of Faulting 318 KB
There are approx. 25 movies associated with this lecture. If anyone wishes to view them please contact Dr. Ducea, the T.A.'s or the preceptor
and we can provide them on CD or arrange some other way for you to view them.

Feb. 7, 2002
The Mohr Stress Diagram
There is no Powerpoint file for this lecture.
Text Readings: Ch.3, pages 118-134, also Chapter 5 pages 226-248, and Chapter 6, 306-314.

Week Six

Feb. 12, 2002
More Mohr and Review for Test 1
No Powerpoint File for this lecture
Text Reading: Chapter 5, pages 237-247, Chapter 6 pages 310-317

Feb. 14, 2002
EXAM ONE
Test One Review Materials
Test One Solutions

Week Seven


Feb. 19, 2002
Fold and Thrust Belts Part One
Fold And Thrust Belts Part Two

Feb. 21, 2002
Other Compressional Regimes

Week Eight


Feb. 26, 2002
Extensional Structures 4.2 MB

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002
Strike-Slip Structures ~ 2.7 MB
San Andreas Movie ~8.4 MB
TransRanges Movie ~ 2.4 MB

Week Nine


Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Folds ~ 2.4 MB

Thursday, March 7, 2002
Folds Continued and Homework 3 Reviewed
There is NO powerpoint file with this lecture.

Week Ten


March 19, 2002
Rock Rheology Lecture
Warning: ~ 4MB
PClast movie ~2MB
Need QUICKTIME to view

March 21, 2002
Foliations
Warning: ~3.5 MB

Week Eleven

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 and Thursday, March 28, 2002
Foliations Part 2 WARNING ~ 7 MB FILE
Both days lectures are in one powerpoint file.

Week Twelve

Tuesday, April 2, 2002
Exam Two
Click here for review sheet as a PDF file
Microsoft Word Version of Review Sheet

Thursday, April 4, 2002
NO CLASS - GEODAZE!

Week Thirteen

April 9, 2002
Review of Field Trip and Catalinas

April 11, 2002
Deformation, Metamorphism, and Time
No Powerpoint File for today, Just "CH. 13" handout.

Week Fourteen


April 16, 2002
Back to the Big Picture: Plate Tectonics ~4MB

April 18, 2002
Course Evaluations!
Ocean Floor Tectonics ~ 6 MB

Week Fifteen


April 23, 2002
Cordilleran tectonics
Handout In Class

April 25, 2002
Asian tectonics
Handout In Class

Week Sixteen

April 30, 2002
Last Class!
Alps Tectonics and Review
Handout in Class

May 1, 2002
"Dead Day" No class!
FINAL EXAM MAY 9, 2002 11:00-1:00 pm Thursday
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