Geos 306, Mineralogy, Fall 2009
Professor Bob Downs
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Lecture Notes
M-W 10-10:50, Gould-Simpson 209
  1. Mon 24 Aug. Introduction
  2. Wed 26 Aug. Origin of the Elements, Nature of the Atom
  3. Mon 31 Aug. The Chemical Bond I.
  4. Wed 2 Sept. The Chemical Bond II.
  5. Mon 7 Sept. No class - Labor Day
  6. Wed 9 Sept. The Packing of Atoms I
  7. Mon 14 Sept. The Packing of Atoms II
  8. Wed 16 Sept. Pauling's Rules
  9. Mon 21 Sept. Crystal Chemistry I, Bring laptop to class.
  10. Wed 23 Sept. Crystal Chemistry II
  11. Wed 23 Sept. Crystal Chemistry II continued
  12. Wed 30 Sept. Midterm
  13. Mon 5 Oct. Crystallography I. Unit cells
  14. Wed 7 Oct. Crystallography I. Unit cells, continued
  15. Mon 12 Oct. Crystallography II. Lattices and Symmetry
  16. Wed 14 Oct. Crystallography II. Lattices and Symmetry, continued
  17. Mon 19 Oct. Crystallography II. Lattices and Symmetry, continued
  18. Wed 21 Oct. Crystallography II. Lattices and Symmetry, continued
  19. Mon 26 Oct. Crystallography II. Lattices and Symmetry, continued
  20. Wed 28 Oct. No class - Downs is visiting congress
  21. Mon 2 Nov. Crystallography III. X-ray Diffraction
  22. Wed 4 Nov. Crystallography III. X-ray Diffraction, continued
  23. Mon 9 Nov. Midterm
  24. Wed 11 Nov. No class - Veterans Day
  25. Mon 16 Nov. Mineralogy of the Earth and its Core
  26. Wed 18 Nov. Mineralogy of the Earth's Core
  27. Mon 23 Nov. Mineralogy of the Earth's Lower Mantle
  28. Wed 25 Nov. Mineralogy of the Earth's Upper Mantle I
  29. Mon 30 Nov. Mineralogy of the Earth's Upper Mantle II
  30. Wed 2 Dec. Mineralogy of the Earth's Upper Mantle III
  31. Mon 7 Dec. Mineralogy of the Earth's Crust I
  32. Wed 9 Dec. Mineralogy of the Earth's Crust II

Class Project: description, due during class, Dec 7, 2009
Lecture Final exam: Wed 16 Dec, 11-1, in our classroom
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