GEOL 201 Principles of Physical Geology

# Principles of Physical Geology
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## Topical Webpages
The links below are not necessarily listed in the order they will be covered — please see the [class schedule](./schedule.html) for the current chapter and topic.

- <a href="./earth-in-context-course-intro.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Earth in Context (and course introduction)</a> → Chapter Reading: 1
- <a href="./pt-part-1-the-essentials.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Essentials of Plate Tectonics</a> → Chapter Reading: 1 (especially 1.3)
- <a href="./minerals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Minerals</a> → Chapter Reading: 2
- <a href="./igneous-rocks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Igneous Rocks</a> → Chapter Reading: 3
- [Volcanism](./volcanism.html) → Chapter Reading: 4
- [Weathering](./) → Chapter Reading: 5 (5.1 - 5.5 only)
- [Sedimentation](./sedimentation-and-stratigraphy.html) → Chapter Reading: 6
  - Make sure to read the *Messianin Evaporites* handout on the webpage, and to study the material on chemical sedimentary rocks, 
  cros beds, and turbidite flows on your own.
- [Metamorphism](./metamorphism.html) → Chapter Reading: 7
  - Make sure you can articulate the argument for why age of blueschist is a reasonable hypothesis for thinking about when plate
  tectonics began, *aw well as* the linked article on the webpage for **why this (likely) does not work**.
- [Geologic Time](./geologic-time.html) → Chapter Reading: 8
- [Geologic Maps, Structures, and Deformation](./geologic-maps-structures-deformation.html) → Chapter Reading: 15
- [Earthquakes](./earthquakes.html) → Chapter Reading: 16
- [Earth's Interior Structure and Processes](./earths-interior.html) → Chapter Reading: ##
- **Surface Water** → Chapter Reading: 10
  - Please read CH 10 on your own and try the multiple choice questions at the end of the chapter
- [Groundwater](./groundwater.html) → Chapter Reading: 11
- [From Continental Drift to Plate Tectonics - Assessment of Evidence](./pt-part-2-cd-to-pt.html) → Chapter Reading: 19

Unfortunately we've run out of time for the Energy & Mineral Resources:
- [Mineral Resources and Exploration](./) → Chapter Reading: ##
- [Energy Resources and Exploration](./) → Chapter Reading: ##

## (Optional) Self-guided Field Trips
Optional self-guided field trip guides will be posted/linked below as they become relevant to our course material. 
Please read and follow all the instructions on each guide carefully.
### Field Guides
1. [Avila Beach](https://cpslo-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/jjasbins_calpoly_edu/Ebk-Ru3CD65Ik4xdN3J8rZ8BFul1cssJj1HeGGhmvWSTgw?e=hkE9cs)
2. [Montana de Oro](https://cpslo-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/jjasbins_calpoly_edu/EZS2LlmkLoFLrFXRW6-sNXUBciNgwZghpQTe-oB6YXB8xA?e=6EzrJ6)

## Poly Canyon Walk
*If we have time, we will meet for a short walk in Poly Canyon instead of one of our regular class meeting.* Stay tuned 🙃

## Bumper Music
Like the pre-class bumper music? Here it is. They might play in the browser, otherwise you can right-click to download the mp3 files.

- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/step-in.mp3">Step In</a> by Cedric Burnside
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/whipping-boy.mp3">Whipping Boy</a> by Ben Harper
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/panama.mp3">Panama</a> by Bunk Johnson and the New Orleans Revival
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/thumbelina.mp3">Thumbelina</a> by The Pretenders
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/afrique-kane.mp3">Afrique Kan'E</a> by Will Calhoun
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/cancion-de-cuna.mp3">Cancion De Cuna</a> by Leo Brouwer
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/oriental-shuffle.mp3">Oriental Shuffle</a> performed by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/the-world-is-waiting-for-the-sunrise.mp3">The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise</a> performed by Firehouse Five Plus 2
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/blues-newburg.mp3">Blues Newburg</a> by Danny Gatton
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/nocturne.mp3">Nocturne</a> by Julian Lage
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/no-1-green-street.mp3">No 1 Green Street</a> by Grant Green
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/could-this-be-magic.mp3">Could This Be Magic</a> by Van Halen
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/dirty-girl.mp3">Dirty Girl</a> by Jimmie Vaughn
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/tenderly.mp3">Tenderly</a> by Eddie Heywood
- <a href="https://filedn.com/lhT56ADuefxuE99NAXo9VKH/cpslo/sites/bumper-music/sleepy-lagoon.mp3">Sleepy Lagoon</a> by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

## <span style="color:red">**IMPORTANT</span> |** Signing up for the online textbook access
Please see the information on this page: [Textbook access signup](./textbook-access-signup.html)
   
    
    

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