CEN 514 - Geology of Long Island - Fall, 2002
Modified December 9, 2002
Instructors:
Grading
Class Schedule
On Thursday, December 5, class was cancelled due to snow. The material that was not covered will not be included on the final exam.
As was announced at the beginning of the semester, the final exam will be given on Thursday, December 12 at 5:30 PM. The format will be similar to that of the midterm exam, with mutiple choice, short answers and essays. Any material covered this semester may be included on the final exam, but emphasis will be on what was covered after the midterm.
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Topics and Events | Web Sites |
| September 5 | Introduction to Course Discussion of Semester Projects Tour of Museum |
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| September 12 | Jamaica Bay | |
| September 19 | Semester Project Proposals Due New York State Geologic Map Plate Tectonics - A Long Island Perspective High Pressure Laboratory Tour Diamond Anvil Cell Wave Animations
Seismic Waves Software |
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| September 26 | Coastal Processes Salt Marshes Estuaries |
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| October 3 | Beach Processes Pine Barrens |
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| Saturday, October 5 |
Smith Point and Flax Pond Field Trip Meet at Smith Point Beach - 9:30 AM at the western underpass in the big parking lot Schedule:
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| October 10 | Grenville Orogeny Adirondack Geology Hudson Highlands Rifting of the Grenville Supercontinent (Rodinia) GIS Exercise in Computer Lab |
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| October 17 | Midterm Exam | |
| October 24 |
Geologic History of the New York Area
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| October 31 | Geologic History of the New York Area (continued)
Long Island Hydrogeology |
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| November 7 | Glaciation | |
| Saturday, November 9 |
Montauk Field Trip | |
| November 14 | Glaciation | |
| November 21 | Glaciation | |
| December 5 | Land Preservation (This session was cancelled due to snow. The material that was not covered will not be included on the final exam.) | |
| December 12 |
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Web Sites of General Interest Regarding Long Island Geology