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(Sonoma State University)

Sonoma State University is a public, coeducational business and liberal arts college affiliated with the California State University system. The main campus is located in Rohnert Park, California, United States and lies approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Santa Rosa and forty five minutes north of San Francisco. Commonly referred to as SSU, Sonoma State, and Sonoma, the university is one of the smallest of the 23 state university campuses in California. The university offers over 65 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and boasts of being the most requested campus of the CSU system.

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Topics Karner’s research (segment 2) = understanding what causes climate change Astronomical age dating Applied radioactive age dating (based on K -> Ar decay) F10.102.L15 (M,W)

Topics Karner’s research = Determining the timing of climate changes Astronomical age dating Applied radioactive age dating (based on K -> Ar decay) F10.102.L14 (T,Th)

F10.102.L3(M,W) Chapter 8: Field Trip log Elastic rebound theory Seismic waves- P, S, Surface waves Seismographs Reflection and refraction

F10.102.L19(Tu,Th) Announcements: Midterm 2 will be on Nov. 16 Chapters to cover: 10, 11, 15, plus Karner’s research Study Guide and lecture notes posted on website. Chapter 15: Oceans Bathymetry Passive vs. active continental margins Coriolis Effect Ocean circulation Surface Currents Deep Currents

F10.102.L18(T,Th) Chapter 11: Biography of Earth Precambrian events Early atmosphere BIFs Snowball Earth

F10.102.L18(M,W) Chapter 11: Biography of Earth Precambrian events Early atmosphere BIFs Snowball Earth

F10.102.L6 (M,W) Earthquake damage liquefaction (recall lab demonstration) tsunami things falling on top of you Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics Plate boundaries (this will be completed on Lecture 8)

F10.102.L3 (Tue/Th) Chapter 8: Seismic waves- P, S, Surface waves Reflection and refraction Seismographs

F10.102.L9 (Tu,Th) Topics Chapter 4: Igneous rocks Magma viscosity Chapter 7: Volcanic eruptions Volcanic edifices Shield volcanoes Cinder cones

F10.102.L8 (Mon,Wed) Announcements Midterm 1: New date = October 6 (Wednesday). Review sheet posted on webpage later this week. Reading assignments You should read the following chapters either with the lecture materials or shortly thereafter. Chapter 8: Earthquakes and faults (done) Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics (done following today’s lecture) Chapter 3: Minerals (this is support materials for labs) Chapter 4: Igneous processes (this is where the next few lectures will go, as well as Lab 4.) Topics Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics Plate boundaries San Andreas Fault development Start: Chapter 4:Igneous Processes

Topics Karner’s research = understanding what causes climate change Gradual astronomical influences in Earth History Extraterrestrial dust studies Astronomical age dating Applied radioactive age dating (based on K -> Ar decay) F10.102.L14 (M,W)

F10.102.L4(M,W) Chapter 8: Reflection and refraction Interior layers of Earth Seismographs Earthquake magnitudes New Zealand Earthquake Sept. 3, 2010

F10.102.L2(Tu,Th) Regional map of SSU for field trip Chapter 8: Seismology and Earth’s interior Rock splitter demo San Andreas Fault computer models Seismic waves- P, S, Surface waves stress and strain Convection versus conduction

F10.102.L17(T,Th) Chapter 11: Biography of Earth Climate before modern ice ages Precambrian events Early atmosphere BIFs Snowball Earth

F10.102.L20(Tu,Th) Announcements: Midterm 2 will be on Nov. 16 Chapters to cover: 10, 11, 15, plus Karner’s research Study Guide and lecture notes posted on website. Chapter 15: Oceans Ocean circulation Surface Currents Deep Currents

Topics Karner’s research (segment 2) = understanding what causes climate change Astronomical age dating Applied radioactive age dating (based on K -> Ar decay) F10.102.L15 (T,Th)

F10.102.L2(M,W) Chapter 8: San Andreas Fault computer models Stress and strain

F10.102.L4 (Tue/Th) Chapter 8: Seismographs New Zealand EQ

F10.102.L6 (Tue/Th) Earthquake damage liquefaction (recall lab demonstration) tsunami things falling on top of you Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics Plate boundaries (note that we finished this material during lecture 8; the notes are with that lecture so that they are presented cohesively.
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