Whether you are enrolled in Environmental Geology or would like to consider the course for the future, the links below give you access to some of the most commonly used class documents.

• Solving science problems step-by-step: Guidelines for setting-up and solving quantitative exercises like the ones we'll be working on in Environmental Geology. Because this document is a PDF file you will need to install a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to view it if you have not already done so. To refresh your math skills, check out the math.com site; you can click on a topic in the left-hand column to learn more, see a worked example, or try your hand at some sample problems.

• Weekly lessons: Here are links to our weekly learning objectives, reading and browsing assignments, and exercises.
  
  

  Weekly lessons	Date assigned	Date due
  Lesson 1: Orientation	17-Aug-09	22-Aug-09
  Lesson 2: Fundamental concepts of environmental geology	24-Aug-09	29-Aug-09
  Lesson 3: Earth's internal structure and plate tectonics	31-Aug-09	5-Sep-09
  Lesson 4: Earth materials	7-Sep-09	12-Sep-09
  Lesson 5: Natural hazards	14-Sep-09	19-Sep-09
  Lesson 6: Earthquakes and seismic hazards	21-Sep-09	26-Sep-09
  Lesson 7: Volcanism and volcanic hazards	28-Sep-09	3-Oct-09
  Lesson 8: Rivers and flooding	5-Oct-09	10-Oct-09
  Lesson 9: Landslides and mass movements	12-Oct-09	17-Oct-09
  Lesson 10: Coastal processes	19-Oct-09	24-Oct-09
  Lesson 11: Water resources	26-Oct-09	31-Oct-09
  Lesson 12: Water pollution	2-Nov-09	7-Nov-09
  Lesson 13: Mineral resources: ore formation and extraction	9-Nov-09	14-Nov-09
  Lesson 14: Energy resources: fossil fuels, nuclear, geothermal, and renewable	16-Nov-09	21-Nov-09
  Lesson 15: Soil formation and conservation	23-Nov-09	28-Nov-09
  Lesson 16: Waste management	30-Nov-09	5-Dec-09
  Lesson 17: Air pollution and global climate change	7-Dec-09	12-Dec-09

• Writing assignments: This page has instructions for carrying out the writing assignments, links to online copies of the articles, links to the rubrics used to assess the outlines and abstracts, and a link to the template for the abstract.
  
  

  Writing assignments	Date assigned	Date due
  Assignment 1: Outline of article 1	5-Oct-09	10-Oct-09
  Assignment 2: Abstract of article 1	26-Oct-09	31-Oct-09
  Assignment 3: Outline of article 2	9-Nov-09	14-Nov-09
  Assignment 4: Abstract of article 2	23-Nov-09	29-Nov-09

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