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The following are notes I created in 2002-2003 to aid in a class on geology. They are based on the text book "the Dynamic Earth" (information below)
Notes created & information organization based on the book:
"
The Dynamic Earth - an introduction to physical geology"
Brian Skinner & Stephen C. Porter   (further book information here)
also look at www.wiley.com for additional resource information
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Table of Contents ( TOC )
Notes
Content
Book Chapters
Pages
1
Introducton to Physical Geology
1
5
2
Overview of Physical Geology
2
7
3
Atoms, Elements, & Minerals - basic chemistry
3
12
4
Volcanoes & Magma - Igenous Rocks
4
12
5
Weathering - understanding the sedimentation processes
5
8
6
Sedimentary Rocks
6
6
7
Metamorphic Rocks
7
7
8
Mass wasting - floods, landslides, flows, etc.
9
5
9
Water Above the Ground - Rivers, Streams, Drainage
10
5
10
Water Below the Ground - Ground Water
11
6
11
Glaciers and their Role in Geology
12
5
12
Oceans & Lakes
14
5
13
Wind & the Deserts
13
5
14
Time & Deformation
8 & 15
5
15
Earth Quakes
16
5
16
Global Techtonics
17
8
Total 106 pages