Geology G130: Volcanoes

Instructor: Robert Barr
Office: SL037
Telephone: 274.7484
Email: rcbarr@iupui.edu
Homepage for G130, Section C179, Volcanoes: http://www.geology.iupui.edu/academics/classes/g130/volcanoes/index.htm
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 11:00 A - 12:00 P, or by appointment
Class Meets: 13 January - 12 February 
Monday and Wednesday, 9:30 - 10:45, LE 103

Lecture Schedule  |  General Information

Current Eruptions: http://www.swvrc.org/cerupt.htm

Monday 13 January:  Introduction, What is a Volcano?

    Reading: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/  

Wednesday 15 January:  Classification of Volcanoes, 1: Activity Level and Eruption Style

    Reading: http://magic.geol.ucsb.edu/~fisher/erupt.htm

Monday 20 January:  MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HOLIDAY – NO CLASSES

Wednesday 22 January: Classification of Volcanoes, 2: Landforms    

    Reading: http://magic.geol.ucsb.edu/~fisher/volcano.htm 

Monday 27 January: How the Earth Works, Plate Tectonics and Volcanic Belts  

    Reading: http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html

Wednesday 29 January:  How the Earth Works, continued

Monday 3 February:  How the Earth Works, continued

Wednesday 5 February:  Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?

Monday 10 February:  Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?

Wednesday 12 February:  EXAM                              STUDY GUIDE

There is no textbook required for this course. Assigned readings are from Internet resources. Addresses for the required readings are listed below the lecture topics on the lecture schedule. The Web sites can also be accessed from links provided on the homepage.

Obtaining the lecture outlines

To be successful in this course you must attend lecture.

Your course grade will be based entirely on one examination. The exam will consist of multiple - choice questions, some matching of terms and definitions, and short answers, there will be approximately 75 questions. Questions on the exam will be drawn from both lecture material and the assigned readings. A study guide will be available on, or about, the 4^th week of the course. The study guide will be posted on the class homepage.

Grades will be based on the following scale:

 

If for any reason you need to withdraw from class, please do so officially, if you simply stop coming to class you will recorded as having failed the course.

One last very important note: I am here to help you learn, if there is anything I can do to help you in this course please let me know.