GEOLOGY 205, GEOLOGY OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDSÂ FALL 2008
COURSE SYLLABUS
DATE
LECTURE READING
ADDITIONAL READING
25-Aug-08
INTRODUCTION
Hawaiian Geology Textbook
27-Aug-08
Plate Tectonics
29-Aug-08
Plate Tectonics
Island and Volcano Names
1-Sep-08
LABOR DAY
The Hawaiian Island Chain
3-Sep-08
Hawaii-Emperor Chain
Geology Tour of the Big Island
5-Sep-08
Hawaii-Emperor Chain
Geology Tour of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park
8-Sep-08
Hawaii-Emperor Chain
10-Sep-08
Life Cycles of Hawaiian Volcanoes
12-Sep-08
Life Cycles of Hawaiian Volcanoes
15-Sep-08
Life Cycles of Hawaiian Volcanoes
17-Sep-08
Petrology
19-Sep-08
Petrology
22-Sep-08
Hawaiian Hot Spot
24-Sep-08
Exam #1
26-Sep-08
Evolution of Magma Chambers
29-Sep-08
Evolution of Magma Chambers
1-Oct-08
Eruption Processes
The Pu`u `O`o Eruption
3-Oct-08
Eruption Processes
6-Oct-08
Hawaiian Oral History
8-Oct-08
Unstable Flank
10-Oct-08
Unstable Flank
13-Oct-08
Giant Landslides Part I
15-Oct-08
Giant Landslides Part II
17-Oct-08
Exam #2
20-Oct-08
Earthquakes
The Earthquake Trail
22-Oct-08
Earthquakes
24-Oct-08
Earthquakes
27-Oct-08
Volcano Monitoring
29-Oct-08
Volcano Monitoring Exercises
31-Oct-08
Volcano Monitoring Exercises
3-Nov-08
Lava Flows
5-Nov-08
Lava Flows
7-Nov-08
Lava Flows
10-Nov-08
Lava Tubes
12-Nov-08
Lava Tubes
14-Nov-08
Lava enters the ocean
Collapse of Lava Deltas
17-Nov-08
Lava enters the ocean
Explosions at Ocean Entries
19-Nov-08
Exam #3
21-Nov-08
Loihi
Kilauea
24-Nov-08
Mauna Loa
26-Nov-08
Hualalai, Mauna Kea, and Kohala
28-Nov-08
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
1-Dec-08
Maui, Oahu, Kauai
3-Dec-08
Development of Soils
5-Dec-08
Groundwater in the Hawaiian Islands
8-Dec-08
Groundwater in the Hawaiian Islands
10-Dec-08
Glaciation of Mauna Kea
17-Dec-08
FINAL EXAMÂ
Wed 7:30-9:30 AM