Soils & Water Spring
2008
Tentative Class Schedule
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DATE |
TOPIC |
READING ASSIGNMENT |
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Jan. 22, 25 |
Introduction to Soils |
Chapter 1 |
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Jan. 29, Feb. 1 |
Soil Physical Properties |
Chapter 4 |
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Feb. 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22* |
Soil Water |
Chapter 5 |
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Feb. 26, 29 |
The Hydrological Cycle |
Chapter 6 |
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March 4 |
Assignment 1 |
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March 7, 11, 14 |
Soil Colloids, Cation Exchange Reactions |
Chapter 8 |
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March 18, 21 |
Spring Break |
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March 25, 28 |
Soil Reaction: Acidity and
Alkalinity |
Chapter 9 |
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April 1 |
Soil Air & Temperature |
Chapter 7 |
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April 4 |
Soil Biotic Systems |
Chapter 10 |
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April 8, 11 |
Soil Organic Matter |
Chapter 11 |
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April 15 |
Assignment 2 |
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April 18, 22 |
Nutrient Cycles |
Chapters 12 and 13 |
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April 25 |
Soil Classification |
Chapter 3 |
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April 29 |
Soils and Climate Change |
Lecture Notes |
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May 2 |
Student Presentations |
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May 14 |
Final Exam (4 -
7 pm) |
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*Snow—classes canceled |
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Laboratory Schedule
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WEEK OF: |
UNIT# |
LAB# |
TOPIC: |
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Feb.
1 |
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1 |
Review
of Basic Concepts |
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Feb. 8 |
1 |
2 |
Soil Formation, Color, and
Texture |
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Feb. 15 |
3 |
Saturated and Unsaturated
Water Movement-Part 1 |
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Feb. 22 |
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Snow—classes canceled |
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Feb. 29 |
4 |
Saturated and Unsaturated
Water Movement-Part 2 |
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March 7 |
5 |
Problem Solving and
Demonstration—Meet in Rm 323 |
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March 14 |
2 |
6 |
Computer-based Aids in Soil
Science—Meet in Rm 323 |
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March 21 |
7 |
No lab: spring break! |
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March 28 |
8 |
Properties of Clay Minerals |
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April 4 |
9 |
Soil pH and Salinity |
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April 11 |
3 |
10 |
Site Evaluation—Field Exercise |
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April 18 |
11 |
Using the Soil Survey |
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April 25 |
12 |
Data Analysis and
Interpretation |
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May 2 |
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13 |
Visit to the Soil Testing
Laboratory |
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*subjected to weather
condition |
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