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Topic	Notes		Reading
	3 slides/page	1 slide/page
Introduction to Soils	Lect 1	Lect 1	Chapter 1
Soil Physical Properties	Lect 2	Lect 2	Chapter 4
Soil Water	Lect 3	Lect 3	Chapter 5 and animations
The Hydrological Cycle	Lect 4	Lect 4	Chapter 6
Soil Colloids	Lect 5	Lect 5	Chapter 8
Soil pH	Lect 6	Lect 6	Chapter 9
Soil Air & Temperature	Lect 7	Lect 7	Chapter 7, McIntosh and Sharrat (2001)
Soil Biology	Lect 8	Lect 8	Chapter 10
The Nutrient Cycles	Lect 9	Lect 9	Chapters 11, 12 and 13
Soil Classification	Lect 10	Lect 10	Notes
Soils and Global Warming	Lect 11	Lect 11	Notes