Soils & Water Spring 2010
Tentative Class Schedule
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DATE |
TOPIC |
READING ASSIGNMENT |
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Jan. 19, 22 |
Introduction to Soils |
Chapter 1 |
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Jan. 26, 29 |
Soil Physical Properties |
Chapter 4 |
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Feb. 2, 5, 9, 12 |
Soil Water |
Chapter 5 |
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Feb. 16, 19, 23 |
The Hydrological Cycle |
Chapter 6 |
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Feb. 26, March 2 |
Soil Colloids, Cation Exchange Reactions |
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March 5 |
Exam 1 |
Chapter 8 |
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March 9, 12 |
Soil Reaction: Acidity and
Alkalinity |
Chapter 9 |
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March 16, 19 |
Spring Break |
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March 23 |
Soil
Air |
Chapter 7 |
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March 26 |
Soil Temperature |
Chapter 7 |
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March 30 |
Soil Biotic Systems |
Chapter 10 |
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April 2 |
Exam 2 |
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April 6, 9, and 13 |
Nutrient Cycles and Soil
Organic Matter |
Chapters 11, 12 and 13 |
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April 16 |
Soil Erosion |
Chapter 14 |
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April 20 |
Soil Classification |
Chapter 3 |
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April 23 |
Urban Soils |
Lecture Notes |
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April 27 |
Soils and Climate Change |
Lecture Notes |
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April 30 |
Student Presentations |
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May 6 |
Final Exam (12 -
3 pm) |
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Laboratory Schedule
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WEEK OF: |
UNIT# |
LAB# |
TOPIC: |
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Jan.
25 |
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1 |
Review
of Basic Concepts |
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Feb. 1 |
1 |
2 |
Soil Formation, Color, and
Texture |
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Feb. 8 |
3 |
Saturated and Unsaturated
Water Movement-Part 1 |
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Feb. 15 |
4 |
Saturated and Unsaturated
Water Movement-Part 2 |
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Feb. 22 |
2 |
5 |
Clay Structure and Chemical
Processes—Meet in 323 |
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March 1 |
6 |
Properties of Clay Minerals |
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March 8 |
7 |
Soil pH and Salinity |
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March 15 |
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No lab: spring break! |
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March 22 |
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8 |
Applications and Problem
Solving |
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March 29 |
3 |
9 |
Site Evaluation—Field
Exercise* |
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April 5 |
10 |
Using the Soil Survey |
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April 12 |
11 |
Data Analysis and
Interpretation |
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April 19 |
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Visit to the Soil Testing Laboratory |
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April 26 |
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To be announced |
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*subjected to weather
condition |
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