GES175, the Science of Soils
Welcome to the Course Homepage
(Fall Quarter, 2004)
Instructor: Scott Fendorf
301 Green Earth Sciences
email: fendorf@pangea ; phone: 3-5238
office hours: 10:15 - 11:00 T, Th and by appointment (any time)
TAs:
Kate Tufano
325 Green Earth Sciences
email: ktufano@pangea
phone 3-4152
Eve Hinckley
357 Green Earth Sciences
email: ehinckley@pangea
phone 3-4152
GENERAL INFORMATION
Syllabus (with reading assignments and course schedule)
IMPORTANT DATES
Exam 1: 11/4
Poster Presentations: 12/2
Final Exam Due: 12/2
VISUAL AIDS FOR LECTURES
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Lecture 2, Soil Physical Properties
LABORATORY (Thursday, 2:15-5:00 pm)
September 28: Soils Introduction
October 7: Soil Physical Properties
October 14: Water Dynamics
October 21: Soil Chemistry
October 28: Redox Processes (field
trip)
November 4: No lab
November 11: Soil Development (field trip)
November 18: Field Classification (field trip)
December 2: Poster Presentations
ASSIGNMENTS
PRACTICE and USEFUL MATERIAL
COURSE PROJECT
USEFUL and COOL LINKS
National Resource Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation
Service)
The 12 Soil Orders (provided by the University of Idaho)
Class 2004
First Row: Eve, Erin, Jessica, Lindsay, Kate, Jonas, Karen, May, Aim
Second Row: Annie, Alison, Lily, Emmett, Morgan, Logan, Blair
Third Row: Becca, Alvin, Molly, Tim, Julia, David
