SOILS GEOMORPHOLOGY (GEOL 4630.001) Spring 2015

SOILS GEOMORPHOLOGY (GEOL 4630.001) Spring 2015 MW 2:00-4:50 241 ENV Course Outline

DATE TOPICS TEXT READINGS

January 19 NO CLASS MLK DAY 21 Introduction 1

26 Soil Morphology 2 28 Lab 1: soil color, texture February 2 Soil Composition, Profiles, Horizons 2 4 Lab 2: FIELD sandy soil profile

9 Weathering and soil forming processes 3 11 Lab 3: Soil Horizons and Subhorizons

16 Parent Materials and Topography 3 18 Lab 4: FIELD Soil Parent Materials and Catenas

23 Soil Ecosystems: Climate and Organisms 4 25 EXAM I March 2 Soil Ecosystems: Organisms 4 4 Lab 6: Climate and Texas Soils

9 Soils in Space and Time 5 11 Lab 7: Soil chronosequences

16-18 SPRING BREAK

23 Soil Taxonomy 6,7 25 Lab 9: Taxonomy Denton Co. Soils

30 Alfisols and Mollisols 8,15 April 1 Lab 9: FIELD Mollisol Profile

6 Aridsols and Vertisols 10,19 8 EXAM II

13 Lab 10: FIELD Alfisol Profile 15 20 Late Quaternary Soils lecture 22 Lab 11: FIELD: Elm Fork Trinity Soils

27 N,P,K: Soils Fertility lecture 29 No lab May 4 Soils Mapping and Landscape Analysis 20,21 6 No Lab

11 Last (FINAL) Exam 1:30-3:30 PM