Syllabus
For spring 2018, the class meets in Wellman 205 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30-11:50 am.
| Week |
Dates |
Topic |
| Week 1 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY | |
| 3-Apr | Course Introduction- Thornbury's Principles | |
| 5-Apr | Classical Landscape Evolution Theories | |
| Week 2 | HILLSLOPE PROCESSES | |
| 10-Apr | Hillslope Forms | |
| 12-Apr | Soil Creep | |
| Week 3 | 17-Apr | Hillslope Runoff and DTMs |
| 19-Apr | Channel Initiation | |
| 21-Apr | Field Trip 1: Hillslope Geomorphology | |
| Week 4 | 24-Apr | Shallow Landslide Processes |
| FLUVIAL PROCESSES | ||
| 26-Apr | Rivers at the Landscale Scale | |
| Week 5 | 1-May | Midterm Examination |
| 3-May | Natural Topographic Regime | |
| Week 6 | 8-May | Bedrock Rivers |
| 10-May | Waterfalls Mechanics | |
| Week 7 | 15-May | Alluvial Rivers |
| LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION MODELING | ||
| 17-May | Delta Modeling | |
| 19-May | Field Trip 2: Coastal Range streams | |
| Week 8 | 22-May | Landscape Evolution Models |
| SEDIMENT BUDGETS | ||
| 24-May | Landscape Sediment Budgeting | |
| Week 9 | 29-May | Watershed Sediment Flux |
| 31-May | Sediment Yield | |
| Week 10 | 5-Jun | Fluvial Sediment Budgeting |
| 7-Jun | Sediment Budget & Yield Discussion | |
| 11-Jun | Final Examination: 10:30 am -12:30 pm | |
