GEY 101 - LECTURE

Tentative schedule of topics:

▫       Introduction                      

▫      Atoms, Elements and Minerals

▫      Volcanism

▫      Intrusive Igneous Rocks

▫      Sedimentary Rocks

▫      Metamorphic Rocks

▫      Weathering and Soils

▫      Geologic Time/Evolution Thru Time

▫      Mass Wasting/Streams and Floods

▫      Ground Water/Glaciers

▫      Deserts and Wind

▫      Waves, Beaches, and Coasts

▫      Plate Tectonics/Earthquakes

▫      Earth’s Interior/Sea Floor

▫      Geologic Structures

▫      Geologic Resources

GEYL 101 - LAB

Tentative schedule of topics:

▫         Introduction                      

▫         Properties of Minerals

▫         Mineral identification

▫         Igneous Rocks

▫         Sedimentary Rocks

▫         Metamorphic Rocks

▫         Intro. to Topographic Maps

▫         Topographic Profiles

▫         Map Exercises

Mandatory Field Trips:

Watchung Reservation

American Museum of Natural History

GEY 102 - LECTURE

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GEYL 102 - LAB

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BIO 103 – LECTURE 

Tentative schedule of topics:

• Introduction                    

• Ecological Principles and Applications

• Ecosystem Degradation

• Applied Ecology

• The People Problem

• Food for People

• Energy       

• Air Resources

• Water Resources

• Trash and Recycling

• Toxic and Hazardous Substances 

BIOL 103 – LAB 

Tentative schedule of topics and trips:

• Introduction and Fruit fly study

• Ecology of Lyme disease 

• Societal structures of animals

• Great Swamp and Raptor Trust trip

• Library literature search project

• Snake Hill-Hackensack Meadowlands

• Fruit fly population study analysis

• Pine Barrens study and trip      

• Saving endangered animal species

• Bronx Zoo trip

• Watchung Reservation trip

• Sandy Hook trip

BIO 104 – LECTURE

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BIOL 104 – LAB

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