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W. W. Norton, Inc.
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Earlham Physical Geology
Geosciences 211, Fall 2005

Earth: Portrait of a Planet, 2nd Edition
by Stephen Marshak

Assistant Professor, Ron Parker

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2005 Fall Syllabus (HTML) (PDF)

2005 Fall Lecture, Reading and Homework Calendar
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Peak Oil Readings

Indian Ocean Tsunami Reading

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2005 Fall Lab Calendar (XLS)(PDF)

2005 Fall Lecture Powerpoints and Class Notes

2005 Spring Lecture Powerpoints and Class Notes

2005 Fall Weekly Vocabulary List (HTML) (PDF)

2005 Fall Geologic Time Exercise

2005 Fall Web Page Assignment

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2005 Study Guides and Old (Sample) Exams
2005 First Exam Review Materials
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2005 Second Exam Review Materials
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2003 Exam Sample (PDF)
2005 Third Exam Review Materials
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The Final Exam is Tuesday, December 13th, 2005 at 3:30 PM in Room 014 Dennis Hall.

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