| Date | Day | Topic | Reading | Notes | |
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| 16-Jan | T | The Earth System | ch 1 | Lec 1 | |
| 18-Jan | TH | The planetary system | ch 2 | Lec 2 | |
| 23-Jan | T | The sun, giver of life | ch 3 | Lec 3 | |
| 25-Jan | TH | Plate tectonics | ch 4 | Lec 4 | |
| 29-Jan | T | The Earth's evolving crust | ch 8 | Lec 5 | |
| 1-Feb | TH | The properties of water | Lec 6 | ||
| 6-Feb | T | Water on land | ch 9 | Lec 7 | |
| 8-Feb | TH | Groundwater | Lec 8 | ||
| 14-Feb | T | The world of snow and ice | ch 9 | Lec 9 | |
| 15-Feb | TH | The world ocean I | ch 11 | Lec 10 | |
| 20-Feb | T | The world ocean II | Lec 11 | ||
| 22-Feb | TH | The world ocean III | Lec 12 | ||
| 27-Feb | T | The Atmosphere | ch 13 | Lec 13 | |
| 1-Mar | TH | Winds, weather and deserts | ch 14 | Lec 14 | |
| 6-Mar | T | A planetary perspective of Life | ch 15 | Lec 15 | |
| 8-Mar | TH | Mid-term | Problem set PS due 3/20/07 Study notes |
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| 13-Mar | T | Spring break | |||
| 15-Mar | TH | Spring break | |||
| 20-Mar | T | Biogeochemical cycles I | ch 16 | Lec 16 | |
| 22-Mar | TH | Class Cancelled | |||
| 27-Mar | T | History of the biosphere I | CH 17 | Lec 17 |
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| 29-Mar | TH | History of the biosphere II | Lec 18 | ||
| 3-Apr | T | Class Cancelled | |||
| 5-Apr | TH | The Earth's changing climate I | ch 14 | Lec 19 | |
| 10-Apr | T | The Earth's changing climate II | |||
| 12-Apr | TH | Earth's resources | ch 18 | Lec 20 | |
| 17-Apr | T | Global change I: the atmosphere | ch 20 | ||
| 19-Apr | TH | Global change II: the hydrosphere | Lec 21 | ||
| 24-Apr | T | Global change III: the biosphere | Lec 22 | ||
| 26-Apr | TH | Concluding remarks | Final study notes | ||
| 8-May | T | Final Exam 8am - 11am | |||