1. GLG 101 - Physical Geology What is Geology All About? Bob Leighty

2. These notes and web links are your primary “lecture” content in this class. Additionally, various articles are assigned each week to supplement this “lecture” information. I believe you’ll have enough information to reference without having to purchase a costly textbook. These lecture notes are very similar to the ones I use in my traditional classes. You’ll find they are loaded with imagery and streamlined text that highlight the most essential terms and concepts. The notes provide a framework for learning and, by themselves, are not meant to be a comprehensive source of information. To take advantage of the global knowledge base known as the Internet, I have included numerous hyperlinks to external web sites (like the Wikipedia, USGS, NASA, etc.). Follow the links and scan them for relevant info. The information from linked web sites is meant to supplement and reinforce the lecture notes – you won’t be responsible for knowing everything contained in them. As a distance learning student, you need to explore and understand the content more independently than in a traditional class. As always, I will help guide you through this learning adventure. Remember, email Dr. Bob if you have any questions about today’s lecture (rleighty@mail.mc.maricopa.edu).rleighty@mail.mc.maricopa.edu Leave no questions behind! Explore and have fun!

3. Let’s chat about Geology! Students share a laugh with a kyanite-rich boulder in southwestern Virginia. The Inner Basin of the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, Arizona

4. Physical Geology Overview  The study of materials and processes of the surface and interior of the Earth – this is GLG 101 and GLG 103 at MCC

5. Historical Geology Overview  The study of the origin and history of the Earth – this is GLG 102 and GLG 104 at MCC

6. Planetary Geology Overview  The study of the materials, processes, and history of our solar system (and others, too) – this is GLG 105 at MCC

7. Environmental Geology Overview  The study of the interactions between humans and the Earth – this is GLG 110 and GLG 111 at MCC

8. Cool Areas of Study in Geology OverviewPetrology

9. OverviewMineralogy

10. OverviewStratigraphy

11. OverviewVolcanology

12. OverviewSeismology

13. Overview Structural Geology

14. Cool Areas of Study in Geology OverviewPaleontology

15. OverviewGeochronology

16. OverviewGeomorphology

17. OverviewHydrogeology

18. Overview Mineral & Energy Resources

19. Cool Areas of Study in Geology Overview Planetary Science

20. WWW Links in this Lecture Overview (none)