Soil 454 - Pedology

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Lecture Schedule

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Lecture Schedule

Fall 2014

Date     Topic Assignment*
T 8/26   course overview  
         
I. SOIL MORPHOLOGY
Th 8/28   horizon descriptions 45-51
T 9/2   horizon descriptions  
Th 9/4   morphological features 35-45
T 9/9   morphological features  
         
II. SOIL FORMATION & WEATHERING
Th 9/11  
models of soil formation; soil-forming processes
12-16; 163-179
T 9/16  
soil-forming processes (cont'd); soil-forming factors (climate)
102-113
Th 9/18  
(organisms); Test #1
118-129
T 9/23  
(relief)
113-118
Th 9/25  
(parent material)
91-102
T 9/30  
(time)
129-140
Th 10/2   weathering - primary minerals 141-151
T 10/7   weathering - secondary minerals 151-161
     
III. U.S. CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Th 10/9   history and development, organization; Test #2 22-29; 207-211
T 10/14   diagnostic horizons 51-62
Th 10/16   diagnostic horizons  
T 10/21   moisture/temperature regimes 80-86
Th 10/23   formative elements 211-222
T 10/28   formative elements  
         
IV. THE 12 SOIL ORDERS
Th 10/30   Gelisols 293-305
T 11/4   Histosols 307-320
Th 11/6   Spodosols; Test #3 361-373
T 11/11   Andisols 249-264
Th 11/13   Oxisols 349-359
T 11/18   Vertisols 385-395
Th 11/20   Aridisols 265-281
T 11/25   FALL RECESS  
Th 11/27   FALL RECESS  
T 12/2   Ultisols 375-384
Th 12/4   Mollisols; Test #4 331-347
T 12/9   Alfisols; Inceptisols 233-248; 321-329
Th 12/11   Inceptisols (cont'd); Entisols 283-292