Lecture Schedule

DATE	CHAPTER	READING ASSIGNMENT/CHAPTER TITLES
Aug 31, Sept 1	1	(1) The Soils Around Us (pdf notes; right click and choose "Save link As")
Sept 7,8	2	(2) Formation of Soils From Parent Material (pdf notes)
Sept 14,15,21	3	(3)Soil Classification (pdf notes)
Sept 21	4	(4)Soil Architecture & Physical Properties/Review (pdf notes)
SEPT 22	EXAM 1	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22: CHAPTERS 1, 2 &3
Sept 28	4	Chap 4, Continued
Sept 29,Oct 5	5	(5)Soil Water: Characteristics & Behaviour (pdf notes)
Oct 6	6	(6)Soil & Hydrologic Cycle (pdf notes)
Oct 12,13	6	FallBreak - No Class
Oct 19	7	(7) Soil Aeration & Temprature/WETLAND (HYDRIC)SOILS  (pdf notes)
Oct 20	8	(8) Soil Colloids : Their Nature & Significance/Review (pdf notes)
OCT 26	EXAM 2	TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26: CHAPTERS 4,5,6 & 7
Oct 27	8	Chap 8, continued
Nov 2	9	(9) Soil Acidity (pdf notes)
Nov 3,4	11	(11) Organisms & Ecology of the Soil (pdf notes)
Nov 10,16	12	(12) Soil Organic Matter (pdf notes)
Nov 17	15	(15) Micronutrients Other Trace Elements/Review (pdf notes)
NOV 23	EXAM 3	MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23: CHAPTERS 8, 9, 11, 12 & 15
Nov 25,29	15	Thanksgiving Holiday - No Class
Nov 30	16	(16) Practical Nutrient Management  (pdf notes)
Dec 1	17	(17) Soil Erosion and Its Control  (pdf notes) (18) Soils and Chemical Pollution  (pdf notes)
Dec 7	18	Chap 18,continued
Dec 8	20	(20) Global Soil Quality as Affected by Human Activities (pdf notes)
Dec 11		Classes End
DEC 13	FINAL	FINAL EXAM on TUESDAY, DECEMBER ?? from 12:30-3:30 PM