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Date |
Lecture Topic |
Laboratory Topic |
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| 1 |
6/02 - W
Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructor: Mikhailova
Location: B&E 238F
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L.1. Course introduction. Soil definition, soil survey, and soil information systems. (pp. 1-15)
L.2. Soil profile in forested and managed ecosystems
(Assignment 1 in class) |
Lab. 1. Web Soil Survey, State Soil Project ppt, Moodle course management system introduction (Assignment 2 in class). |
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6/04 - F
Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructors: Mikhailova, Hardee (USDA)
Location: B&E 238F
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L.3. Parent material. Soil Geography and Genesis: Rocks
L.4. Soil Forming Factors
Quiz 1 (Study Questions 1, 2)
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Lab. 2: Soil Parent Materials, State Soil Project |
| 2 |
6/07 - M Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructors: Dr. Iyamuremye and Leander Brown (USDA)
Location: B&E 238F
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L.5. Soil Physical Properties: Texture, bulk density and porosity
Quiz 2 (Study Questions 3, 4)
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Lab. 3: Soil physical properties (Soil profile, Texture, bulk density and porosity) |
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6/09 - W
Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructors: Dr. Iyamuremye and Leander Brown (USDA)
Location: B&E 238F |
L.6. Soil Orders: Entisols, Inceptisols, Histosols, Gelisols, Alfisols, Aridisols
Quiz 3 (Study Questions 5)
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Exam 1 review. Questions and Answers session. |
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6/11 - F
Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructor: Mikhailova
Location: B&E 238F
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EXAM 1 (Study Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Soil Orders: Entisols, Inceptisols, Gelisols, Histosols, Alfisols, Aridisols) |
L. 7. Soil Physical Properties: Permeability and Septic Tanks
Laboratory 4: Soil water (Septic Suitability Mapping) |
| 3 |
6/14 - M
Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructors: Dr. Charles Kome (USDA)
Location: B&E 238F
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L. 8. Soil Chemical Properties: Soil pH and Spodosols
L. 9. Soil organic matter |
Lab. 5: Soil pH and organic matter. |
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6/16 - W
Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructors: Dr. Charles Kome (USDA)
Location: B&E 238F
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L. 10. Soil Organisms (video) |
L. 11. Composting
L. 12. Soil Orders: Mollisols |
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6/ 18 - F
Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructor: Mikhailova
Location: B&E 238F
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L.13. Non-crystalline Soil Colloids: Andisols
L.14. Crystalline Soil Colloids and Ultisols
Quiz 4 (Study Questions 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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L. 15. Crystalline Soil Colloids and Vertisols
L. 16. Nonsilicate Soil Colloids and Oxisols
Lab. 6. CEC vs. ECEC (Web Soil Survey) |
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6/21 - M
Hardee (USDA)
Location: 212 Science Building
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L. 17. Ion Exchange
L. 18. Liming
L. 19. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Quiz 5 (See Quiz 6)
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Lab. 7. Soil Nutrient Analysis Interpretation |
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6/23 - W
Instructor: Mikhailova
Location: 212 Science Building
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Easter Island Mystery (video) - Distance Education |
Lab. 8. Solving Easter Island Mystery - Distance Education |
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6/25 - F Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructor: Mikhailova
Location: 212 Science Building
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L. 20. Soils of South Carolina and Forest Soils
L. 21. Lawns, Lakes and Laws
Quiz 6 (Study Questions 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Exam 2 review. Questions and Answers session.
Lab. 8. Solving Easter Island is due
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| 5 |
6/28 - M Time: 9am - 11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructor: Mikhailova
Location: 212 Science Building
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EXAM 2 (Study Questions: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21; Soil Orders: Spodosols, Mollisols, Andisols, Ultisols, Oxisols, Vertisols) |
Lab. 9: State Soil Project |
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6/30 - W Time: 9am-11:30am, 2 - 4:30pm
(5 contact hours)
Instructor: Mikhailova
Location: 212 Science Building
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STATE SOIL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS BY STUDENTS |
STATE SOIL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS BY STUDENTS |
