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Lecture Topic |
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8/21 - W |
Course Introduction
L.1. What is Soil?
- Definition |
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8/23 - F |
L.2. Soil profile in forested and managed ecosystems. |
Assignment 1. Questionaire (In class) |
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8/26 - M |
L.3. Soil survey and Soil Information Systems |
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8/28 - W |
L.4. Parent material
Quiz 1 (1, 2)
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Tues. 8/27 and Wed. 8/28
Laboratory: Soil Information Systems; State/Representative Soil Project. |
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8/30 - F |
L.4. Soil Geography and Genesis: Rocks |
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9/02 - M |
L.5. Soil Forming Factors
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9/04 - W |
L.6. Soil Physical Properties: Texture
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Tues. 9/03 and Wed. 9/04
Laboratory: Parent material. |
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9/06 - F |
L.7. Soil Orders: Entisols and L.8. Inceptisols
Quiz 2 (3, 4, 5, 6) |
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9/09 - M |
L.9. Histosols |
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9/11 - W |
L.10. Gelisols
Quiz 3 (7, 8)
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Tues. 9/10 and Wed. 9/11
Laboratory: Soil physical properties (Soil texture). |
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9/13 - F |
TBA.
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| 5 |
9/16 - M |
Review for Exam. |
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9/18 - W |
Exam 1 (Study Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Soil Orders: Entisols, Inceptisols, Gelisols, Histosols) |
No Laboratory! (Study for Exam 1) |
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9/20 - F |
L.11. Soil physical properties: Bulk density and particle density |
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9/23 - M |
L.12. Soil physical properties: Porosity
L.13. Soil Orders: Alfisols
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9/25 - W |
L. 14. Soil physical properties: Available Water Capacity (AWC)
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Tues. 9/24 and Wed. 9/25
Laboratory: Soil physical properties (Soil volume)
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9/27 - F |
L.15. Soil physical properties: Permeability (Ksat)
Quiz 4 (10, 11, 12)
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9/30 - M |
L.16. Soil physical properties: Soil organic matter and composting |
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10/02 - W |
L.17. Soil organisms
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Tues. 10/01 and Wed. 10/02
Laboratory: Clemson Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory |
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10/04 - F |
L.18. Soil orders: Mollisols
Quiz 5 (13, 14, 15) |
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10/07 - M |
L. 19. Soil chemical properties: CEC vs. ECEC
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10/09 - W |
L. 20. Soil chemical properties: pH
L. 21. Soil Orders: Spodosols
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Tues. 10/08 and Wed. 10/09
Laboratory: Soil water (Septic Suitability Mapping)
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10/11 - F |
L. 22. Soil chemical properties: Calcium carbonate, gypsum etc. |
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10/14 - M |
FALL BREAK!!!!
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FALL BREAK!!!! |
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10/16 - W |
L.23. Soil Orders: Aridisols
Quiz 6 (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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No Laboratory due to Fall Break!
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10/18 - F |
The Dust Bowl
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10/21 - M |
Review for Exam |
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10/23 - W |
Exam 2 (Study Questions: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. Soil Orders: Aridisols, Mollisols, Alfisols, Spodosols)
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No Laboratory! (Study for Exam 2) |
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10/25 - F |
L.24. Non-crystalline Soil Colloids and Andisols |
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10/28 - M |
L.25. Crystalline Colloids: Clays |
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10/30 - W |
L.26. Vertisols and smectite |
Tues. 10/29 and Wed. 10/30
Laboratory: CEC vs ECEC |
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11/01 - F |
L.27. Ultisols and kaolinite
Quiz 7 (24, 25, 26)
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11/04 - M |
L. 28. Oxisols and oxides |
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11/06 - W |
L.29. Plant nutrition and fertilization
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Tues. 11/05 and Wed. 11/06
Laboratory: Soil Nutrient Analysis Interpretation
Liming and Fertilizer Calculations. |
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11/08 - F |
L. 30. Liming
Quiz 8 (27, 28, 29)
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11/11 - M |
L. 30. Liming
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11/13 - W |
L.31. Soils of South Carolina and Forest Soils
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Tues. 11/12 and Wed. 11/13
Laboratory: Computerized exercises in Soil Information Systems |
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11/15 - F |
L.32. Lawns, Lakes and Laws
Quiz 9 (30, 31)
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11/18 - M |
L.33. Soil erosion and control
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11/20 - W |
L.34. Urban soils
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Laboratory: TBA |
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11/22 - F |
L. 35. Horticultural uses of soils
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11/25 - M |
L. 36. Soil ecosystem services, soil health |
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11/27 - W |
Thanksgiving Holidays!
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No Laboratory due to Thanksgiving Holidays! |
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11/29 - F |
Thanksgiving Holidays!
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12/02 - M |
L.37. Pedodiversity and global challenges
Quiz 10 (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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12/04 - W |
TBA |
Review for Exam 3 (TA's are available for help)!
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12/06 - F |
Review for Final |
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12/10 -
Tuesday
3 - 5:30 pm in A102 Poole Ag. Center
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FINAL EXAM = Exam 3. (Study Questions: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33; 34; 35; 36; 37 Soil Orders: Andisols, Vertisols, Ultisols, Oxisols) |
FINAL EXAM = Exam 3. (Study Questions: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33; 34; 35; 36; 37 Soil Orders: Andisols, Vertisols, Ultisols, Oxisols)
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