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Lecture Topic |
Laboratory Topic |
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6/28 - W |
L.1. Soil definition. Course introduction (pp. 1-15) L.2. Soil profile in forested and managed ecosystems
Assignment 1 |
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6/29 - Th |
L.3. Soil survey and Soil Information Systems
Assignmet # 1 is due
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Lab. 1. and Lab. 2. Web Soil Survey, State Soil Project |
2 |
7/03 - M |
L.4. Parent material.
Soil Geography and Genesis: Rocks
Assignment # 2
Quiz 1 (Study Questions: 1, 2) |
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7/04 - T |
Happy 4th of July!
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Happy 4th of July! |
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7/05 - W |
L.5. Soil Forming Factors
L.6. Soil Physical Properties: Texture
Assignment # 2 is due
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7/06 - Th |
L.7. Soil Orders: Entisols, Inceptisols, Histosols, Gelisols
Geology Museum Tour
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Laboratory 3: Soil Parent Materials
Laboratory 4: Soil Forming Factors |
3 |
7/10 - M |
Laboratory 5: Soil physical properties (Soil profile and Texture)
Quiz 2 (Study Questions: 3, 4)
Quiz 3 (Study Questions: 5, 6)
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Laboratory 5: Soil physical properties (Soil profile and Texture) |
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7/11 - T |
L.10. Soil Orders: Alfisols
L.11. Soil Water and Aridisols
EXAM 1 (Study Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Soil Orders: Entisols, Inceptisols, Gelisols, Histosols)
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Laboratory 6,7: Soil physical properties (Soil BD and Soil Volume)
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7/12 - W |
L. 12. Soil Physical Properties: Permeability and Septic Tanks
Quiz 4 (Study Questions: 8, 9, 10) |
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7/13 - Th |
L. 13. Soil Chemical Properties: Soil pH
L. 14.
Soil Orders: Spodosols
Quiz 5 (Study Questions: 11, 12)
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Laboratory 8: Soil water (Septic Suitability Mapping) |
4 |
7/17 - M |
L. 15. Soil Organisms
Quiz 6 (Study Questions: 13, 14)
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7/18 - T |
L. 16. Soil Chemical Properties: Organic Matter
L. 17. Composting
L. 18. Soil Orders: Mollisols Quiz 7 (Study Questions: 15)
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Laboratory 9: Soil pH and organic matter
Review for Exam 2! |
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7/19 - W |
L.19. Non-crystalline Soil Colloids and Andisols
L.20. Crystalline Soil Colloids and Ultisols |
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7/20 - Th |
EXAM 2 (Study Questions: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18; Soil Orders: Alfisols, Aridisols, Spodosols, Mollisols)
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Laboratory 7: Clemson Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory. |
5 |
7/24 - M |
L. 21. Crystalline Soil Colloids and Vertisols
L. 22. Nonsilicate Soil Colloids and Oxisols
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7/25 - T |
L. 23. Ion Exchange
Quiz 8 (Study Questions: 19, 20 21, 22) |
Laboratory 10: Computerized exercises in Soil Information Systems (CEC vs. ECEC) |
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7/26 - W |
L. 24. Soil pH and Liming |
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7/27 - Th |
L. 25. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Quiz 9 (Study Questions: 23, 24)
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Laboratory 11: Soil Nutrient Analysis Interpretation. State Soil Project |
6 |
7/31 - M |
L. 26. Soils of South Carolina and Forest Soils
Quiz 10 (Study Questions: 25) |
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8/01 - T |
L. 27.
Lawns, Lakes and Laws
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Laboratory 12: State Soil Project
STATE SOIL PROJECT Presentations
Review for Final Exam! |
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8/02 - W |
Review for Final Exam! |
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8/03 - Th |
FINAL EXAM (Study Questions: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27) Soil Orders: Andisols, Ultisols, Vertisols, Oxisols) |
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