Geology of Meteorite Craters 42:297

42:297       GEOLOGY OF METEORITE CRATERS      COURSE OUTLINE

                                                                            Jan. 2009

Texts: Meteorites, ed. by Zanda, B.- Rotaru, M., 2001, Cambridge Univ. Press &

          Target Earth, Steel, D., 2000, Readers Digest

Test                                             Topic          

                                         1.   Introduction

                                         2.  Detection of Asteroids in Space   

3.      Inventory of World Meteorite Craters 

                                        Quiz 1       20 multiple choice & short questions

                                         4. How to Identify a Meteorite Impact    

     5. Mechanics of Impacts

                                         Mid-Term    40 multiple choice / short questions & 1 essay

                                         6. Classification of Terrestrial Meteorites   

                                         7. Analytical Data Derived from Meteorites / Comets

                                         8. Meteorites and Extinctions

                                           Quiz  2       20 multiple choice & short questions

                                         9. Meteorites and Craters in Manitoba and Canada

                                        10. Survey of world craters and meteorites

                                        11. Threat of asteroids / comets in the future

Final         40 multiple choice / short questions & 1 essay

EVALUATION :  quizzes = 20 %, Mid-Term = 30 %, Final = 30 %

Grades : 90 % + =A +, 85-89 % = A, 80-84 % = A -, 77-79 % = B+, 74-76 % = B,

         70-73 % = B-, 67-69% = C, 64-66%=C, 60-63%=C-, 50-59%=D, below 50%=F