Class Syllabus (html)

Final Exam (read instructions carefully!) --
Final (Due 6-14-07)

Midterm Exam (read instructions carefully!) --
Midterm (Due 5-17-07)

Term Project (Term paper & oral presentation)
Student Presentation Schedule

Class Lecture Notes --
    
Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 2: Nuclear chemistry
Lectures 3-5: Origins of the elements & isotopes
Lecture 6: Crystal chemistry
Lecture 7: Spontaneous decay
Lecture 8: Mass spectrometry & Isochrons
Lecture 9: Isochrons & planetary evolution
Lecture 10: High-precision geochronometers, ⁴⁰Ar*/³⁹Ar
Lecture 11: High-precision geochronometers, U,Th/Pb
        Research articles using concordia diagrams
Lecture 12: Discussion of Cambrian-Ordovician chronology, mass-spec tour
Lecture 13: Cosmogenic nuclides
Lecture 14: ¹⁴C production and geochronology
Lecture 15: Discussion of ¹⁴C/¹²C calibration.
        Hughen et al., 2006 (pdf)
Lecture 16: Isotope separation
Lecture 17-18: Equilibrium isotope fractionation (pdf)
Lecture 19: Oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in precipitation
Lecture 20-21: Ice-core paleorecords, stable isotope paleothermometry
Lecture 22: Carbon isotope geochemistry
Lecture 23: Atmospheric carbon dioxide records
Lecture 24: Geologic records of δ¹³C in carbonates
Lecture 25: Sulfur isotope geochemistry
    Reading: Garrels & Lehman (pdf)

Homework Assignments --

Homework #1: Nuclear chemistry& crystal chemistry. Due 4-16-07.
Homework #2: Radioactive decay & mass spectrometry. Due 4-23-07.
Homework #3: Isochrons. Due 5-2-07.
Homework #4: Isotope dilution and high-precision geochronology. Due 5-16-07.
    PDF version (if the images for the Word version don't work for you).
Homework #5: Stable isotope geochemistry. To be due 5-28-07.
Homework #6: Carbonate paleothermometry and S-isotope geochemistry. To be due 6-7-07.