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Mon.
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Wed.
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Fri.
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Jan.
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14
Introduction
p. 1-22
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16
Soil as a natural body
p. 9-12, 65-68
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18
Soil color
p. 118
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21
Holiday-no class
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23
Soil texture
p.
119-125
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25
Structure, density, porosity
p. 130-144
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28
Structure, density, porosity
continued
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30
Engineering uses
of soils p. 161-168
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Feb.
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1
Management of physical
properties
p. 147-160
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4
Exam 1
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6 Soil
water energy
p. 171-189
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8
Description of soil water
p. 200-212
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11
Water movement
p. 190-200
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13
Soil and the hydrologic cycle
p. 213-239
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15
Soil aeration/wetlands
p. 265-286
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18
Holiday-no class
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20 Soil
temperature
p. 286-304
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22
The effects of fire on soil-handout
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25
Soil erosion
p. 669-719
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27
Soil erosion
continued
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Mar.
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1 Exam 2
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4
Soil colloids
p. 307-313
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6
Silicate clays
p. 313-323
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8
Uses of silicate clays-handout
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11
Cation/anion exchange
p. 329-341
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13
cation/anion
exchange
continued
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15
Soil reaction and trends p 343-362
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Spring
Break
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18
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20
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22
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25
Altering soil pH
p. 364-376
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27
Saline/sodic soils
p. 379-402
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29
Exam 3
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Apr.
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1
Soil formation
p. 29-69
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3
Soil formation continued
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5
soil orders
p. 81-107
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8
The soil orders
continued
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10
Soil organisms
p. 404-437
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12
Soil organic matter
p. 446-488
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15
soil organic matter continued
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17
Nitrogen
p. 491-523
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19 Nitrogen
continued
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22
Sulfur
p. 524-537
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24
Phosphorous/Potassium
p. 540-582
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26
Exam 4
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29
micronutrients
p. 585-610
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May
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1
Nutrient management
p. 612-667
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3
Nutrient
management cont.
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6
global soil
quality
p. 788-813
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8
Soil mapping/soil
survey p. 768-785
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10
Soil
interpretations
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Finals week
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Final exam
Tuesday
May 14; 10:00
– 12:00
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