NRES 201

Fall 2009 Lecture Schedule

Section 1

Primary Lecturer: Professor Olson

Period(s)	Date(s)	Topic	Reading
1	Aug. 24	Introduction (1)	Chap. 1
2-3	Aug. 26-28	Soil Formation & Profiles (2, 3)	^__________
4-5	Aug. 31 Sep. 2	Soil Formation & Parent Material (4, 5)	Chap. 2
6	Sep. 4	Soil Weathering and Horizons (6)	Chap. 3
^_______	Sep. 7	Labor Day (no class)	^__________
7-9	Sep. 9-14	Soil Classification & Mapping (7-8, 9)	Chap. 3
10	Sep. 16	Soil Organic Matter (10)	Chap. 11
11,12	Sep. 19-22	Soil Management & Erosion (11, 12)	Chap. 14
13	Sep. 23	Soil Productivity (13A, 13B)
14	Sep. 25	Exam 1	^__________
15-16	Sep. 28-30	Physical Properties (15, 16)	Chap.4
17-19	Oct. 2-7	Soil Water (17, 18, 19)	Chap. 5
20-21	Oct. 9-12	Hydrologic Cycle (20, 21)	Chap. 6

Section 2

Primary Lecturer: Professor Mulvaney

Period(s)	Date(s)	Topic	Reading
22-24	Oct. 14-19	Soil Aeration & Temperature	Chap. 7
25-27	Oct. 21-26	Colloidal Properties	Chap. 8
28	Oct. 29	Exam 2	^__________
29-31	Oct. 30-Nov. 4	Soil Acidity, Alkalinity, & Salinity	Chap. 9
32-34	Nov. 6-11	Soil Organisms & Ecology	Chap. 10
35-37	Nov. 13-18	Biotic Cycling of N & S	Chap. 12
38	Nov. 20	Soil P	Chap. 12
^_______	Nov. 23-27	Thanksgiving Recess	^__________
39-40	Nov. 30 Dec. 2	Soil K & Micronutrients	Chap. 12
41-43	Dec. 4-9	Practical Nutrient Management	Chap. 13
^__________	Dec. 18	Final Exam (8-11 am)	^__________