Topic &#9; Jan. 14&#9;&#9;Introduction to the Course and Introduction to Regional Tectonic Synthesis Jan. 19&#9;&#9;Basic Tectonic Elements: Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy Jan. 21 &#9;Basic Tectonic Elements: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Jan. 26 &#9;Basic Tectonic Elements: Geologic Time&#9; Jan. 28&#9;&#9;Basic Tectonic Elements: Structural Geology Feb. 2&#9;&#9;Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9; Feb. 4 &#9;&#9;Plate Tectonics: Lithospheric Plates and Plate Boundaries&#9;&#9; Feb. 9&#9;&#9;Mountain Building and the Evolution of Continental Crust&#9; Feb. 11&#9;Finish Up Tectonic Elements and Plate Tectonics - Review for First Exam&#9; Feb. 16&#9; * * First Exam * * Feb. 18&#9;Archean and Early Proterozoic History of North America&#9; Feb. 23&#9;Middle to Late Proterozoic History of North America Feb. 25&#9;Tectonic Evolution of the Canadian Shield &#9; Mar. 2&#9;&#9;Tectonic Evolution of the Appalachians: Late Proterozoic - Early Paleozoic History&#9; Mar. 4&#9;&#9;Tectonic Evolution of the Appalachians: Middle Paleozoic History Mar. 9&#9;&#9;Tectonic Evolution of the Appalachians: Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic History Mar. 11 &#9; The Appalachian - Ouachita Connection &#9; ( * First Research Paper Due * ) Mar. 16&#9; No Class: Spring Break Mar. 18&#9; No Class: Spring Break &#9; Mar. 23&#9; No Class: Geological Society of America Northeast Section Meeting Mar. 25&#9;Finish Up Canadian Shield and Appalachian Tectonics - Review for Second Exam Mar. 30&#9; * * Second 