AGRN:415

Course outline

Date | Topic | Assignment

Aug 19: Course Overview |  Reading guide
Aug 21: Soil Morphology I: Soil Horizons |  Reading guide
Aug 26: Soil Morphology II: Texture, Color, Structure |  Reading guide
August 28: Soil Morphology III: Site Characteristics |  Reading guide
Sept 2: Soil Morphology IV |  Reading guide
Sept 4: Soil Interpretations I: Erosion |  Reading guide
Sept 9: Soil Interpretations II: Soil Water |  Reading guide
Sept 11: Soil-Landscape Relationships I 
Sept 16: Soil-Landscape Relationships II 
Sept 18: EXAM I 
Sept 23: Soil Classification I |  Reading guide
Sept 25: Soil Classification II |  Reading guide
Sept 30: Soil Mapping I: Soil Map Units |  Reading guide
Oct 6: Soil Mapping II: Orders of Soil Survey |  Reading guide
Oct 7: Maps and Mapping Tools I | Reading guide
Oct 9: Maps and Mapping Tools II
Oct 14: SE Regional Soils Contest—NO CLASS
Oct 16: SE Regional Soils Contest—NO CLASS
Oct 21: Soil Mapping IV
Oct 23: EXAM II 
Oct 28: Soil Survey I |  Reading guide
Oct 30: Soil Survey II |  Reading guide
Nov 4: Soil Survey III |  Reading guide
Nov 6: Soil Survey IV |  Reading guide
Nov 11: Digital Soil Survey Tools I
Nov 13: Digital Soil Survey Tools II
Nov 18: Soil Science Society of America Meetings—NO CLASS
Nov 20: Geospatial Analysis I
Nov 25: Thanksgiving Break—NO CLASS 
Nov 27: Thanksgiving Break—NO CLASS 
Dec 2: Geospatial Analysis II 
Dec 4: Geospatial Analysis III 
Dec 14: FINAL EXAM, 3:00-5:00 PM