Soils 205 Section 90- Spring 2003
Reading and video assignments

lectures

Video sessions

Pages in Text.

Topic

1,2

1-29

Intro., concepts

3 123-133 Texture and structure

4,5

136-152

Soil density and porosity

4

6,7

176-190

Soil water

5


7

 190-195

  Measurement of soil water

6 Homework set #1 due by Monday the 31th  8,9 195-213 Water flow
   Homework 2 material

7

10,11

316-321

Soil colloids

8

12

321-339

mineral structure

9 13,14 339-360 Charge, cation exchange

10

15,16

363-393

Soil reaction

11

17,18

394-408

Alteration of soil pH

12 Homework set #2 due by April 11 18,19 412-446 Salt-affected soils
Homework 3 material

13

20-23

543-574

  Nitrogen

14

24

575-589

Nitrogen and Sulfur

15

25,26

593-620

Phosphorus

16

27

621-634

Potassium

17 28 638-667 Micronutrients

18

Homework set #3 due by Friday Apr. 25
29,30

  669-736

  Nutrient management

Homework 4 material

19

31

40-53

Parent materials

20 32,33 31-68 Weathering and soil forming factors

21

34

69-73

Soil horizons

22 37 75-84 Soil classification

23

35-36

85-119

The soil orders

24

37-38

84-86,859-863

  Soil Taxonomy/survey

Final Exam Week- Final must be completed by May 16, 2003