Daily Objectives #3 (January 18, 2006)                                        Dr. Bartels

By the end of today's class, you should be able to do the following:

v State the "Law of Radioactivity" in words.

v Write the law of radioactivity as a mathematical expression.

v Derive the generalized equation for geochronometry from the law of radiactivity.

v Explain the conditions necessary to obtain a meaningful date using parent-daughter isotope analysis.

v Explain the difference between an isochron and an errorchron.

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