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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EES 1 or EES 4; a passing grade on the Upper-Division Writing Exam, or completion of an upper-division writing course with a C or higher (may be taken concurrently). Organizing and writing the scientific report and thesis. Topics include techniques and conventions in research methods, evaluation approaches, and presentation of results. Peer reviews. Oral presentation and term paper required. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours) F ( Formerly GEOL 104)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EES 1; EES 30 (or concurrently). Landforms, climates, geologic processes, and their interrelation in shaping the earth's surface today and in the geologic past. Interpretation of topographic maps and aerial photographs. Field trips required. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Formerly GEOL 105)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EES 30, 101; MATH 75 (or concurrently); PHYS 2A. Recognition, representation, and interpretation of structural features of the earth's crust. Includes theoretical and mechanical principles. Study of regional tectonics and major structural provinces of the Cordillera. Required field component for field mapping, collecting, and producing formal field report. Field trips required. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours plus field project) F ( Formerly GEOL 106)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EES 102, 104, 106. Field trips to areas of diverse geology; observation, description, and mapping of geologic phenomena. Includes written reports of areas selected for study. Students should contact the department for details. (9 lab hours usually including fieldwork on weekends or during January intercession and spring vacation) S ( Formerly GEOL 107)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EES 1 or BIOL 1A and 1B, or BIOL 12, and BIOL 11. Invertebrate structures and development of prehistoric animals; introduction to stratigraphic importance of fossils. Field trips may be required. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Formerly GEOL 110)
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3.00 Credits
Credit not allowed after completion of EES 2. Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area B. Principles of geology used in the interpretation of the history of Earth as revealed in rocks and their fossils. Includes origin of the solar system, evolution of atmosphere and oceans, origin of life, rise and fall of the dinosaurs, plate tectonics, and ice ages. G.E. Integration IB. Does not satisfy Division 1 pre-1999 G.E. curriculum. (Formerly GEOL 112)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EES 1 or BIOL 1A or BIOL 10 or instructor's consent. Investigation of stream geology, hydrology, and biology relevant to restoring stream habitat. Includes collecting and interpreting lab and field data. Field trips required. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Formerly GEOL 113)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EES 1 and MATH 5 or 72 or 75. Introduction to techniques and theory of geotechnical investigations. Includes field and lab techniques in soil and rock mechanics, rock logging, geophysics, slope stability, engineering hydrogeology, stereo analysis, seismic engineering. Recommended for students in geology or civil engineering. Field trips required. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Formerly GEOL 114)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EES 1; MATH 72 or 75; and EES 124 and MATH 76 recommended. The hydrologic cycle; surface water processes; stream flow and hydrograph; properties of porous geologic materials; principles of groundwater flow; water wells; geology of groundwater occurrence; water quality and pollution. Field trip required. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Formerly GEOL 117)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EES 1, PHYS 2A and completion of or concurrent enrollment in PHYS 2B. Presents an overview of geophysics as applied to problems in exploration, engineering, and environmental geology. Emphasizes hands-on methods of data acquisition and interpretation that entry-level geologists will most likely encounter including gravity, magnetics, seismic refraction, groundpenetrating radar, down-hole surveys, and electrical resistivity. Field instrumentation is used throughout. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Formerly GEOL 118)
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