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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of China and Japan in modern times, including the process of modernization, intellectual and political movements, national identity, literature and the arts, and popular culture.
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4.00 Credits
The historical and cross-cultural exploration of Buddhism through the examination of basic texts, institutions, and practices of diverse Buddhist traditions.
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4.00 Credits
Survey of major topics in geophysics at an elementary level; the figure of the earth, its gravitational and magnetic fields, seismology and the deep structure of the earth, heat flow, methods of geophysical exploration. The geophysical basis of plate tectonics and sea floor spreading.
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4.00 Credits
Study of metamorphic rocks to understand tectonic processes. Metamorphic minerals, metamorphic textures, physical processes responsible for metamorphism, phase equilibria, thermodynamics, diffusion, thermobarometry, kinetics, geochronology, and high-temperature rock deformation.
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1.00 Credits
The study of metamorphic rocks with the petrographic microscope and in the field.
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4.00 Credits
Deformation of rocks--faulting, folding and flow. Theory and observations at scales ranging from mountain belts to microscopic.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the methods of geological observations and interpretations, with an emphasis on understanding earth processes in the field and reconstructing the physical history of the earth; the stratigraphic, petrologic, and structural relations of rocks. Geologic report writing.
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1.00 Credits
Adjunct tutorial course with Geology 104A; emphasis on comprehensive report preparation, writing, illustration related to geologic mapping in the field.
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4.00 Credits
Geologic mapping on topographic maps and aerial photographs; use of geologic field instruments; field techniques; preparation of geologic maps and reports. Field work is completed during the break and between winter and spring quarters.
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4.00 Credits
Description and quantitative analysis of climate processes and paleoclimate proxies. Processes include radiation and the Earth’s energy budget, the influence of orbital cycles, ocean circulation, monsoons, ENSO, and ice sheets. Paleoclimate reconstructions from tectonic-scale to the last millennium, with emphasis on glacial cycles and Plio-Pleistocene climate evolution.
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