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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the paragenesis and crystal chemistry of minerals with emphasis on the rock-forming silicates. Laboratory periods will be devoted to the study of minerals in hand samples, as well as exercises designed to help the student understand physical and chemical properties of minerals. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. One weekend field trip will be required. Prerequisite: one semester of introductory chemistry (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. Four Credits Pinan-Llamas Fall Semester, Even Years
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This is a course about mineralogical, chemical and textural characteristics of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Their occurrence and petrogenesis will be discussed in terms of rock associations and relevant physical and chemical processes of formation. Laboratory sessions will be devoted to petrographic description, identification and interpretation of rocks in hand samples and microscope thin sections. A Saturday field trip is required. Three one-hour lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: GES 243. Four Credits Peterson Spring Semester, Odd Years
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This is an introduction to the natural processes shaping Earth's surface. Among other topics, weathering, landform and soil development, soil mechanics, the influence of running water, moving ice and wind on Earth's surface, and people's interaction with surficial geology will bestressed. The use of maps and other geographic images will be emphasized in the laboratory and the course will include an introduction to mapping. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory each week. Two Saturday field trips will be required. No prerequisites. Four Credits Hansen Fall Semester, Odd Years
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3.00 Credits
This is a study of the structures formed by rock deformation, stressing geometric techniques and the concept of strain. Geological maps and cross-sections will be emphasized in the laboratory, which will include instruction on their preparation and interpretation. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory each week. One weekend field trip is required. Prerequisite: GES 251 or permission of instructor. Four Credits Hansen Spring Semester, Even Years
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introductory analysis of the economic, regulatory, scientific, and political factors involved in environmental public policy. American environmental management will be viewed in terms of the interplay among economic efficiency, scientific feasibility, and the demands of the political process. Topics covered will include market forces, federal lands, intergovernmental relations, agency law, comparative institutions, U.S. environmental regulations, and technological compliance. This course is team taught by faculty from the
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3.00 Credits
This course is a field investigation of the general geology of an area selected by the instructor. One or more hours of lecture will be held each week prior to study in the field. The entire spring vacation or an extended period in the spring or summer will be spent in the field. Prerequisites: GES 111 and either GES 100 or GEMS 157 or GES 110 and the permission of the instructor. Two Credits Staff Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
This is the study of the fossil record of the history of invertebrate life. Topics include changes in diversity during the Phanerozoic, tempo and mode of evolution, functional morphology, systematics, and paleoecology of the major invertebrate phyla. Three hours of lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. One or more weekend field trips will be required. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Four Credits Bodenbender Alternate Years, Fall Semester
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
This is an interdisciplinary course where students with different academic majors will work in teams to research a local environmental problem. The students will work with faculty members in geological/environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, and possibly other departments in the design of a research project, the collection and interpretation of data, and the making of recommendations. This course is meant to duplicate the process by which scientists work to solve actual environmental problems and is intended as a "capstone"experience for environmental science minors. One two-hour group meeting per week. Additional times to be arranged for consultation, field and laboratory work. Prerequisite: GES 220. Two Credits GES/Biology/Chemistry Staff Fall Semester
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The principles of physical and inorganic chemistry will be applied to geochemical systems of environmental interest. Element recycling and evaluation of anthropogenic perturbations of geochemical cycles will be examined with a strong emphasis on aqueous chemistry. Laboratory exercises will emphasize computer modeling and the analyses of natural waters by a variety of techniques. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory each week. This is a flagged course for the Environmental Science Minor. Prerequisites: Chemistry 111, 113, 114, 121. Four Credits Hansen/Peaslee Alternate Years, Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
This is a study of the geological aspects of the water cycle with an emphasis on groundwater. Topics include aquifer testing, groundwater flow, geology of aquifers, water resource management, groundwater chemistry, contamination and remediation. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory each week. This is a flagged course for the Environmental Science Minor. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Four Credits Peterson Alternate Years, Spring Semester
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