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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Designed for nonmajors. Not open to students with credit for course 1 or 1H. Fundamentals of physical geology and Earth history; major problems of geology, such as continental drift and development of large-scale features of Earth; physical and biological evolution. P/NP or letter grading.
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6.00 Credits
Lecture, two to three hours; laboratory, six hours; field trips. Requisites: courses 51A, 51B, Chemistry 14B and 14BL, or 20B and 20L, Mathematics 3B or 31B. Mineralogy, chemical composition, and field occurrence of igneous rocks with reference to their origin by melting in earth. Introduction to thermodynamics as applied to petrology. Formation of magma, its movement, eruption, crystallization, and chemical evolution. Petrologic structure of crust and mantle and its relation to seismology. Overview of petrological and chemical evolution of Earth, moon, and other planets from their origin to the present. P/NP or letter grading.
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6.00 Credits
Lecture, two to three hours; laboratory, six hours; field trips. Requisite: course 103A. Recommended: course 61. Study of sedimentary rocks based on characteristics of sedimentary particles and dynamics of depositional processes. Lectures focus on development of depositional facies models, and laboratories emphasize recognition of sedimentary deposits from each major depositional facies. P/NP or letter grading.
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6.00 Credits
Lecture, two to three hours; laboratory, six hours; field trips. Requisite: course 103B. Interpretation of metamorphic rocks based on field occurrence, mineralogical composition, texture, and application of physical and chemical principles. P/NP or letter grading.
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6.00 Credits
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, three hours; fieldwork, one day per week. Requisite: course 61. Principles of stratigraphy; geologic mapping of a selected area; preparation of a geologic report.
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3.00 Credits
Designed for graduate students. Geologic mapping, principles of stratigraphy, structural geology, and map interpretation.
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6.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, six hours. Requisite: course 1. Recommended: course 51B. Planar and linear structures at different scales in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. Faults and folds, their description, classification, and kinematic and dynamic analysis. Deformation, strength, fracture, and rheological properties of rocks. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours; field trips. Requisite: Life Sciences 1 or 2. Review of major groups of fossil organisms and their significance in geology and biology. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 1 or 1H or 100. Designed for juniors/seniors. Classical concepts of sedimentation and tectonics. Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift and ensuing controversy. Physiography of continents and oceans. Geophysical evidence regarding nature of ocean floor. Magnetic stratigraphy. Seafloor spreading. Plate tectonic model and its driving mechanisms. Tectonic, igneous, and metamorphic processes at plate boundaries.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Designed for juniors/ seniors. Lectures on major advances in Earth science offered by distinguished authorities (including regular faculty). Supervision of continuity and assessment of student performance by a faculty member. Content varies from year to year. If laboratory work is required, course 199 must be taken concurrently.
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