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4.00 Credits
Tutorial, two hours. Limited to seniors. Individual research designed to broaden and deepen students' knowledge of some phase of Earth and space sciences. Development and completion of honors thesis or comprehensive research project under direct supervision of faculty mentor. May be repeated for maximum of 16 units. Individual contract required. Letter grading.
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2.00 Credits
Tutorial, two hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Supervised individual research or investigation under guidance of faculty mentor. Culminating paper or project required. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. P/NP or letter grading.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, three hours; five field weekends. Identification, distribution, diversity of native plants and communities; identification and interpretation of rocks, minerals, and geologic features and geologic history of physiographic regions of Southern California. Emphasis on field-based learning. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours; field trips. Geologic hazards and natural resources of greater Los Angeles region. Topics include Los Angeles geologic hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, and floods; Southern California oil fields; gold and gem mining in the region; local beach processes; and Los Angeles water resource problems. Field trips to San Andreas fault, California aqueduct, active landslides, and historic gold mines. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, six hours. Enforced requisite: course 1 or 1H. Recommended: completion of chemistry requirement. Mineralogic crystal chemistry; relation of physical properties to structure. Structural classification and petrogenesis of major minerals and rocks. Laboratory study of crystallography and identification of minerals and igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks in hand sample. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, six hours. Preparation: one introductory high school or college physics course. Enforced requisite: course 51A. Principles of optical crystallography. Utilization of optical properties to identify nonopaque minerals in immersion media and in thin section. Study of common igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks in thin section. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, three hours; five field days. Enforced requisite: course 1 or if or 1H. Planning, creation, and interpretation of geologic maps, including both practical and philosophical problems that arise. Topographic and geologic mapping in field. Interpretation of published maps in laboratory. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, four hours. Concepts of plasma physics. Dynamic sun, solar wind, and Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. Space storms and substorms and their impacts on astronauts, spacecraft, and surface power and communication grids. P/NP or letter grading. 8. Earthquakes. (5) Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour; one field day. Causes and effects of earthquakes. Plate motion, frictional faulting, earthquake instability, wave propagation, earthquake damage, and other social effects. Hazard reduction through earthquake forecasting and earthquake-resistant design. P/NP or letter grading. 9. Solar System and Planets. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Properties of sun, planets, asteroids, and comets. Astronomical observations relevant to understanding the solar system and its origin. Dynamical problems, including examination of fallacious hypotheses. Meteoritic evidence regarding earliest history of the solar system. Chemical models of solar nebula. Space exploration and its planning. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 51B. Basic principles of physical chemistry for geologic applications. Thermodynamics and kinetics of reactions among minerals, natural waters, and magmas; construction and interpretation of phase diagrams; case studies of important geochemical and environmental issues. Concurrently scheduled with course C206. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed for junior/senior and graduate physical sciences students. Origin and abundance of the elements and their isotopes; distribution and chemistry of the elements in Earth and its environment. Concurrently scheduled with course C207. P/NP or letter grading.
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