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3.00 Credits
PR: Junior standing in College of Engineering or CI. No credit toward the geology major, or for those with credit for GLY 2010. An examination of geologic materials and processes designed for engineering students; classification and properties of earth materials, surface processes, site investigation techniques, applications of geology to the solution of engineering problems.
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3.00 Credits
PR: Junior standing. Solar System exploration, from Aristotle to NASA. Modern views on the origins of meteorites, the Moon, Mars, Venus, and other planetary bodies, and the methods of planetary study. Meteor impacts, their effects, future hazard. Space science as a tool in the study of the Earth. Field trips, lectures, Internet exercises.
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3.00 Credits
PR: 2000 level geology course. History of thinking about the Earth: context - geologic controversies; emphasis - geologic reasoning.
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4.00 Credits
PR: GLY 2000L, GLY 3552C, BSC 2010. The study of ?eep time?, including how it is measured, how it is correlated over the Earth? surface, and how important physical, biologic, and chemical geologic processes have varied with time. Lec.-Lab.
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4.00 Credits
PR: At least one course in Geology with lab. Principles of weathering, erosion, production, and transport of sediment on the earth? surface, and the resulting geomorphology. Modern sedimentary environments and the process-response systems that govern them. Course is open to anyone with at least one course in geology with lab. Course is not available on an S/U basis for geology majors; it is for other majors.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive introduction to the nature of all coastal environments including beaches, dunes, tidal inlets, estuaries, reefs, and river deltas. Emphasis will be on the natural state of these environments and how human activities have and will impact them. Consideration of coastal management policies involving economics, ethics, policy, and environmental law.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
PR: 1 geology course. Lectures and field trip to study modern geologic systems and/or geologic origins of specific regions. Mapping and field description techniques introduced. Topic/destination of trip varies. Trip requires camping and vigorous physical activity. Lec. Field trip.
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4.00 Credits
PR: GLY 2000L, GLY 3720C, PHY 2048, MAC 2281. CR: MAC 2282. Ground water flow systems, ground water geology, introduction to numerical and analytical models of ground water flow. Lec.-lab.-field trips.
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3.00 Credits
PR: One semester of calculus and physics. Geologic problems and problem-solving from a mathematical perspective. The intersection of geology and math. Calculations and error analysis. Not available as S/U for geology majors; S/U available for others.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
PR: CI. S/U only. Specialized independent study determined by the student? needs and interests.
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