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4.00 Credits
An introduction to low temperature stable isotope biogeochemistry. We will focus on key biogeochemical elements and look to understand the linkages between the biosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere. This begins with a framework for understanding isotopic fractionation: why it happens, how it is preserved, and what it can tell us about the environment. We will explore how to use isotopes to track the transfer of mass in a system, where the systems of study will range in size from a single cell (micron-scale) to world's oceans (> km-scale).
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to biological and organic chemistry of the Earth's environment. Primary focus on formation, processing, and preservation of organic carbon, with emphasis on paleoenvironmental applications and on processes occurring at the molecular level. This class is intended to be taken in series with EPS 186, Light Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to geobiological research methods: We will learn low temperature geochemical techniques, light stable isotope mass-spectrometry, and other microbiology methods commonly used in geobiological research. The focus will be on the cycling of biogeochemical elements (O, C, S, and Fe) in marine sediments throughout Earth history. This is a lab-based course that will be complemented with lectures.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the scientific basis for current concerns regarding possible changes in the global environment. Issues addressed include climate; depletion of stratospheric ozone; regional air pollution; acid rain; disturbance of biogeochemical cycles for life-essential elements C, N, P, and S.
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4.00 Credits
A course designed for concentrators but also appropriate for non-concentrators who desire a broad introduction to Earth science. Evolution of the Earth with an emphasis on the processes that have shaped our planet. The theory of plate tectonics is used to explain the occurrence and distribution of earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains. Labs and the weekend field trips familiarize students with rock types, geological features, and illustrate how geologists infer processes from the rock record.
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4.00 Credits
Attend a domestic or overseas geological summer field school of 3-6 weeks duration to learn methods of obtaining, synthesizing, and interpreting field observations.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the major stages and critical events in the history of the Earth, with emphasis on the interactions between global tectonics, the climate system, and biological evolution. Topics range from the formation of the Earth and other planets, to catastrophic events that drove mass extinctions, to the most recent period of human interaction with the environment. Laboratories introduce methods of investigation and analysis of the geological record.
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4.00 Credits
Supervised reading and research on topics not covered by regular courses of instruction.
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8.00 Credits
Research and writing of the senior thesis under faculty direction.
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4.00 Credits
Melodrama has been a prevalent mode of filmmaking in East Asia, addressing significant social changes and historical experiences. Through films by Bong Joon-ho, Mizoguchi Kenji, Kim Ki-young, Ang Lee, Ozu Yasujiro, Wong Kar-wai, Xie Jin, Zhang Yimou and other auteurs, this course takes a vicarious journey through modern China, Japan, and Korea, examining topics such as sentimentality and moral binaries, modernity and national identities, film genres and styles, as well as gender, class, and spectatorship.
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