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3.00 Credits
Basic geologic principles and the fundamentals of evolutionary thought combine to bring to life the 4.5 billion year story of our planet and its creatures. Through hands-on experience with fossils and rocks, students discover how to decipher past environments from the geologic record and investigate changes in life through time. You may have read that an asteroid impact wiped out the dinosaurs, but can “natural” Earth-based processes also cause mass extinctions? Should we be less worried about rocks from space, and more about “down to Earth” phenomena such as climate change? Note: This course fulfills a Science & Technology (GS) requirement for students under GenEd and Science & Technology Second Level (SB) for students under Core. Mode: Lecture and Laboratory format.
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3.00 Credits
Americans account for over a quarter of all fossil fuel consumption, own more cars than there are licensed drivers, and build new homes 40 percent larger than they did in 1975, despite shrinking household size. We feel for the pandas and polar bears, while contributing mightily to global climate change, resource inequity, and ecosystem
destruction. How do we reckon with environmental crises at multiple scales, from the neighborhood to the atmosphere and oceans? “Think globally, act locally”
environmentalists admonish us! Direct our vast human ingenuity and collective spirit toward technologies and behaviors that bring peace with the planet. Course mission: enhance your capability to make informed choices, based on a sound understanding of the ecological, technological, economic, political, and ethical dimensions of environmental sustainability. Note: This course fulfills a Science & Technology (GS) requirement for students under GenEd and Science & Technology Second Level (SB) for students under Core. Students cannot receive credit for this course if they have successfully completed GUS 0842 or EVRN ST 0842.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the basic principles and processes of geology. Wide range of topics, including rocks and minerals, surface processes, plate tectonics, and the earth’s interior. Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Science & Technology First Level (SA) requirement. To determine if this course in combination with another course can satisfy the GenEd Science & Technology requirement, see your advisor. Mode: Lecture and laboratory
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4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of macroscopic organismal evolution as reflected in the geologic record, and the application of paleontologic data to solving basic geologic problems. Includes one two-hour laboratory session per week. Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Science & Technology Second Level (SB) requirement. Mode: Lecture and laboratory.
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4.00 Credits
Interrelationships of people and the environment, problems of pollution, of availability, and of consumption of natural resources. Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Science & Technology Second Level (SB) requirement. Mode: Lecture and Laboratory.
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4.00 Credits
Substantial description and theory of plate tectonics as related to the geological catastrophes: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and floods. Causes, occurrences, properties, and use are given a scientific basis. Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Science & Technology Second Level (SB) requirement. Mode:
Lecture and Laboratory.
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4.00 Credits
Introductory geology course designed for geology and environmental studies majors and focused on theory and concepts needed for advanced study. Laboratory sessions (3 hrs/week) focus on the properties of mineral and rock specimens, map skills, and the development of basic field techniques. Mode: Lecture and laboratory.
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4.00 Credits
Fundamentals of hand-specimen analysis including crystallography, bonding, physical properties, chemical composition and growth of common minerals. Mode: Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisite:
C- or better in EES/GEOLOGY 1001 (C050) or EES/GEOLOGY 2001 (0155)
Corequisite:
CHEM 1031 (C071)
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4.00 Credits
Microanalysis by polarized light microscopy, powder x-ray diffractometry and microprobe including site occupancy, crystal growth, and microstructural defects with emphasis on silicates. Mode: Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisite:
C- or better in EES/GEOLOGY 2011 (0201)
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of sedimentological and stratigraphic data to derive facies interpretations. Laboratory and field exercises emphasize data collection, interpretation and graphical presentation. Note: Several required day-long field trips. Mode: Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisite:
C- or better in EES/GEOLOGY 1001 (C050) or 2001 (0155), or equivalent
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