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3.00 Credits
Can you really taste a place This course examines the concept of terroir from a wide range of viewpoints. Topics to be covered include geographical, geological, pedological, meteorological, cultural, economic, and political influences on enology and viticulture. The course requires weekly readings, participation in discussions and field trips, and a term project. Prerequisites: Open only to seniors or by consent of the instructor.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
The description and analysis of intermediate- to large-scale rock structures. Topics include the analysis and graphical representation of stress and strain in rocks, deformation mechanisms and fabric development, the geometry and mechanics of folding and faulting, and structures related to intrusive bodies. Geologic map interpretation and cross-section construction are used to analyze the structural geology of selected regions. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week; field trip(s). Prerequisite: either Geology 220, 320, or 350.
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth study of the tectonic events that shaped the western United States. A review of plate tectonic theory emphasizing plate interactions and orogenesis and the tectonic evolution of the western U.S. beginning with the amalgamation of Precambrian basement and ending with the development of the San Andreas transform and Cascadia subduction systems. Each week two class periods are devoted to lectures, discussions and student presentations. The third class period is reserved for practical exercises, particularly geologic map interpretation. There is one required weekend field trip. Prerequisite: Geology 420 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 A broad spectrum of problems that describe earth systems and processes. Use will be made of the principles of equilibrium, thermodynamics, kinetics, oxidation-reduction, and solution chemistry to assess the origin of the earth and the various chemical systems that operate at the surface and at depth. Among the processes studied will be weathering and soils, mineral deposits, water chemistry, environmental geochemistry, and various chemical cycles. Prerequisites: Geology 110, 120, or 210, Chemistry 126 or 140, and consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years.
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3.00 Credits
Seminar on various topics in the earth sciences. Topics to be chosen by the instructors, but are likely to include discussions of the history of geology, controversial principles of geology (such as uniformitarianism), and the ethics of the profession of geology. Students are expected to complete assigned readings and make an oral presentation. Required of all senior geology majors and combined majors.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 An advanced course in geological field methods. In a typical course students make maps in stratified and crystalline terranes, with rocks in varying degrees of deformation. Maximum of nine credits. Prerequisites: Geology 320, 345, 346, 420, and consent of department. Note: Geology 480 is not regularly offered by Whitman College. Students wishing to complete major requirements with a field experience should plan to complete an approved summer field course offered by another collegiate institution.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Staff A project involving field and laboratory research in the geological sciences. Written and oral reports are required during the senior year. Maximum of six credits. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Staff Designed to further independent research or projects leading to the preparation of an undergraduate thesis. Required of and limited to senior honors candidates in geology. Prerequisite: admission to honors candidacy.
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4.00 Credits
Designed to acquaint the student with the sound and the structure of the German idiom, to enable the student to read simple literary materials and to carry on a simple conversation. Four periods per week. Students who have previous work in German are required to take a departmental placement examination for entrance.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Staff Designed for students who wish to improve their reading and speaking knowledge of German. Of prime importance is acquisition of an extensive vocabulary and familiarity with idiomatic usage. German is used extensively in classroom instruction. Four periods per week. Prerequisite: German 106. Students who have not taken German at Whitman previously are required to take a departmental placement examination for entrance.
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