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3.00 Credits
3 cr. Examination of physical, chemical and biological processes that cause environments to change naturally or under the influence of human activities. Consideration of small watersheds, large lake systems and global atmospheric-ocean systems including meteorological processes. Emphasis on positive and negative feedback in controlling environments and their susceptibility to change Prerequisite: Geol 101, or 105 or 108..
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. Principles of soils including formation, properties, and classification. This course includes the use of soils information in environmental applications. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 210.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. Principles of aqueous chemistry and their application to various geologic environments; chemical weathering, carbonate systems, clay minerals, evaporates, ocean systems, acid deposition, kinetics, solubility and redox equilibria, ion-exchange. Offered alternate springs. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 210.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Stress, strain, mechanical behavior of rocks; description and interpretation of folds, faults, joints, and foliation; tectonic processes; interpretation of geologic maps and field data. Field trip. Offered alternate springs. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 210.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Course involving aiding instructors in Earth Science by Inquiry (GEOL 110). Students will conduct oral interviews with GEOL 110 students during GEOL 110 class to determine their progress. Students will be required to learn plate tectonics and observational astronomy in depth during class preparation periods. Course exposes future secondary science teachers to inquiry methods in earth science and teaches them alternate reasoning methods that can be used at a variety of instructional levels. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructors.
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6.00 Credits
6 cr. The methods of geology, including the preparation of stratigraphic columns, cross sections and geologic maps integrated with paleoenvironmental interpretation and structural history. Students must write professional level reports. Offered in summer. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 361, 471, and consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. Mass transport in vadose and saturated zones; origin and behavior of inorganic and organic contaminants; investigative techniques; groundwater models; site remediation. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 321.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Origins, characteristics, and classification of sedimentary rocks. Techniques of study, interpretation of data, lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, and correlation. Offered alternate falls. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 105.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
1-2 cr. Students conduct research under direction of a faculty mentor. The topic and goals are agreed to by student and mentor. Repeatable for credit.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. (GE6) Mankind's interaction with the earth. Major environmental problems facing citizens today including: water resources, energy and mineral resources, and geologic hazards. Local field trips. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.
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