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4.00 Credits
The sciences of the natural world, focusing primarily on the earth and life sciences. The course addresses the origin, evolution, and current state of our planet, and examines the earth as a life-supporting system. Specific examples of developments in scientific thinking are used to illustrate connections among the various disciplines comprising the natural sciences. The course is designed for nonscience majors, and cannot be used by students majoring in one of the bio-or geosciences to fulfill a distribution requirement. This restriction does not apply to students majoring in computer science, mathematics, chemistry, or physics. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ERTH 1030 or recent course work in basic physics and chemistry. When Offered: Spring term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
Age and origin of the Earth, internal constituents and energy sources; how plates move, oceans develop, and mountains rise. The course aims to give a quantitative picture of the Earth's major processes and the ways in which they interact. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
The geological environment of humankind: the atmosphere, oceans, groundwater, rivers, glaciers, deserts, and coasts. The course explores the processes by which these and other features develop and change, the opportunities or hazards they present, and the ways in which humans can modify their development. When Offered: Spring term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to various aspects of the study of the physics of the Earth. Stress and strain, deformation, isostasy, seismic waves, earthquakes, Earth structure, resource exploration, Earth dynamics, plate tectonics, mountain building, gravity and geodesy, magnetic field, and heat flow. Included are weekly labs and occasional field exercises. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ERTH 1100. When Offered: Spring term, odd numbered years. Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to stress and strain; observation, measurement, recording, and interpretation of rock structures including joints, faults, folds, and fabrics. Interpretation of structures from geologic maps. Structures and regional tectonics. Laboratory and field trips required. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ERTH 2210 or permission of instructor. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the application of chemistry to problems in the Earth and Environmental Sciences. Topics include thermodynamics and phase equilibria as applied to mineral stability, rock evolution, and water chemistry; stable isotope systematics; radiogenic isotope systematics; trace element geochemistry, organic geochemistry, and geochemical cycles. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ERTH 1100 and/or ERTH 1200, or permission of instructor. When Offered: Spring term annually. Cross Listed: Cross-listed as CHEM 2540. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and CHEM 2540. Credit Hours: 4
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3.00 Credits
Principles and methods of geologic mapping. Use of instruments. Selected field problems. Several field trips (usually on weekends) required. This is a communication-intensive course. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ERTH 1100 or ERTH 1200 or permission of instructor. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 3
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4.00 Credits
Overview of the chemical and physical properties of the material constituents of the Earth and terrestrial planets, including minerals, rocks, lavas, and supercritical water. Topics include mineral structure and composition, bonding, optical properties, phase transformations, and surface properties. The role of minerals in the man-made environment is also discussed. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
Ocean basins and margins; origin, distribution, chemistry, and history of sediments; physical and chemical properties of seawater; global atmospheric and oceanic circulations and climatic interactions. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CHEM 1100 and PHYS 1100 or permission of instructor. When Offered: Fall term even-numbered years. Credit Hours: 4
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1.00 Credits
This course provides the student with a formal participation in the weekly colloquium series of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. These colloquia involve lectures on a wide variety of topics in the geologic and environmental sciences primarily by outside investigators who are currently active in those fields. (Students may take this course a maximum of two times for credit.) Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: geology or environmental science majors only or permission of instructor. When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually. Credit Hours: 1
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