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4.00 Credits
Prereq: Geol 101, CHEM 101 or Phys 101. An introduction to meteorology from a global viewpoint. A study of the earth's atmosphere, including weather observation and forecasting. Measurement and description of atmospheric properties. Includes lab.
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1.00 Credits
Prereq: concurrent registration in either GEOL 308, 309, 310, 311, 314 or 340. A writing-intensive supplement to a geology course. Students will explore research topics and learn to write scientific papers about those topics.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: Geol 101. Dinosaurs and their world; their biology, behavior, evolution, and what the world was like during their reign.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: Geol 211; CHEM 121, Prereq or coreq: Chem 122. Introduction to crystal chemistry and crystallography. Origin, occurrence and classification of common minerals; physical and chemical properties of minerals used in identification. Basic petrographic microscopy techniques and identification of common rock-forming minerals in thin-section.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: GEOL 211. This course is a qualitative survey of the causes, effects and dynamics of local and global earthquakes. Topics include wave propagation, earth structure, and the global distribution of earthquakes, faulting mechanisms, earthquake magnitude, earthquake prediction and seismic hazard. Emphasis is placed on the investigation of earth-quake behavior through case studies of historical earthquakes.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: Geol 211. Processes, products, and hazards of volcanic eruptions. Topics to include eruptive mechanisms, volcanic landforms and their relation to the composition and physical properties of magmas, emplacement mechanisms of pyroclastic flows and characteristics of their deposits, calderas, volcanic gases, effects of volcanic eruptions on climate and the atmosphere, volcanic hazards and their mitigation, and geothermal energy and mineral resources.
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1.00 Credits
Co-req: GEOL 309. Optional lab to accompany GEOL 309. Observation and interpretation of volcanic rocks and interpretation of volcanic eruption styles.
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5.00 Credits
Prereq: Geol 211, Math 114 or higher. Origin and evolution of topographic features by surface processes; analysis of glaciers, streams, wind, waves, ground water and other agents in development of landforms.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: GEOL 211; CHEM 121. Examines geologic materials (minerals, rocks, and soils) from the scale of atoms to tectonic plates. Lecture foci range from the esoteric (mineral symmetry) to the practical (economic minerals). Lab exercises emphasize the scientific skills of observation, identification, and classification in lab and in the field. Field trips required.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: Geol 211, Phys 121. Introduction to the engineering properties of rock and soil surficial materials and their significance regarding slope stability and natural foundations for buildings, bridges, dams and other engineering works.
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