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4.50 Credits
Prerequisites: high school algebra. Recommended preparation: high school chemistry and physics. Priority given to Columbia and Barnard earth science, environmental science, and environmental biology majors should enrollment limits be reinstated. Role of life in biogeochemical cycles, relationship of biodiversity and evolution to the physical Earth, vulnerability of ecosystems to environmental change; causes and effects of extinctions through geologic time (dinosaurs and mammoths) and today. Exploration of topics through laboratories, demonstrations, computer data analysis, modeling, and field trips. Science Requuirement: Partial Fulfillment. Lab Required.
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3.00 Credits
by Wallace S. Broecker. This course will focus on the geochemical processes that built Earth from solar material, led to its differentiation into continents and ocean, and have maintained its surface at a comfortable temperature. Students will participate in a hands-on geochemistry project at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Any 1000-level or 2000-level EESC course; MATH V1101 (Calculus I) and PHYS V1201 (General Physics I) or their equivalents. Concurrent enrollment in PHYS V12101 is acceptable with permission of the instructor. Properties and processes affecting the evolution and behavior of the solid Earth. This course will focus on the geophysical processes that build mountains and ocean basins, drive plate tectonics, and otherwise lead to a dynamic planet. Topics include heat flow and mantle circulation, earthquakes and seismic waves, gravity, Earth's magnetic field, and flow of glaciers and ice sheets.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an introduction to natural science approaches essential to understanding central issues of sustainable development. Topics may include: climate, ecology/agriculture/biodiversity, energy, natural disasters, population dynamics, public health and water resources. Treatment includes background, methods and applications from selected settings throughout the world. Taught by specialists in a number of fields.
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2.00 Credits
This course may be repeated for up to 9 points of credit if taken in different areas. Fee: to be determined. Field study in various geologic settings. Plans for the course are announced at the beginning of each term. Discussion Section Required.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: high school science and math A review of the history and environmental consequences of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of mass destruction (WMD); of how these weapons work, what they cost, how they have spread, how they might be used, how they are currently controlled by international treaties and domestic legislation, and what issues of policy and technology arise in current debates on WMD. What aspects of the manufacture of WMD are easily addressed, and what aspects are technically challenging? It may be expected that current events/headlines will be discussed in class. Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BC 3800 or BC 3801 and a good grounding in basic sciences. Enrollment limited. This is a required course for graduating senior majors. Each student is responsible for oral research presentations and an extended written report on a related subject of his or her choice. Offered jointly with Barnard College.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: one term of college-level calculus, physics, and chemistry. A concentrated introduction to the solid Earth, its interior and near-surface geology. Intended for students with good backgrounds in the physical sciences but none in geology. Laboratory and field trips. Lab Required.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: advanced calculus and general physics, or the instructor's permission. Basic physical processes controlling atmospheric structure: thermodynamics; radiation physics and radiative transfer; principles of atmospheric dynamics; cloud processes; applications to Earth's atmospheric general circulation, climatic variations, and the atmospheres of the other planets.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Calculus I and Physics I & II are required for Undergraduates who wish to take this course. Enrollment limited to 24 students. General introduction to fundamentals of remote sensing and image analysis. Example applications in the Earth and environmental sciences are explored through the analysis of remote sensing imagery in a state-of-the-art visualization laboratory. Lab Required.
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