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3.00 Credits
(3 Units) Examines the scientific method and applies it to the study of natural disasters, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, soil erosion and pollution, stream pollution and flooding, landslides, solid waste disposal, atmospheric geohazards, and severe weather geohazards. Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Scientific/Mathematical Inquiry) Prerequisites: Completion of all G.E. or Liberal Studies requirements in area B. (Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours)
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3.00 Credits
(3 Units) Optical properties of minerals; identification of selected minerals by optical methods; theory and use of polarizing microscope for determining optical properties of minerals. Prerequisites: GEOL 2100 and GEOL 2102. (Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours)
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4.00 Credits
(4 Units) Course addresses the movement of water through the ground, the relationship between geology and groundwater flow, the chemistry of groundwater, and the development of groundwater as a resource. Prerequisites: Prerequisites or corequisites: GEOL 2100 and 2200, or consent of instructor. (Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory or field trips, 3 hours) (Spring of odd-numbered years)
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3.00 Credits
(3 Units) A study of the linkages between geology, hydrogeology, and soil sciences; emphasis on soil genesis, including weathering and alteration of organic compounds, soil texture, soil structure, soil profile, soil classification, soil testing, and soil conservation. Prerequisites: GEOL 2100 and GEOL 2102 or consent of instructor. (Lecture, 3 hours)
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2.00 Credits
(2 Units) Provides students with directed field experiences, involving long weekends or winter semester travel to study geologically significant areas in California, the United States, or abroad. Course may be repeated to different destinations. (Formerly California Field Excursions) Prerequisites: Recommended but not required GEOL 2000, GEOL 2100, or GEOL 2200. (Lecture, 1 hour; activity, 2 hours)
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4.00 Credits
(4 Units) The origin, description, and interpretation of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Lecture focuses on concepts, processes, theory, and research concerning the genesis of igneous and metamorphic rocks; laboratory focus is on identification, classification, and interpretation. Course entails use of optical microscope to study rocks. Field trips. (Formerly GEOL 3700) Prerequisites: GEOL 2100 and GEOL 2102; GEOL 3250. (Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours)
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4.00 Credits
(4 Units) Geophysical exploration techniques: seismic wave propagation; seismic recording instruments; seismic reflection and refraction methods; gravity surveys; magnetic surveys; and geological interpretation of geophysical data. Prerequisites: Pre or corequisites: PHYS 2110, MATH 1070, and MATH 1080, or consent of instructor. (Lecture, 4 hours) (Fall of odd-numbered years)
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4.00 Credits
(4 Units) Structural geology deals with the ways that rocks respond to deforming forces. The ultimate aim of structural geology is to establish the history of displacements, strains, stresses, strain rates, temperatures, and pressures that the crust and upper mantle have experienced. Prerequisites: GEOL 2100 and GEOL 2102. (Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours) (Fall, alternate years)
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4.00 Credits
(4 Units) Modern depositional environments are investigated to interpret sedimentary rock deposits (facies model approach). Labs on sedimentary rock identification, description, and analysis. Field exercises on modern and ancient depositional environments. Field trips are required. (Formerly Sedimentary Rocks) Prerequisites: GEOL 2100, 2102, 2200, and 2202. (Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours) (Fall of even-numbered years)
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4.00 Credits
(4 Units) Paleontology, the study of fossils, includes fossil preservation, identification, paleoecology, and evolution. Stratigraphy, the distribution of sedimentary rocks in time and space, includes stratigraphy based on rocks, fossils, chemical, and geophysical properties. Lab and field exercises. (Formerly Stratigraphy) Prerequisites: GEOL 4380 and GEOL 4382. (Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours, including required field trips)
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