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4.00 Credits
Three lectures and three hours of laboratory. Arrangement for field study during the semester. Prerequisites: Geological Sciences 100 and 101. Evolutionary history of earth as traced through rock and fossil records. Stratigraphic and depositional concepts. (Formerly numbered Geological Sciences 105.)
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4.00 Credits
Two lectures and six hours of laboratory. Prerequisites: Credit or concurrent registration in Geological Sciences 200; Oceanography 100 or Geological Sciences 100 and 101 or Geological Sciences 101 and 104; high school chemistry and trigonometry, or credit or concurrent registration in college chemistry and trigonometry. Practice in determination of common minerals; their geologic environment, utilization, and economic significance. Introduction to optical techniques in mineral identification.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor's degree.
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3.00 Credits
Two lectures and three hours of laboratory. Theory and practice of computer-based quantitative analysis in geological sciences to include spreadsheets and statistics, simple programming, vector graphics, visualization and image-processing, and an introduction to Geographic Informations Systems.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Geological Sciences 100 or completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations II.A., Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning. Geology of a group of national parks and monuments, selected for their geological significance, scenic beauty, and visitor popularity. Not acceptable for a major in geological sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations II.A., Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning. Traditional and recently discovered aspects of history of life on earth. Topics from the origin of life to extinctions. Not acceptable for a major in geological sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Geological Sciences 100 or completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations II.A., Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning. Geologic processes that have dramatically affected the human race: earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and floods. Not acceptable for a major in geological sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations II.A., Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning. Recommended: Geological Sciences 100. Structure, evolution, and surface features of planets from a geological point of view. Insights gained into origin and evolution of planetary bodies provide greater understanding of how planet earth operates and why it is unique. Not acceptable for a major in geological sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Geological Sciences 100 or Geography 101 and completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations II.A., Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning. Movement of fresh water on earth. Hydrologic cycling of water from precipitation, runoff, infiltration, stream and groundwater flow to the ocean. Problems caused by over-use of water resources, urbanization, and water pollution examined with case studies. Not acceptable for a major in geological sciences, emphasis in hydrogeology.
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5.00 Credits
Two lectures and three hours of laboratory and six weekends in the field. Prerequisites: Geological Sciences 300, 324; algebra, trigonometry and at least high school physics. Highly recommended: First semester college physics. Integrates structural and introductory field geology. Principles, causes, and mechanisms of rock deformation combined with field study. Graphical, computer, and analytical techniques for working with folds and faults are applied in the field. Field observations are presented in geologic maps, cross sections, and reports.
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