300 Level (Core & Elective Courses for Majors & Minors)
300 Level (Core & Elective Courses for Majors & Minors)
01:460:394 Geologic Context
- Credits: 3
- Instructor(s): Prof. Feibel
- Prerequisites: 01460:300
- Note: Credit not given for both this course and 01:070:394. For Geological Sciences and Anthropology majors & minors only.
Field and laboratory studies of Geological context in Archaelogical sites. Data Collection and sampling, sediment analysis, and reporting. Interpretation of depositional and postdepositional features
01:460:306 Introduction to Geophysics
- Credits: 3
- Instructor(s): Prof. Levin and Mountain
- Prerequisites: 01:460:101 or (01:460:100 & 01:460:103); 01:750:203 (General Physics 1) or equivalent
Principles of subsurface exploration using seismic waves, gravity and magnetic fields, electric currents and electro-magnetic waves. Applications to problems on scales from global to local. Lec. 2.5 hrs., lab 2.5 hrs.
01:460:305 Evolution and Geologic Time
- Credits: 3
- Instructor(s): Prof. Aubry
- Prerequisites: 01:460:101 or 01:460:100
Introduction to the concept of deep time and overview of major events in the evolution of life on earth. Evolutionary patterns and processes through the last 600 million years.
01:460:304 Introduction to Geochemistry
- Credits: 4
- Instructor(s): Prof. Mortlock
- Prerequisites: 01:460:101 or (01:460:100 & 01:460:103); 01:160:161 (General Chemistry 1)
Low and high temperature geochemistry, element distribution, geochemical structure of the Earth, Laboratory exercises include sample materials, preparation techniques, mass spectrometry, data collection, reduction and interpretation. Lec. 3 hrs., lab 3 hrs.
01:460:303 Paleontology
- Credits: 4
- Instructor(s): Prof. Aubry
- Prerequisites: 01:460:101 or (01:460:100 & 01:460:103)
Principles of paleobiology and phylogenetic systematics. Phylogenetic and mathematical analyses of the Earth's fossil record. Laboratory study of invertebrate fossils. Lec. 3 hrs., lab. 3 hrs. Field trips.
