ESS 213: Physical Processes of the Earth (5) NW
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Quick Info
Instructors: Roger Buick
Offered: Autumn Quarter
Credits: 5 Credits
Format: 1 hour lecture MWF, (2) 2 hour labs TTh or MW.
Course Fee: $26 for labs
Prerequisites: ESS 211
Sample Syllabus: ESS 213 Spr 08 Syllabi
Learning Goals
By the end of the class students will be able to:
- Introduction to palentology, stratigraphy, and radiometric dating
- Explain and understand how surface processes change and influence erosion and weathering
- Understand climate changes and man as a geological agent
- Understand thephysica, chemical, biological, and plate tectonic evolution of the earth's crust, seawater, and atmosphere
Other Info
Two one-day field excursions.