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Fall '99Section seat counts current as of: Sep 22 09:30GEOL Geology( Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) GEOL100 Physical Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOL 100 or GEOL 103 or GEOL 105 or GEOL 107. A general survey of the rocks and minerals composing the earth, its surface features and the agents that form them, and the dynamic forces of plate tectonics. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course only when taken concurrently with GEOL 110. USP Distributive Studies Area B Non-Lab Science and Mathematics Course. If taken with GEOL 110, course can be counted as USPArea B Lab Science Course. GEOL100+ Physical Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOL 100 or GEOL 103 or GEOL 105 or GEOL 107. GEOL104 Dinosaurs: A Natural History; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. Dinosaurs, their evolution and extinction in the context of changing environments. Students will examine the geologic record and the tools used by geologists to determine geologic ages and sequences, dinosaur biology and classification, dinosaur social structure, and their role in the ecosystem. Mechanisms of global change ranging from plate tectonics to asteroid impact will be discussed. GEOL110 Physical Geology Laboratory; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Pre- or corequisite: GEOL 100 or GEOL 120. The basic materials and tools of physical geology stressing familiarization with rocks and minerals and the use of maps in geologic interpretations. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course only when taken concurrently with GEOL 100. GEOL110+ Physical Geology Laboratory; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Pre- or corequisite: GEOL 100 or GEOL 120. GEOL120 Environmental Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. USP Distributive Studies Area B: Natural Sciences and Mathematics Course. A review of geologic factors underlying many environmental problems and the interactions between population and physical environment: geologic hazards, land-use planning, conservation, mineral resources, waste disposal, land reclamation and the geologic aspects of health and disease. The course is aimed at lower division students in education and liberal arts, and should be useful to any student concerned with geologic perspectives of environmental problems. GEOL120+ Environmental Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. USP Distributive Studies Area B: Natural Sciences and Mathematics Course. Restricted to students in a First Year Focus Cluster. GEOL322 Mineralogy; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: GEOL 110 and CHEM 103. Basic mineralogy for geology majors. The principles of morphologic crystallography, crystal chemistry, and determinative mineralogy. GEOL341 Structural Geology; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: GEOL 102 or permission of department. Deformation of the earth's crust; stress and strain; mechanical behavior of rocks; origin and significance of structural features. Construction of geologic maps and cross sections; stereographic and orthographic representation of structures. GEOL386 (PermReq) Experiential Learning; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: permission of department. 56 semester hours.
GEOL393
Technical Writing for Geoscientists;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
GEOL393H Technical Writing for Geoscientists; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: completion of any two of the following and concurrent registration in the third: GEOL 341, GEOL 331, GEOL 322, and GEOL 451. For GEOL majors only. For honors students only. GEOL394 Research Problems in Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Capstone (CS) Course. Prerequisite: GEOL 393. Investigation of a specific laboratory, library or field problem. Written and oral presentation of the study. GEOL394H Research Problems in Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Capstone (CS) Course. Prerequisite: GEOL 393. For general honors students only. GEOL423 Optical Mineralogy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL 322. The optical behavior of crystals with emphasis on the theory and application of the petrographic microscope. GEOL437 Global Climate Change: Past and Present; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: CHEM 103, Math 115, GEOL 100 or GEOL 120 or GEOL 103. The goal of the course is to highlight the fact that global climate change is part of the Earth's past as well as of its present and future. Changes in climate that have ocurred in the geologic past can be viewed as the Earth's natural climate variability. These changes are different from, though could be linked with, historical and present anthropogenically-induced climate change. We will discuss the modern climate system, the factors capable of forcing climate change on various time scales, the geologic proxies of past climate change and what these proxies tell us. Finally, we will compare and contrast past climate change with what is understood (and not understood) about modern climate change. GEOL445 Principles of Geochemistry; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: CHEM 103; and GEOL 322. An introduction to the basic principles of geochemistry including geothermometry, geobarometry, geochronology and the genesis of natural inorganic materials. GEOL452 Watershed and Wetland Hydrology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: CHEM 103 and (GEOL 110 or GEOL 103 or GEOL 105 or GEOL 107) and (GEOL 322 or GEOL 340 or GEOL 341 or GEOL 342). 56 semester hours. Junior standing. Physical processes by which water moves in watershed and wetland systems. Topics include: precipitation, infiltration, flow in the unsaturated zone, streamflow generation processes, and groundwater flow. GEOL489H Special Topics: Recent Advances in Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GEOL499 (PermReq) Special Problems in Geology; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
GEOL614
Thermodynamics of Geological Processes;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/AUD.
GEOL622 Minerology of the Rock-Forming Silicates; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL 422 and CHEM 481 or equivalent. A systematic study of the structure, polymorphic relations, composition and phase transformations of the major rock forming silicates. GEOL650 Isotope and Trace Element Geochemistry; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL 443 or permission of department. Trace elements and isotopes in geology, including modern applications in geochronology and petrogenesis. GEOL652 Advanced Watershed and Wetland Hydrology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL 452 or permission of department. Physical and chemical processes in watershed and wetland systems: with an emphasis on redox reactions. GEOL798 (PermReq) Seminar in Geology; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
GEOL799
Master's Thesis Research;
(1-6 credits)
Grade Method: REG.
Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
GEOL899
Doctoral Dissertation Research;
(1-8 credits)
Grade Method: REG.
Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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