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300: Volcanology
(3 Lec) GG 301: Mineralogy (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Continuation of crystallography, crystal chemistry, phase equilibria, and crystal structures for GG 201. Also covers mineral optics and identification. Emphasis on hands-on use of modern equipment (e.g. XRD) and techniques useful in many subfields of geosciences. Pre: GG 200, and CHEM 162 and CHEM 162L, or CHEM 171 and CHEM 171L. GG 302: Igneous & Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Survey of composition, classification, and occurrence of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Hand-specimen identification and optical petrography of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Pre: GG 301, or consent. . GG 303: Structural Geology (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Geometry, kinematics, and mechanics of geologic structures; introduction to geologic maps and cross sections. Pre: GG 200, MATH 241, and PHYS 151 or 170, or consent. GG 304: Physics of Earth and Planets (4) (3 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Survey of terrestrial geophysics: formation, orbits, shapes of planets. Gravity, tides, isotasy. Earthquakes, seismology, Earth’s interior. Geomagnetism. Plate tectonics Pre: GG 303, and PHYS 152L or 272L and MATH 241, or consent. GG 305: Geological Field Methods (3) Methods used in geological investigations in the field. Eight hours on Saturday in the field. Pre: GG 301, 303, and 308; recommended GG302 and 309 GG 308: Earth History (3) Physical, chemical, and biological evolution of Earth from its formation to modern times. Fossils applied to dating, stratigraphic correlation, and paleoenvironmental interpretation. Pre: 200 or consent. GG 309: Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (4) (3 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Principles of sedimentology, sedimentary petrology, geochemistry and stratigraphy. Description and discussion of modern and past processes and environments that form sedimentary rocks, properties of sedimentary rocks and interpretation of these properties and stratigraphic relationships in terms of Earth history. Pre: GG 301 and 308, or consent. i GG 312: Geomathematics (3) (3 Lec) Mathematical methods of geologic and geophysical science. Emphasis on application to earth-science problems using linear algebra, vector calculus, partial differential equations, and numerical solutions. Pre: MATH 241 or consent. . GG 313: Geological Data Analysis I (3) (3 Lec) Exploratory data analysis, probability theory and statistics, curve interpolation and approximation, simple and multiple regression, multivariate analysis, and analysis of directional data. Pre: MATH 241 (or concurrent) or consent . GG 325: Fundamentals of Geochemistry (3) (3 Lec) Lecture course on theory and applications of geochemistry and environmental chemistry to Earth and ocean sciences. Topics: Chemistry of Hydrosphere-Geosphere-Biosphere system, origin/differentiation of Earth/Solar System. Pre: GG 200, MATH 241, CHEM 162 (or concurrent) or consent. GG 399: Directed Reading (V) Individual reading in geology and geophysics. Pre: consent. |
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