EOSC 210 Earth Science for Engineers

Focuses on the interaction between society and the geologic environment. Locating, assessing and developing natural resources; understanding and preparing for natural hazards; design of structures and waste disposal sites. For Applied Science and Forestry students only.

EOSC 211 Computer Methods in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Mathematical computer-based problem solving in the physical, chemical, and biological sciences. Problems drawn from studies of the earth, the oceans and the atmosphere.

EOSC 212 Topics in Earth & Planetary Sciences

Cutting edge problems in earth, ocean, atmospheric and planetary sciences. Topics will be introduced through discussions of the current literature.

EOSC 217 The Science and Practice of Sustainability

Two week interdisciplinary field school. Earth system science, ecoliteracy, ecofootprinting, sustainability indicators, geological/climatological rates compared to human timescales.

EOSC 220 Introductory Mineralogy

Introduction to crystallography, physical and chemical properties of minerals. Recognition and identification of common minerals.

EOSC 221 Introductory Petrology

Optical mineralogy and the classification and genesis of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.

EOSC 222 Geological Time

Measuring geological time and understanding Earth history using stratigraphic principles, paleontology and radioactive decay. Not for credit with EOSC 326.

EOSC 223 Introduction to Field Techniques

Introduction to the techniques of geological mapping and the interpretation of field data. Includes three one-day field trips on weekends plus a seven-day field school after Spring examinations. A fee is to be paid by January 31.

EOSC 250 Fields and Fluxes

Application of classical theory of scalar and vector fields to geophysical sciences. Conductive, convective and radiative energy flux, gravitation, electrostatics, and magnetostatics, Gauss' and Stokes' theorems.

EOSC 252 Introduction to Experimental Geophysics

Physical properties of geological materials determined from laboratory measurements and application to geophysical field surveys.

EOSC 256 Earthquakes

Characteristics, types, plate tectonics, faults, earth stresses and strains, seismic waves, magnitude scales, instrumentation, hazard mapping, prediction, and forecasting.

EOSC 270 Marine Biodiversity

Introduction to diversity of marine habitats and ecosystems; hydrothermal vent, intertidal, coral reef, estuarine, deep sea, and polar ecosystems; impacts of ecosystem change; evolution of ocean plankton; invasive species; climate change; pollution.