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Fall 2015
Apr 26, 2024 |
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| GEOL 232 - Historical Geology: The Evolution of Earth and Life Through Deep Time (Gen. Ed. Domain II-B, Lab) |
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An examination of how Earth and life have evolved over the 4,500 million years of Earth’s history. Topics include the formation of Earth and the Moon and the boundary conditions that this formation places on Earth’s subsequent history. Students learn first-hand how geologists measure absolute time in rocks and how stratigraphic principles allow the calibration of relative time. With these tools in hand, students examine the intertwined evolution of Earth’s life and geology and how the two have combined to produce habitable climates in surprisingly many places. Students use the fossil record and genetic data to study the macro-evolutionary processes that have led to the diversity of life on the planet with considerable focus on the evolution of Homo sapiens. The course concludes with a peek into the future and the “predictive history” of the next geological period, the Anthropocene. Laboratory (3 hours).
Prerequisites: GEOL 231 Physical Geology, and either MATH 095 General Mathematics or a satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture/Lab, Lecture, Lab, Independent/Directed Study Physics & Earth Sciences Department Course Attributes: Goal CCC - Computer Skills, Goal CCC - Speaking Skills, Goal CCC - Writing Skills, Undergraduate Level Course, G2_Goal 6: Physical Science, G2_Laboratory Requirement, G3_Goal 6: Physical Science, G3_Laboratory Requirement Restrictions: May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes: DGCE Student Prerequisites: GEOL 232 PREREQ General Requirements: ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: GEOL 231 May not be taken concurrently. and PTMA 2 to 9 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: MATH 095 May not be taken concurrently. ) |
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