Course Detail
Units:
4.0
Course Components:
Laboratory
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: GG 1110 and 3080 and MATH 1210.
Requirement Designation:
Quantitative Intensive BS
Description
Texture, mineralogy, chemistry, classification, origin, and evolution of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Laboratories consist of hand-specimen identification of rocks, problem-solving, and interpretation of petrogenetic sites. The hydrologic cycle, water budget, water resources on the earth, and principles of fluid flow. Two lectures, two labs weekly.