Courses Currently Teaching
- GEOL 105 - General Geology
Principles and concepts of physical and historical geology and their
importance and application in interpreting earth processes and events.
Laboratory includes identification of earth materials and use and
application of topographic and geologic maps.
- GEOL 414/614 - Quaternary Geology and
Geochronology
Survey of the stratigraphy and chronology of marine and terrestrial
records and theories of climatic change. Studies of the stratigraphy of
significant Quaternary successions throughout the world and their
correlation and absolute dating. PREREQ: GEOL 107
- GEOL 446/646 - General Geochemistry
Chemical
principles applied to geologic processes and environments.
Thermochemistry of mineral equilbria; mineral stabilities at high
temperature and pressure. Radioisotopes and methods of geochronology. The
geochemical history of the earth. PREREQ: GEOL 107 and CHEM 103
- GEOL 814 - Geochemical Stratigraphy
Studies
in correlation and age assignment using chemical, elemental and isotopic
analysis of sediments, rocks and fossils.
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