EAS 1700

EAS 1700

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

Covers Earth systems and their evolution; Earth history's astronomical context; plate tectonics, continental drift, and their implications for climate and life; coevolution of life and the atmosphere; precedents for ongoing global change; and dinosaurs, mass extinctions, and human ancestry. Includes exercises on reconstructing geological history and mapping ancient geography.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10996 EAS 1700   LEC 001