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Crosslistings: SISP 256 |
The course treats the history of the sciences of the earth and environment from classical times to the plate tectonics and geospace physics of the late 20th century. Topics include early cosmogonies and cosmologies; the nature of hierarchically ordered space; the role of change played by heat, water and time; the Great Scale of Being; teleology in nature; the introduction and use of mathematics and the physical sciences in geology and biology; international cooperation in the geosciences; the discovery of the unknown (new worlds, polar regions, space); human response to boundary limits; environmental bonanzas and tragedies; big science.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-19-2002
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