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Academic Year 2002/2003

History of the Earth
E&ES 103 FA

This course is a survey of the geological development of the earth and its connection to the origin and evolution of organisms. Topics include the formation of the earth, the origin of life during the Precambrian, plate tectonic movements throughout earth history, invertebrate and vertebrate extinctions and adaptive radiations, and the relationship between the evolution of the physical earth and its environments and the evolution of the biosphere.

MAJOR READINGS

to be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three exams, one paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students must attend two informal lab sessions to be scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday afternoons during the semester and one Saturday field trip. 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

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM E&ES    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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