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E&ES152

Earth Resources
E&ES152 SP

Next Offered in 9798 SP

Earth Resources introduces students to the occurrences, origins, and usages of the Earth's principal mineral resources and discusses the political and socio-economic consequences of resource discovery, resource depletion and the environmental impact of extraction processes. The "industrial" revolution/evolution of Europe from Stone age to Oil age will be used to provide examples of the role mineral (and energy) resources played in the birth, development, and decline of cultural groups and nations.

MAJOR READINGS

Text: Resources of the Earth, Craig, et al.
Readings: MINERAL ENERGY RESOURCES, Brookins
MINERAL RESOURCES, Wolfe
EARTH RESOURCES, Skinner
OUR MODERN STONE AGE, Bates/Jackson
THE BIRTH OF EUROPE, BBC Video series

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two tests.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: NSM E&ES

Prerequisites: E&ES101

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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