Spring Course counts as General Education Requirement Part of Physical Science major program Elective 1. This course offers a fundamental view of the geological history of the earth, including its origin, physical development, and evolution of life as revealed in the fossil record. Interrelationships between physical and biological events are stressed.
Emphasis is placed on the principles and methods used by geologists to unravel earth history.
The geologic history of the Mariana Arc and the western Pacific, associated with field trips on Guam, is included. The lab, NS 112L MUST be taken concurrently. 112L is the laboratory portion of NS 112 and MUST be taken concurrently. The lab includes analysis of sedimentary environments, fossil identification, interpretation of field sites, and geologic map interpretation. The course consists of two major divisions.