Some labs are based on classical analyses from the literature, while others are based on observations, acquired using the Internet, of current geophysical events. The course will include extensive computer use and the completion of a major individual project on a topic selected by the student. We examine these records and their impact on past and present society. We explore the concept of social memory, used to understand how past communities use information about climate change and past responses in long-term adaptive strategies. 3.00 Spring 01 Middle school teachers will investigate Earth's origin, and the changes in geography, oceans, atmosphere, and life through time.
Field trips focus on local resources.
This seminar will cover selected topics and techniques of modern igneous petrology and geochemistry. If you have any interes in this field you are welcome to participate. 3.00 Spring 01 Focus on principles of petroleum geochemistry and their integration into the multi-disciplinary processes of petroleum exploration and exploitation. We will read and discuss important papers bearing on the processes, which form these two major classes of continental margins. We will also look at modern observations of their structures and materials.