Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory-discussion. The corresponding recitation course is required concurrently for students repeating CHEM 1506 or 1506. Origin and evolution of the continent of North America with a focus on the geologic evidences and physical changes through geologic time within the context of plate tectonics theory. The laboratory component will emphasize geologic interpretation from a variety of geologic map types and rocks materials. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week.
Field trips are an integral part of the course.
GEOL 1504 or 1505. GEOL 1514, Life of the Geologic Past. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory a week. 3 SH 990165 GEOL 1505, Physical Geology. A study of the various physical and chemical processes acting on and within the earth, and their products.