Enrollment in GEOS 101 Introduces students to the techniques geologists use to study the earth and reconstruct its past. Labs cover minerals, rocks, map interpretation, fossil identification. Includes field trips during the scheduled lab period. Examines the composition and character of these components and their interaction with other major components of the earth system. Enrollment in GEOS 103 Introduces students to the techniques oceanographers and meteorologists use to study the earth s oceans and atmospheres and reconstruct their evolution.
Labs cover seawater processes, oceanic circulation, marine life, atmospheric structure, and weather.
Enrollment in GEOS 105 Introduces students to the techniques astronomers use to study the celestial sphere. Constellations, seasons, motions of Sun, Moon, planets, and stars, characteristics of stars and galaxies. Includes two observations which will be held at night. Focuses on fundamentals of the earth s physical processes and history and on the ocean s dynamics, chemistry, and tectonics. Focuses on atmospheric processes and climate change and on the earth s place in the solar system and universe.