This course may be repeated for credit with different topics. Course is designed for science and science education majors. Laboratory includes hand specimen and analytical methods of identification. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab. A study of the genesis, classification, and identification of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Laboratory includes hand specimen and optical methods of identification.
Two hours of lecture and two hours of lab. A region by region and through geologic time study of North America using National Parks and Monuments as case study examples. Topics include physiography and geomorphology, geologic processes and materials, natural resources, structural, tectonic and erosional history. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab. The application of geology to the interaction between man and the environment.