Departmental permission required prior to registration. Students will complete an independent research project under supervision of a faculty member, and present results in a senior thesis and a public presentation. Lectures and 2-3 week field excursion to study regional geology, structure and lithogenesis of geologically complex terrain. Mapping and outcrop description techniques are emphasized. Destination of trip varies.
Trip requires camping and vigorous physical activity.
Application of statistical methods to geological problems. Emphasis on sampling plans, nature of geologic distributions, and application of analyses of variance to solving geological problems. Each topic is a course in directed study under supervision of a faculty member. All areas of geology included. May substitute for 2010 for geology majors.