Lab exercises focus on experimental ecology and the basic techniques used to describe and measure environmental quality. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week. Fulfills the general education life science requirement. A general introduction to the earth's internal and external physical, dynamic systems. Topics include occurrence and formation of minerals and rocks, processes that shape the earth's surface, and the internal structure and dynamics that lead to plate tectonics and crustal deformation.
Special emphasis is placed on the environmental aspects of humans' interaction with the earth.
Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week. May be used to fulfill the general education earth science lab requirement with permission from the instructor. An introduction to the concepts of historical geology in the context of Indiana. Topics include rocks, fossils, structure, landforms, and economic resources of the state. Includes required field trips to several regions of Indiana for field observation and collection of mineral, rock, and fossil specimens.