Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: EARTH'S INTERIOR

Department: *Earth Science*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisite(s): MATH 101 AND MATH 102 AND (PHYS 101 OR PHYS 111) AND (PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112)

Description: Formation of Earth and solar system, Earth differentiation and geochronology. Structural seismology and the composition of Earth's interior. Density, Earth's gravity, and the geoid. Heat flow and Earth energetics. Earth's core and magnetic field. Mantle convection and plate tectonics. Oceanic and continental crust.