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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2008
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ESCI 464 001 (CRN: 12580)
GLOBAL TECTONICS
Long Title: GLOBAL TECTONICS
Department: *Earth Science*
Instructor: Gordon, Richard G.
Meeting: 2:00PM - 3:00PM MWF (25-AUG-2008 - 5-DEC-2008)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 9
Enrollment data as of: 16-MAY-2024 11:00PM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Description: Geometrical aspects of plate tectonics, the 3 traditional types of plate boundaries, instantaneous plate motions, earthquakes and faulting, space geodesy, geomagnetic reversals, paleomagnetic poles, hotspots, "absolute" plate motion, true polar wander, driving forces, diffuse plate boundaries, plate nonrigidity, and rheology of the lithosphere.