Course Schedule and Catalog

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: EARTH'S INTERIOR ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 3 ***** Earth's Interior (3 lecture hours, 1-3 hour lab): Formation of the solar system and the Earth, Earth differentiation and geochronology. Structural seismology and the composition of the Earth's interior. Density, the Earth's gravity field shape, and the geoid. Heat flow and Earth energetics. The core and the Earth's magnetic field. The mantle convection system giving rise to plate tectonics. The short-lived oceanic crust and the long lived continental crust. ***** PREREQUISITE: MATH 101, MATH 102, PHYS 101 or 111, and PHYS 102 or 112