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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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EEPS 665 001 (CRN: 14739)
ROCK DEFORMATION AND RHEOLOGY
Long Title: ROCK DEFORMATION AND RHEOLOGY
Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci
Instructor: French, Melodie
Meeting: 1:00PM - 1:50PM MWF (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 10
Section Enrolled: 2
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 19
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 6
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 12:28PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Advanced course in the foundations of fluid mechanics and its application to Earth science. Aspects of continuum mechanics, heat and mass transfer, and the rheologic behavior of materials will be covered in developing the fundamental laws that describe fluid motion. Applications include atmospheric dynamics, mantle and lithospheric dynamics, and hydrogeology. Cross-list: EEPS 465.