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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2024
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EEPS 106 001 (CRN: 16171)
INVESTIGATING EARTH'S SURFACE
Long Title: INVESTIGATING EARTH'S SURFACE
Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci
Instructor: Diedesch, Tim
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (26-AUG-2024 - 6-DEC-2024)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
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):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 22-JUN-2024 5:30AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: Students will learn the fundamental processes that shape the Earth’s surface and explore the relative time scales and magnitudes on which these processes operate through hands-on experiences. This will include field investigations on campus and around the Houston-Galveston area (with specific emphasis on bayou/riparian, coastal, and urban systems) as well as case studies from the US National Parks that exemplify these various landforms and processes. To provide the foundational knowledge for these investigations, students will spend some class time learning about Earth’s major systems (geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere), but this course will focus primarily on Earth’s geosphere and its geomorphology.