Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2004
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ESCI 324 001 (CRN: 22079)
EARTH'S INTERIOR
Long Title:
Department: *Earth Science*
Instructors:
Meetings:
11:00AM - 11:50AM MWF (12-JAN-2004 - 8-MAY-2004)
1:00PM - 4:00PM T (12-JAN-2004 - 8-MAY-2004)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 4
Course Syllabus:
Prerequisites: MATH 101 AND MATH 102 AND PHYS 101 OR PHYS 111 AND PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112
Section Max Enrollment: 500
Section Enrolled: 7
Enrollment data as of: 15-JUN-2024 8:40PM
Description: EARTH'S INTERIOR
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DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 3
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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.
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PREREQUISITE: MATH 101, MATH 102, PHYS 101 or 111, and PHYS 102 or 112