Courses of Study 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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DSOC—Development Sociology |
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DSOC 6210 - Foundations of Environmental Sociology
(SBA)
Spring. 3 credits.
C. Geisler.
Foundations of environmental sociology provide graduate students with a broad survey of the literature in this disciplinary specialty area. Students review the history of thought in environmental sociology as well as key literature in the various substantive foci of this specialty. The principle objective of this course is to provide graduate students specializing in environmental sociology with a firm grasp of the content, controversies, and trends in the area. Sessions are conducted in a seminar style, and discussions are focused on close review of assigned readings.
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DSOC 6270 - Agrarian Social Mobilization: From Resistance to Revolution
(CA) (SBA)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Enrollment limited to: Graduate students only or permission of instructor.
W. Wolford.
Where would we be today without dead kings, student sit-ins, and public rallies? From foot-dragging to revolution, people have protested the mainstream, the status quo, injustice, and deprivation – and dramatically shaped the history of the modern world. In this class, we will focus on agrarian mobilization and study histories of resistance from cheating the authorities to organized land occupations and collective calls for revolution. We will build an analytical, theoretical and methodological toolkit with the different approaches to studying mobilization, keeping in mind the genealogy of the endeavor as a whole. We will pay particular attention to how social constructions of space, place, and scale shape the nature and study of resistance, mobilization, organization and revolution.
Outcome 1: By course end, students will be able to: outline, interpret and analyze the main theories used to explain social mobilization; describe key historical episodes or spaces of agrarian mobilization; critically evaluate approximately 25 scholarly accounts of agrarian mobilization, assessing the accounts for argument, evidence and theoretical contribution; outline, interpret and analyze the main tactics and strategies utilized historically by agrarian actors engaged in mobilization of some sort; and, finally, incorporate different kinds of data into a critical analysis of one particular episode or actor involved in mobilization for their term paper.
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DSOC 6300 - [Human Migration: Internal and International]
Fall. 3 credits.
Not offered 2012-2013. Co-meets with DSOC 4300 .
Staff.
For description, see DSOC 4300 .
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DSOC 6350 - Indigenous Peoples and Globalization (crosslisted)
also AIS 6350 , LATA 6350 .
3 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
Permission of instructor required. Graduate students only.
A. Gonzales.
Explores ways in which processes of globalization affect indigenous peoples worldwide and the strategies indigenous peoples are using to deal with those pressures. At issue are the lands, resources, traditional knowledge, and indigenous struggles for recognition and self determination.
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DSOC 6380 - [Population and Development]
Spring. 3 credits.
Next offered 2012-2013. Co-meets with DSOC 4380 .
Staff.
For description, see DSOC 4380 .
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DSOC 6720 - Demography Proseminar (crosslisted)
(also PAM 6720 )
Fall. 3 credits.
D. Brown.
One of the core courses required of graduate students enrolled in the newly approved minor field of demography. The course generally is taken by second-year students after they have completed one graduate-level course in demographic methods and one substantive demography course. The course’s objective is to introduce graduate students to demography’s substantive and methodological breadth from various disciplinary perspectives. The course is team taught by affiliated faculty of the Cornell Population Program. David L. Brown is the course coordinator and organizer.
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DSOC 6940 - Special Topics in Development Sociology
Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable. S–U or letter grade.
Graduate standing.
Staff.
The department teaches “trial” courses under this number. Offerings vary by semester and are advertised by the department before the semester starts. Courses offered under the number will be approved by the department curriculum committee, and the same course is not offered more than twice under this number.
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DSOC 7001 - [Historical Sociology of Modernity]
(KCM) (HA)
Fall. 3 credits.
Graduate students only.
F. Makki.
The notion of modernity as a postulated relationship between social change and institutional form, and as a conceptual schema for making sense of large-scale social transformations, supplies the deep structure for much present-day social theory. Conceived as a uniquely European phenomenon that spread to the rest of the world through the impact of colonial empires and the world market, it also provides the normative framework for contemporary theories of development. This conception of modernity, and the meta-theory that legitimates it, has increasingly been the subject of heated controversy. This course explores the distinct debates that animate this field of historical sociology, alternating between substantive historical studies and critical analysis of how these studies are shaped by the adoption of particular epistemologies.
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DSOC 7190 - Advanced Regression and Spatial Statistics
(SBA) (KCM)
Spring. 4 credits.
J. Francis.
This course will cover two topics, logistic regression and spatial linear regression. The course opens with a brief review of multiple regression theory and procedures. Then a little more than half the semester is devoted to logistic regression modeling. Spatial linear regression will be covered in five weeks of the semester. As both of these techniques are based on maximum likelihood procedures, some time will be devoted to an overview of maximum likelihood procedures.
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DSOC 7300 - Sociology of Global Change
(SBA)
Spring. 3 credits.
P. McMichael.
Analyses of social change and development are increasingly sensitive to global context. They include the sociology of the world economy as a multilayered entity anchored in an evolving international division of labor and the system of nation states, and the sociology of transnational political, economic, and cultural processes (e.g., food regimes, commodity chains, diasporas and transnational identities, the new regionalism, and transnational social movements). The seminar examines the substantive and methodological questions generated by research on these global processes, including questions of relevant units of analysis, situating global process in local events and subjectivities and vice versa, and examining the ways in which national structures and cultures interact with global structures and cultures.
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DSOC 7500 - Food, Ecology, and Agrarian Change
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Graduate standing only.
P. McMichael.
This seminar is concerned with the sociology of agri-food systems and their ecological relations. Modernization narratives, in casting agriculture as an original baseline of human development, have (inadvertently or not) consigned agriculture, and food, to the margins of social thought and analysis. The current crisis of the global food economy has focused attention and public discourse on agriculture, and its increasingly evident ecological implications. Pressing ecological questions, in addition to the latest food crisis, are forcing a new look at the agri-food system and its social and environmental functions. This seminar is designed to introduce students to analytical approaches and contemporary issues and processes concerning food, ecology and agrarian change.
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DSOC 7600 - Economy, Ecology and Limits: A Graduate Seminar in Environmental Sociology (crosslisted)
(also NTRES 7600 )
Spring. 3 credits.
C. Geisler, S. Wolf.
Graduate seminar on advanced sociology-of-environment themes. We focus analysis on contemporary socioecological transitions and their implications, theoretical and applied. Topics and instructors vary by year. For spring 2012, we will lead a seminar on crisis and response applied to the ecological and institutional dimensions of sustainability. We will address coherence, pressures, states of emergency (crisis), collapse and/or restructuring as stages in a non-deterministic process of development/recovery. Our analysis will focus specific attention on levels of analysis and potential intervention ranging from local to global, and at the same time we will address the interplay of state, market and civil society in the construction of coherence, resilience and disorder. The seminar will be highly interactive and students will take responsibility for directing and leading analysis.
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DSOC 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research
Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable. S–U or letter grade.
Permission of instructor is required. DSOC graduate standing.
Graduate faculty.
Thesis research for Ph.D. students only before “A” exam has been passed.
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DSOC 7910 - Teaching Experience
Fall, spring. 1–3 credits, variable. S–U grades only.
DSOC graduate standing.
Graduate faculty.
Participation in the ongoing teaching program of the department.
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DSOC 8720 - Development Sociology
Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable. S–U or letter grade.
Permission of graduate field member concerned is required. Master’s and doctoral degree candidates.
Graduate faculty.
Limited to master’s and doctoral degree candidates with permission of the graduate field member concerned.
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DSOC 8900 - Master’s Level Thesis Research
Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable. S-U or letter grade option.
Permission of instructor is required. Enrollment limited to: DSOC graduate students.
Graduate faculty.
Thesis research for master’s students.
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DSOC 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research
Fall, spring. 1-9 credits, variable. S-U or letter grade option.
Permission of instructor is required. DSOC graduate standing.
Graduate faculty.
Thesis research for Ph.D. candidates after “A” exam has been passed.
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DUTCH—Dutch |
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DUTCH 1210 - [Elementary Dutch]
4 credits.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Next offered 2012 Offered through video conference with Yale University.
C. Hosea.
Intensive practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing basic Dutch in meaningful contexts. The course also offers insight into Dutch language, culture, and society.
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DUTCH 1220 - [Continuing Dutch]
4 credits.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Next offered 2012 Offered through video conference with Yale University.
C. Hosea.
Intensive practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing basic Dutch in meaningful contexts. The course also offers insight into Dutch language, culture, and society.
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DUTCH 2030 - Intermediate Dutch I
Satisfies Option 1.
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: DUTCH 1220 or permission of instructor/department. Offered in Dutch through video conference with Yale University.
C. Hosea.
In this course, the increased use of authentic texts will help students to expand their knowledge of Dutch culture and proficiency in the language. Participating in discussions, writing compositions, reading articles, watching Dutch television and contact with native speakers will result in improved control of Dutch grammatical structures and vocabulary. After completing this course, students will have a solid basis to understand Dutch in divers contexts and will be well on their way to become fluent in the language.
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DUTCH 2040 - Intermediate Dutch II
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: DUTCH 2030 or permission of instructor. Satisfies Option 1. Course taught through distance learning using video-conference technology from Yale University.
C. Hosea
This course will focus on several Dutch themes taking into account students’ interests and specializations. Authentic material such as newspapers, television material, literary texts, film and web-based sources will expand the knowledge of Dutch culture and increase proficiency in the language. We will focus on practicing the written and oral application of accurate, idiomatic Dutch.
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EAS—Earth & Atmospheric Sciences |
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EAS 1101 - Earth Science in the 21st Century
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
R. Allmendinger and C. Andronicos.
Provides a basic understanding of earth processes, emphasizing those critical to humans in the 21st century and beyond. Designed for non–science majors. Topics include energy, water resources, natural hazards (earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos, landslides, floods, delta subsidence), coastal processes, river systems, climate change, and mountain building among others. Current events relating to the earth are highlighted and difficult choices facing society discussed. The course develops an appreciation for the Earth, its history and how it works. (Students interested in a more formal introduction to Earth sciences with a lab should register for EAS 2200 instead.)
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EAS 1108 - Earth in the News
(PBS)
Summer. 3 credits.
R. Ross.
Provides an introduction to physical geology and earth systems science. Explores the scientific basis for informed decision-making regarding many timely environmental issues, including climate change; water pollution and use; geologic hazards such as floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes; evolution and the history of life; and fossil fuel distribution and use. A field trip is taken in the Ithaca area.
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EAS 1109 - Dinosaurs!
Fall. 1 credit.
J. Cisne.
Introductory survey course for anyone interested in dinosaurs. Lectures examine the fossil evidence and illustrate how various geological and biological disciplines contribute to understanding dinosaurs and their world.
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EAS 1150 - Severe Weather Phenomena
(PBS)
Summer. 3 credits.
M. Wysocki.
A description of the structure of the Earth’s atmosphere and forces that govern its motion is presented and then applied to understanding the aspects of severe weather, including snowstorms/lake effect snow, windstorms, tornadoes, thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, El Niño, floods, drought, and heat waves.
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EAS 1190 - Fossil Preparation
Fall. 1 credit.
W. Allmon and J. Cisne.
Hands-on experience in the preparation and curation of fossils in laboratories at the Paleontological Research Institution. Students provide own transportation to the Museum of the Earth via public transit or other means. Activities include preparation and study of vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant specimens; sorting of bulk material such as field collections and mastodon dung; and curation of prepared specimens.
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EAS 1220 - Earthquake! (crosslisted)
(also ENGRI 1220 ) (PBS)
Spring. 3 credits.
L. Brown.
Explores the science of natural hazards, their societal impacts, and means of mitigation. The focus is on earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunami, but hurricanes, severe weather, climate change, landslides, wildfires, and the threat of extinction from a future impact by an extraterrestrial body are also considered.
Outcome 1: Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.
Outcome 2: Be able to analyze and interpret raw (e.g. seismograms) and compiled (e.g. seismicity maps) datasets in the context of their role in hazard assessment.
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EAS 1310 - Basic Principles of Meteorology
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
M. Wysocki.
Simplified treatment of the structure of the atmosphere: heat balance of the Earth; general and secondary circulations; air masses, fronts, and cyclones; and hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and atmospheric condensation. The optional 1-credit laboratory for the course is offered as EAS 1330 .
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EAS 1330 - Basic Meteorology Lab
Fall. 1 credit. Letter grades only.
Corequisite: EAS 1310 .
M. Wysocki.
Required for atmospheric science majors but is optional for other students taking EAS 1310 .
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EAS 1340 - Introductory Weather Analysis and Forecasting
Spring. 1 credit. S–U grades only.
Prerequisites: EAS 1310 and EAS 1330 .
M. Wysocki and staff.
This course serves as an extension of the EAS 1330 first year major’s lab. It provides opportunity for formal weather briefings, explores specific atmospheric storms (synoptic and mesoscale, including the climatology of each storm type), through assigned readings, map analysis, and weather discussions.
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EAS 1400 - First-Year Writing Seminar: Writing in the Sciences: Environmental Perspectives
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Staff.
Freshman Writing Seminar in which students examine interactions between humans and the natural environment from individual, societal, and scientific perspectives. Readings include a brief historical survey of humanity’s role within the natural world and short readings about current environmental issues. Includes a research project where each student explores a current environmental issue.
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EAS 1420 - First-Year Writing Seminar: Sustainable Earth, Energy, and Environmental Systems
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
D. Sills and C. Greene.
Explores climate change science and policy, threats to sustainable ecosystems on land and sea, and challenges for food, water, and energy through readings, discussions, and writing. A speaker series, open to the public, but designed specifically for this course, is a special feature.
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EAS 1540 - Introductory Oceanography (crosslisted)
(also BIOEE 1540 ) (PBS)
Fall, summer. 3 credits.
Forbidden Overlap: Students may not receive credit for both EAS 1540 and EAS 1560 . Co-meets with EAS 1560 /BIOEE 1560 .
B. Monger and C. Greene.
Intended for both science and nonscience majors. The course covers the basic workings of the ocean including its physics, chemistry, and biology. The course also examines threats to the health of the ocean and the important role the ocean plays in global climate change. Nonscience majors should pay particular attention to this course because it fulfills a science requirement for certain colleges. CALS students who are interested in fulfilling the Intro Bio Distribution requirement for non–life science majors should see EAS 1560 /BIOEE 1560 .
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EAS 1560 - Introductory Oceanography with Laboratory (crosslisted)
(also BIOEE 1560 ) (PBS)
Fall. 4 credits.
Forbidden Overlap: Students may not receive credit for both EAS 1560 and EAS 1540 . Comeets with EAS 1540 , BIOEE 1540 .
B. Monger and C. Greene.
Intended for both science and nonscience majors. Includes combination of lecture and laboratory participation. Covers the basic workings of the ocean including its physics, chemistry, and biology. Following this basic description, the course examines threats to the health of the ocean and the important role the ocean plays in global climate change. Nonscience majors should pay particular attention to this course because it fulfills a science requirement for certain colleges. This course fulfills the Intro Bio Distribution requirement for nonlife science majors in CALS.
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EAS 1700 - Evolution of the Earth and Life
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits.
J. Cisne.
Covers Earth systems and their evolution; Earth history’s astronomical context; plate tectonics, continental drift, and their implications for climate and life; coevolution of life and the atmosphere; precedents for ongoing global change; and dinosaurs, mass extinctions, and human ancestry. Includes laboratories on reconstructing geological history and mapping ancient geography.
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EAS 2200 - The Earth System (crosslisted)
(also ENGRD 2200 ) (PBS)
Fall, spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: MATH 1110 or MATH 1910 .
A. Moore and W. White.
An integrated introduction to the earth system stressing the geological, biological, chemical, and physical interactions among the atmosphere, ocean, and solid earth. The course applies basic scientific and mathematical concepts to explain the history and behavior of the earth system. The course includes discussions of topics that are relevant to a wide range of scientists and engineers, such as the physical basis of climate change, earthquakes, and the co-evolution of life and the earth system.
Outcome 1: Describe and use the scientific process; i.e. explain how theories are built upon observations and how both are tested and revised. Be able to give Earth-related examples of this process.
Outcome 2: Explain how fundamental physical, chemical, and biological principles shape the planet Earth, providing concrete examples.
Outcome 3: Explain the place of the Earth in the cosmos: specifically how and when it formed, and how it continues to evolve through processes such as plate tectonics, erosion and sedimentation, etc. Describe the key observations that have led scientists to this present theory of Earth.
Outcome 4: Describe the history of life on Earth and explain how natural selection and evolution has led to the current diversity of organisms on Earth, including man. Explain how life has affected and changed the Earth.
Outcome 5: Be able to participate knowledgeably and intelligently in discussions of public policy related to earth science, particularly with respect to hazards, such as earthquakes and volcanoes, and resources such as water, mineral deposits, hydrocarbons, etc.; and the impact of man’s activities on the Earth, particularly including climate change.
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EAS 2220 - Seminar - Hawaii’s Environment
Fall. 1 credit. S–U grades only.
A. Moore.
For students interested in the unique environmental systems of the Hawaiian Islands. Designed to bring together students returning from field studies in Hawaii with students interested in going there to study. Through reading and discussion, we will explore the geology, biology, ocean, atmosphere, and culture of the Hawaiian environment.
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EAS 2500 - Meteorological Observations and Instruments
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: EAS 1310 . Two required field trips.
M. Wysocki.
Covers methods and principles of meteorological measurements and observations including surface, free-air, and remote systems. Also covers instrument siting, mounting, and protection; instrument response characteristics, calibration, and standardization; and recorders and data logging systems. Laboratory exercises are in observation and data analysis.
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EAS 2550 - The Next Generation of NASA Missions
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
R. Lohman.
While the challenges facing society over the next decades are diverse and complex, the next generation of scientists can look forward to a steadily increasing family of space-based observations that will help inform decisions about the environment - both to highlight potential problems and gain the attention of decision-makers, and to illustrate the effects of attempts at mitigation so that we can redirect our efforts into the most useful avenues. In this course, we will explore the key questions facing our planet today, and the relevant data from current and future satellite missions.
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EAS 2680 - Climate and Global Warming
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: basic college math.
A. DeGaetano.
Familiarizes students from a range of disciplines with such contemporary issues in climatology as global warming and El Niño. Introduces the natural greenhouse effect, past climates, and observed and projected climate changes and impacts. Also covers natural climate variations (e.g., El Niño) and their consequences and predictability. Readings focus on recent scientific findings related to climate change.
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EAS 2900 - Computer Programming and Meteorology Software
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: EAS 1310 , MATH 1110 , or equivalent.
M. Wysocki and B. Belcher.
Introduction to Fortran computer programming and visual software packages specifically tailored for meteorological application usage. Topics include basic FORTRAN 90 programming (this includes problem analysis, algorithm development, and program writing and execution), data manipulation, and instruction in the use of GrADS, and GEMPACK visual display tools.
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EAS 2960 - Forecast Competition
Fall, spring. 0.5 credits. (May be repeated for credit) S–U grades only.
Prerequisite: undergraduate standing in atmospheric science or permission of instructor.
D. Wilks.
Two-semester course providing daily exercise in probabilistic weather forecasting, in which students compete to forecast local weather most skillfully.
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EAS 3010 - Evolution of the Earth System
(PBS)
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: EAS 2200 , MATH 1110 or MATH 1910 , and one course in chemistry (college or high school). Two field trips, either Sat or Sun. Co-meets with EAS 5011 .
T. Jordan, S. Riha, and W. Allmon.
Life activities alter the physical and chemical environment and are altered by that environment. This interaction over very long times constitutes a coevolution of earth and life. Course uses modern systems, tens-of-thousands-year-old systems, and hundreds-of-millions-year-old systems to illustrate principles, methods of reconstructing deep history, and the context of natural change inherent to life and earth.
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EAS 3030 - Introduction to Biogeochemistry (crosslisted)
(also NTRES 3030 ) (PBS)
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: CHEM 2070 or equivalent, MATH 1120 , and a course in biology and/or geology.
L. Derry and J. Yavitt.
Control and function of the Earth’s global biogeochemical cycles. Begins with a review of the basic inorganic and organic chemistry of biologically significant elements, and then considers the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nutrients, and metals that take place in soil, sediments, rivers, and the oceans. Topics include weathering, acid-base chemistry, biological redox processes, nutrient cycling and limitation, trace gas fluxes, bio-active metals, the use of isotopic tracers, controls on atmospheric carbon dioxide, and carbon cycle models. Interactions between global biogeochemical cycles and other components of the Earth system are discussed. Co-enrollment in one lab/discussion section per week is required.
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EAS 3040 - Interior of the Earth
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: EAS 2200 or permission of instructor.
C. Andronicos.
Investigates the geology of the solid earth with emphasis on igneous and metamorphic petrology, structure of the continents and ocean basins, and large-scale tectonics. Interaction between deformation, melt generation, and metamorphism is examined as mechanisms by which the crust is differentiated from the underlying mantle. Geophysical and geochemical techniques for probing the deep interior of the earth are investigated. Plate tectonics is used as a unifying theme to understand processes operating in the solid earth.
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EAS 3050 - Climate Dynamics
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: two semesters of calculus and one semester of physics. Co-meets with EAS 5051 .
N. Mahowald and G. Chen.
Discusses processes that determine climate and contribute to its change, including atmospheric radiation, ocean circulation, and atmospheric dynamics. Investigates contemporary climate change issues and discusses them in the context of natural variability of the system.
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EAS 3220 - Biogeochemistry of the Hawaiian Islands
(PBS)
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: enrollment in the Cornell University Earth and Environmental Systems Field Program in Hawaii, EAS 2200 , EAS 3030 , and one semester each of college level chemistry and calculus, or permission of instructor.
L. Derry.
A field-oriented biogeochemistry course held on the island of Hawaii. Field, class, and laboratory work focus on how landscape age and climate strongly control biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem development in Hawaii, and on carbon cycling at short and long time scales. Other topics include weathering processes, succession of ecosystems, evolution of nutrient cycles, impacts of invasive species, and volcanic gas fluxes. The course is structured around field projects, carried out both as groups and individually.
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EAS 3340 - Microclimatology
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: a course in physics. Offered alternate years.
D. Wilks.
The relationship of radiant energy, temperature, wind, and moisture in the atmosphere near the ground. The interplay between physical processes of the atmosphere, plant canopies, and soil is examined with emphasis on the energy balance.
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EAS 3400 - Field Study of the Earth System
(PBS)
Spring. 6 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: enrollment in the Cornell University Earth and Environmental Systems Field Program in Hawaii; one semester of calculus (MATH 1910 or MATH 1110 ); and two semesters of any of the following: PHYS 2207 /PHYS 2208 or PHYS 1112 /PHYS 2213 ; CHEM 2070 /CHEM 2080 or CHEM 2090 /CHEM 2080 ; BIOG 1105 /BIOG 1106 ; or equivalent course work.
A. Moore.
Interdisciplinary field course covering fundamental concepts of the Earth system. Topics include global circulation patterns in the solid Earth, atmosphere, and ocean; energy and mass transfer; change and variability of Earth, atmosphere, and ocean systems; the temporal record of change preserved in the geologic record; and Earth, oceanic, and atmospheric controls on ecosystem processes. The course is project-based with students engaged in hands-on, active learning that takes advantage of local resources.
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EAS 3410 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Hydrostatics
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: one year of calculus and one semester of physics.
M. Wysocki.
Introduction to the thermodynamics and hydrostatics of the atmosphere and to the methods of description and quantitative analysis used in meteorology. Topics include thermodynamic processes of dry air, water vapor, and moist air and concepts of hydrostatics and stability.
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EAS 3420 - Atmospheric Dynamics
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: familiarity with multivariate calculus (e.g., MATH 2930 , MATH 2130 , or MATH 2220 or equivalent); one semester of university physics.
G. Chen.
Introduction to the basic equations and techniques used to understand motion in the atmosphere, with an emphasis on the space and time scales typical of storm systems (the synoptic scale). Derives the governing equations of atmospheric flow from first principles and applies them to middle latitude and tropical meteorology. Topics include balanced flow, atmospheric waves, circulation, and vorticity.
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EAS 3500 - Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems (crosslisted)
(also BIOEE 3500 ) (PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: one semester of oceanography (i.e., EAS 1540 /BIOEE 1540 ), or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. Co-meets with EAS 5500 .
C. Greene.
Lecture course covering the interactions of physical and biological processes in marine ecosystems.
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EAS 3510 - Conservation Oceanography (crosslisted)
(also BIOEE 3510 ) (PBS)
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: enrollment in the Cornell University Earth and Environmental Systems Field Program in Hawaii and two majors-level biology courses or permission of instructor.
C. Greene, D. Harvell, and B. Monger.
Covers the interactions of physical and biological processes in marine ecosystems. Begins by looking at these processes on ocean-basin to regional scales and works down to the smaller scales relevant to individual organisms. Introduces students to modern techniques of marine-ecosystems research, including remote sensing, oceanographic-survey methods, and experimental marine ecology. This course is field and laboratory intensive with students engaged in hands-on, active learning that takes advantage of local resources.
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EAS 3520 - Synoptic Meteorology I
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: EAS 3410 . Corequisite: EAS 3420 .
M. Wysocki.
Study of weather map analysis and forecasting techniques by applying the principles of fluid and heat flow. Strengthens previously introduced meteorological concepts that are applied to forecasting midlatitude synoptic scale weather systems, such as cyclones, anticyclones, jet streams, fronts, and waves.
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EAS 3530 - [Physical Oceanography]
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: EAS 1540 /BIOEE 1540 or equivalent, and MATH 1120 or MATH 1920 , or one year of physics, or permission of instructor. Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years)
B. Monger.
Covers thermohaline and wind-driven circulation and surface-ocean boundary-layer dynamics. Mathematical expressions for describing conservation of momentum, mass, and heat in a fluid are used to explain the ocean’s responses to wind and buoyancy forcing.
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EAS 3555 - Marine Biology (crosslisted)
(also BIOMI 3500 ) (PBS)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: introductory biology for majors; BIOEE 1610 or permission of instructor.
I. Hewson.
For description, see BIOMI 3500 .
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EAS 4010 - Fundamentals of Energy and Mineral Resources
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Recommended: previous course in geology. Co-meets with EAS 5010 .
L. Cathles.
The Earth’s energy and mineral resources reflect some of the most important changes and dramatic events that have punctuated earth history. Course provides an overview of resource types in the context of the Earth’s atmospheric evolution, rifting, mantle convection, and hydrologic cycle. The processes of resource accumulation are described in terms of simple chemical and physical principles and in the societal contexts of supply, demand, and sustainability.
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EAS 4040 - [Geodynamics]
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: calculus and calculus-based physics courses or permission of instructor. Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years) Co-meets with EAS 5041 .
J. Phipps-Morgan.
Quantitative study of the deformation, heat transport, and melting processes that have shaped the evolution of the solid Earth. Familiar physical and chemical principles and concepts are applied to the study of plate tectonics, fluid dynamics, mantle convection, melting, and mountain building.
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EAS 4050 - [Active Tectonics]
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Recommended prerequisite: mechanical background equivalent to EAS 4260 /EAS 4880 . Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years)
M. Pritchard.
Develops the ideas and methods necessary to understand how the Earth deforms—from individual earthquakes to the construction of mountain ranges. Discusses the driving forces of deformation, and how these forces interact with different geologic materials to cause deformation.
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EAS 4060 - Marine Geology and Geophysics
(PBS)
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: EAS 2200 or equivalent; completion of some EAS classes helpful, but not required; experience with MATLAB desired. Offered alternate years.
J. Phipps-Morgan.
Uses geological, geochemical, and geophysical approaches to explore the geology of the ocean floor.
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EAS 4170 - [Field Mapping in Argentina]
(PBS)
Summer. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: introductory geology course and EAS 4260 or permission of instructor. EAS 3040 recommended. Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years)
S. Kay.
Field mapping course in Argentina that fulfills field requirement for majors with interests in geological sciences and provides a field geological experience for others. Course consists of lectures in Buenos Aires followed by field exercises in the Sierras Pampeanas, Precordillera, and Main Cordillera Ranges of the Argentine Andes in the provinces of San Juan and Mendoza. A variety of exercises use modern techniques in the field mapping of a broad range of variably deformed sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks. The course further provides an introduction to the tectonics and magmatic processes of the central Andes with emphasis on comparable processes in the United States. Exercises are done in combination with students and faculty of the University of Buenos Aires.
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EAS 4240 - The Rio Grande Rift: A Window into the Geological Evolution of North America
Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor is required. Course fee: Required field trip should not exceed $250. Offered alternate years. Field trip over spring break.
C. Andronicos.
This course will investigate the geological evolution of the Rio Grande rift. It will meet as a seminar once a week and include a field trip to New Mexico over spring break to study the rift in the field.
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EAS 4250 - [European Discovery of Impacts and Explosive Volcanism]
Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Enrollment is limited to: junior, senior, or graduate students with background in geology and permission of instructor. Course fee: probably charged for required weeklong field trip. Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years) Meets one day per week plus field trip during spring break.
J. Phipps-Morgan.
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EAS 4260 - Structural Geology
(PBS)
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: one semester of calculus, plus introductory geology course or permission of instructor. One weekend field trip.
R. Allmendinger and C. Andronicos.
The nature and origin of deformed rocks at submicroscopic to global scales. The course begins with review of elementary principles of continuum mechanics and continues with a discussion of deformation mechanisms commonly observed in earth materials. The geometry, kinematics, and mechanics of faults, folds, are then addressed and the class ends with a description of the tectonic setting of structural families such as thrust belts, rift provinces, and zones of strike slip deformation. A weekend field trip to a region of spectacular folding and thrusting provides an opportunity to apply the concepts learned in lecture.
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EAS 4340 - Exploration Geophysics
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: MATH 1920 and PHYS 2208 , PHYS 2213 , or equivalent.
L. Brown.
Fundamentals of subsurface imaging by geophysical methods as used in oil exploration and environmental investigations. Covers seismic reflection, refraction, gravity, magnetics, resistivity, and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) techniques.
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EAS 4350 - Statistical Methods in Meteorology and Climatology
(MQR)
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: one introductory course each in statistics (e.g., AEM 2100 ) and calculus. Co-meets with EAS 5350 .
D. Wilks.
Statistical methods used in climatology, operational weather forecasting, and selected meteorological research applications. Statistical characteristics of meteorological data, including probability distributions, correlation structures and their implications for statistical inference. Covers operational forecasts derived from multiple regression models, including the MOS system; and forecast evaluation techniques.
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EAS 4400 - Seminar on Climate Change Science, Impacts, and Mitigation
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: junior or higher standing. Offered alternate years.
N. Mahowald.
Focuses on reading, understanding, and evaluating the IPCC report (2007 version) and other climate change–related issues. Students present and lead a discussion on their choice of topics.
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EAS 4470 - Physical Meteorology
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: one year each of calculus and physics. Offered alternate years.
A. DeGaetano.
Primarily a survey of natural phenomena of the atmosphere, with emphasis on their underlying physical principles. Topics include an introduction to atmospheric radiation processes, atmospheric optics and electricity, microphysical cloud processes, and principles of radar probing of the atmosphere.
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EAS 4510 - Synoptic Meteorology II
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: EAS 3410 and EAS 3420 or equivalent.
S. Colucci.
Structure and dynamics of large-scale midlatitude weather systems, such as cyclones, anticyclones, and waves, with consideration of processes that contribute to temperature changes and precipitation. Lab sessions involve real-time weather forecasting and the application of a numerical model of the atmosphere to the study of selected large-scale midlatitude weather events.
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EAS 4530 - Mineralogy
(PBS)
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2070 or CHEM 2090 or permission of instructor.
S. Kay.
Chemical and physical properties and identification of minerals with emphasis on the rock-forming minerals that are the principal constituents of the Earth and nearby planets. Topics include internal and external crystallography, crystal chemistry, introductions to x-ray crystallography and optical mineralogy, and a systematic examination of the structures, chemistry, and occurrence of the rock-forming minerals. Independent project includes use of electron microprobe (EPMA) and x-ray facilities.
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EAS 4540 - Petrology and Geochemistry
(PBS)
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: EAS 4530 or permission of instructor.
R. Kay.
Principles of phase equilibrium as applied to igneous and metamorphic systems. Distribution of trace elements and isotopes as used to define processes and chronologies. Kinetics, reaction pathways, and textural and mineralogical characterization. Geochemistry, origin, and dating of igneous and metamorphic rocks as applied to the formation and evolution of the earth, terrestrial planets, and meteorites.
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EAS 4550 - Geochemistry
(PBS)
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: CHEM 2070 or CHEM 2090 and MATH 1920 or equivalent. Recommended: EAS 3040 . Offered alternate years.
W. White.
Chemistry applied to understanding the Earth and its evolution, including physical chemistry, trace element and isotope geochemistry of the environment and the solid Earth.
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EAS 4560 - Mesoscale Meteorology
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: EAS 3410 and EAS 3420 or equivalent. Offered alternate years.
S. Colucci.
Structure and dynamics of midlatitude mesoscale weather systems such as fronts, jets, squall lines, convective complexes, precipitation bands, downslope windstorms, mountain breezes, sea breeze circulations, and lake effect snowstorms.
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EAS 4570 - [Atmospheric Air Pollution]
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: EAS 3410 or thermodynamics course, and one semester of chemistry, or permission of instructor. Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years)
M. Wysocki.
Examines sources, effects, transport, measurement, and controls of air pollution. Discusses the basic principles in each area with an emphasis on their local, regional, and global impacts.
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EAS 4580 - [Volcanology]
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: EAS 3040 or equivalent. Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years)
R. Kay.
Covers causes of volcanism, melting in the Earth, and the origin of magmas. Physical volcanology, nature, and types of volcanic eruptions and associated deposits, and eruption mechanisms. Volcanic plumbing systems, magma chamber processes, evolution of magma. Volcanism and impact phenomena in the solar system. Volcanic hazard assessment and volcano monitoring. Ore deposits associated with volcanism.
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EAS 4620 - [Marine Ecology] (crosslisted)
(also BIOEE 4620 ) (PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. S-U or letter grade option. (S-U grades, by permission of instructor)
Prerequisite: BIOEE 1610 . Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years) Limited to 75 students.
D. Harvell and C. Greene.
For description, see BIOEE 4620 .
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EAS 4700 - Advanced Weather Forecasting and Analysis
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: EAS 3520 and EAS 4510 .
M. Wysocki.
Applied course focusing on weather forecasting and analysis techniques for various regions around the world. Lectures emphasize the application of student’s knowledge of atmospheric dynamics, thermodynamics, and computer-data analysis to forecast the development and movement of multiscale weather systems. Students participate in weekly forecast discussions; write daily forecasts that include a synoptic discussion, quantitative precipitation forecasts, and severe weather outlook for the forecast region; and lead class discussion on assigned readings.
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EAS 4710 - [Introduction to Groundwater] (crosslisted)
(also BEE 4710 ) (PBS)
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: MATH 2930 and fluid mechanics or hydrology course. Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years) Field trip.
L. M. Cathles, T. S. Steenhuis, and M. T. Walter.
Intermediate-level study of aquifer geology, groundwater flow, and related design factors. Includes description and properties of natural aquifers, groundwater hydraulics, soil water, and solute transport.
Outcome 1: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
Outcome 2: A knowledge of contemporary issues.
Outcome 3: An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice for engineering practice.
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EAS 4750 - [Special Topics in Oceanography]
Fall, spring, summer. 2–6 credits, variable. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: one semester of oceanography and permission of instructor. Next offered 2012-2013.
Fall, spring: C. Greene; summer: B. Monger.
Undergraduate instruction and participation in advanced areas of oceanographic research. Topics change from semester to semester. Contact instructor for further information.
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EAS 4760 - Sedimentary Basins
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: EAS 3010 or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years.
T. Jordan.
Explores the large-scale physical characteristics of sedimentary basins, which host fossil fuels and groundwater and can potentially store CO2. Principles of the mechanics that control subsidence, tectonic causes of basins, and analysis methods are treated.
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EAS 4780 - [Stratigraphy]
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: EAS 3010 or permission of instructor. Next offered 2013-2014. (Offered alternate years)
T. Jordan.
Covers approaches to the study of ages of, and genetic relations among, sedimentary rocks, including techniques and applications of sequence stratigraphy.
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EAS 4790 - Paleobiology (crosslisted)
(also BIOEE 4790 ) (PBS)
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: two majors-level biology courses and either BIOEE 2740 or BIOSM 3730 , or EAS 3010 , or permission of instructor.
W. Allmon.
Surveys the major groups of organisms and their evolutionary histories. Intended to fill out the biological backgrounds of Earth and atmospheric science students concerning the nature and significance of the fossil record for their respective studies.
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EAS 4800 - Our Changing Atmosphere: Global Change and Atmospheric Chemistry (crosslisted)
(also BEE 4800 ) (PBS)
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: CHEM 2070 or CHEM 2090 , MATH 1920 , PHYS 1112 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
P. G. Hess.
This course investigates the science behind changes in our atmosphere’s composition and its relation to global change. Students examine the chemistry and physics that determines atmospheric composition on global scales including the effects of biogeochemistry and atmospheric photochemistry.
Outcome 1: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
Outcome 2: An ability to communicate effectively.
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EAS 4830 - Environmental Biophysics (crosslisted)
(also CSS 4830 ) (PBS)
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: CSS 2600 or equivalent. Offered alternate years. Co-meets with CSS 6830 , EAS 6830 .
H. van Es and S. J. Riha.
For description, see CSS 4830 .
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EAS 4840 - [Inverse Methods in the Natural Sciences]
(PBS)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: MATH 2940 . Next offered 2012-2013. (Offered alternate years) Co-meets with EAS 5840 .
D. Hysell.
An exploration of solution methods for inverse problems with examples taken from geophysics and related fields, with particular attention to making inferences from inaccurate, incomplete, or inconsistent physical data. Applications include medical and seismic tomography, earthquake location, image processing, and radio/radar imaging. Linear algebra (including condition numbers) and probability and statistics (including error analysis, Bayes theorem, Gibbs distribution, and Markov chains) are reviewed. Methods covered include nonlinear least-squares, maximum likelihood methods, and local and global optimization methods, including simulated annealing and genetic algorithms.
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EAS 4850 - Climate Information and Management
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: statistics and at least one physical science or calculus course.
S. Riha and M. Wysocki.
People mitigate climate impacts, use climate as a resource, and prepare for climate hazards, including floods, freezes, high winds, heat waves and droughts. In this course, you will learn how to integrate climate information with other decision support tools to adapt, mitigate and respond to climate variability and change.
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EAS 4870 - Introduction to Radar Remote Sensing (crosslisted)
(also ECE 4870 ) (PBS)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: PHYS 2208 or PHYS 2213 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
D. Hysell.
Fundamentals of radar, antennas, and remote sensing. Exposes students to the principles underlying the analysis and design of antennas used for communication and for radar-related applications. Students also encounter both a mathematical and a practical description of how radars function, how their performance can be optimized for different applications, and how signals acquired by them can be processed. The objective is to familiarize students with a wide variety of radars rather than turn them into practicing radar engineers. Each topic is developed from basic principles so students with a wide variety of backgrounds are able to take the course. Emphasizes radar applications in geophysics, meteorology and atmospheric sciences, and astronomy and space sciences. Gives special attention to radar remote sensing of the Earth from spacecraft.
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EAS 4880 - Global Geophysics
(PBS)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: MATH 1920 or MATH 1120 and PHYS 2208 or PHYS 2213 . EAS 3040 recommended.
M. Pritchard.
Covers global tectonics and the deep structure of the solid Earth as revealed by investigations of earthquakes, earthquake waves, the Earth’s gravitational and magnetic fields, and heat flow.
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EAS 4910 - Undergraduate Research
Fall. 1–4 credits, variable.
Students must complete form at 2124 Snee Hall.
Staff. (N. Mahowald, coordinator).
Introduction to the techniques and philosophy of research in the earth sciences and an opportunity for undergraduates to participate in current faculty research projects. Topics chosen in consultation with, and guided by, a faculty member. A short written report is required, and outstanding projects are prepared for publication.
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EAS 4920 - Undergraduate Research
Spring. 1-4 credits, variable.
Students must complete form at 2124 Snee Hall.
Staff (N. Mahowald, coordinator).
Introduction to the techniques and philosophy of research in the earth sciences and an opportunity for undergraduates to participate in current faculty research projects. Topics chosen in consultation with, and guided by, a faculty member. A short written report is required, and outstanding projects are prepared for publication.
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EAS 4940 - Special Topics in Atmospheric Science (undergraduate level)
Fall, spring. 1-8 credits, variable.
Staff.
The department teaches “trial” courses under this number. Offerings vary by semester and are advertised by the department before the beginning of the semester. The same course is not offered more than twice.
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EAS 4960 - Internship Experience
Fall, spring. 2 credits. S–U grades only.
Prerequisites: enrollment in the Cornell University Earth and Environmental Systems Field Program in Hawaii and EAS 3040 .
A. Moore.
During the last 3.5 weeks of the semester students carry out a service learning project with a local NGO, environmental business, government agency, research lab, or educational facility. Projects are carefully designed with the student, sponsoring agency, and faculty member. A final report is required.
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EAS 4970 - Individual Study in Atmospheric Science
Fall, spring. 1–6 credits, variable. S–U grades only.
Students must register using independent study form.
Staff.
Topics are arranged at the beginning of the semester for individual study or for group discussions.
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EAS 4980 - Teaching Experience in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Fall, spring. 1–4 credits, variable. S–U grades only.
Students must register using independent study form.
Staff.
The student assists in teaching an EAS course appropriate to his or her previous training. The student meets with a discussion or laboratory section, prepares course materials, grades assignments, and regularly discusses course objectives and teaching techniques with the faculty member in charge of the course.
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EAS 4990 - Undergraduate Research in Atmospheric Science
Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable. S–U grades only.
Students must register using independent study form.
Staff.
Independent research on current problems in atmospheric science.
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EAS 5000 - Design Project in Geohydrology
Fall, spring. 3–12 credits, variable. Letter grades only.
L. Cathles.
Alternative to industrial project for M.Eng. Students choosing geohydrology option. May continue over two or more semesters.
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EAS 5010 - Fundamentals of Energy and Mineral Resources
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Recommended: previous course in geology. Co-meets with EAS 4010 . Students enrolled in EAS 5010 are required to complete and present a substantial class project to be negotiated with the instructor.
L. Cathles.
For description, see EAS 4010 .
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EAS 5011 - Evolution of the Earth System
Fall. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: EAS 2200 , MATH 1110 or MATH 1910 , and one course in chemistry (college or high school). Two field trips, either Sat or Sun. Co-meets with EAS 3010 . Students enrolled in EAS 5011 are required to complete an additional project.
T. Jordan, S. Riha, and W. Allmon.
For description, see EAS 3010 .
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EAS 5041 - [Geodynamics]
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: calculus and calculus-based physics courses or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. Next offered 2012-2013. Co-meets with EAS 4040 . Students enrolled in EAS 5041 will be required to complete a computational lab.
J. Phipps-Morgan.
For description, see EAS 4040 .
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