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.