EAS 3010 - Evolution of the Earth System

(PBS)

Fall. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: EAS 2200, MATH 1110 or MATH 1910, and one course in chemistry (high school or college). Two field trips, either Sat or Sun. Co-meets with EAS 5011.

W. Allmon, T. Jordan, S. Riha.

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.