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.

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.