EAS 4550 - [Geochemistry]

(OPHLS-AG, PBS-AS)

Fall (offered alternate years). Next Offered: 2019-2020. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2070 or CHEM 2090, and MATH 1920, or equivalent.

W. White.

Chemistry applied to understanding the Earth and the Solar System including its formation and evolution, and processes occurring on the Earth’s surface and in its interior. The course covers thermodynamics and kinetics of geochemical processes, aquatic and environmental chemistry, geochronology, trace element and isotope geochemistry, paleoclimatology, and the carbon cycle and organic geochemistry.