Courses of Study 2021-2022 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EAS 4040 - [Geodynamics]


(OPHLS-AG, PBS-AS, PHS-AS)      
Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: calculus, calculus-based physics, and at least one course in Earth Sciences, or permission of instructor. Co-meets with EAS 5041 .

G. Abers.

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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