EAS 4050 - Active Tectonics

(OPHLS-AG, PBS-AS, PHS-AS, SDS-AS) (CU-SBY)

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Recommended prerequisite: linear algebra equivalent to MATH 2940. Co-meets with EAS 6920.

R. Lohman.

Develops the ideas and methods necessary to understand how the Earth deforms-from individual earthquakes to the construction of mountain ranges. Discusses the driving forces of deformation, and how these forces interact with different geologic materials to cause deformation.