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Should there be any discrepancies between the course list below and the official course list provided by the Registrar's Office, the official listing will govern.
Earth Sciences 1000: Earth Systems
A survey of the structure, function and interrelations of Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Topics include an exploration of the physical and chemical properties of planetary materials, forces driving and sustaining Earth systems, and biological modifiers (including humankind) on the Earth today.
Lab: Three hours per week
Lab topics: Description and identification of common minerals and rocks
Introduction to the polarizing microscope and rock thin-sections
Introduction to hydrogeology
Mid-term and final lab exams
Earth Sciences 3811: Paleontology
An outline of the major changes in life forms from Archean times through the Phanerozoic to the present day, including details of invertebrate and vertebrate faunas and major floral groups; mechanisns and effects of mega- and microevolution in the fossil record; biology and classification of organisms and summaries of their geological significance in biostratigraphy, paleoecology and rock-building; relationships between major cycles of evolution and extinction to global processes. This course has a laboratory component.
Prerequisite: Either Biology 2120 (or Biology 1001 and 1002) and Earth Sciences 1002; or Biology 2122 and 2210
Note: Credit may not be obtained for Earth Sciences 3811 and Biology 3811, or either the former Earth Sciences 3801 or Biology 3801
Lab: Weekly
Lab topics: Fossilization and trace fossils
Field trip or Colonial life
Field trip or Lophophorates
Arthropods
Molluscs
Echinoderms
Hemichordates and chordates
Paleobotany
Micropaleontology
Mid-term & final lab exams
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