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Spring 2022 Earth and Environmental Sciences UN2200 section 001 EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: THE SOLID EARTH'S ENV SYSTEM:SOLID | |
Call Number | 11918 |
Day & Time Location |
TR 1:10pm-2:25pm 603 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH] |
Day & Time Location |
T 4:10pm-7:00pm 603 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH] |
Points | 4.5 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructors | William H Menke Sedelia Rodriguez |
Type | LECTURE |
Method of Instruction | In-Person |
Course Description | Recommended preparation: high school chemistry and physics; and one semester of college science. Exploration of how the solid Earth works, today and in the past, focusing on Earth in the Solar system, continents and oceans, the Earth's history, mountain systems on land and sea, minerals and rocks, weathering and erosion, glaciers and ice sheets, the hydrological cycle and rivers, geochronology, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, energy resources. Laboratory exploration of topics through examination of rock samples, experimentation, computer data analysis, field exercises, and modeling. Columbia and Barnard majors should plan to take W2200 before their senior year to avoid conflicts with the Senior Seminar. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Enrollment | 46 students (50 max) as of 5:34PM Tuesday, July 5, 2022 |
Subject | Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Number | UN2200 |
Section | 001 |
Division | Interfaculty |
Campus | Morningside |
Section key | 20221EESC2200W001 |
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