EAS 3010 Evolution of the Earth System
Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisites: EAS 2200, MATH 1110 or 1910 and one course in chemistry (college or high school) Two Sat field trips. T. Jordan, S. Riha, and W. Allmon.
Life activities alter the physical and chemical environment and are altered by that environment. This interaction over very long times constitutes a co-evolution of earth and life. Course uses modern systems, tens of thousand year old systems, and hundreds of million year old systems to illustrate principles, methods of reconstructing deep history, and the context of natural change inherent to life and earth.