ESCI 402 (03) - Earth History

Earth History

Durham   Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2022 - Full Term (01/25/2022 - 05/09/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   16  
CRN: 50647
Special Fees: $20.00
Course provides knowledge and skills necessary to interpret, understand, and appreciate the Earth's 4.6 billion-year history. The first third of the course introduces basic principles, including geological materials, plate tectonics, geological time, fossil preservation, and biological evolution. The remainder of the course tells the story of Earth history through case studies that illustrate scientific methods used to reconstruct critical events in our planet's evolution through time. Topics include the origin of the Earth, the Cambrian explosion of life, building of the Appalachians, assembly of Pangaea, the rise and fall of dinosaurs, the formation of the Rocky Mountains, mammalian evolution, human origins, and Pleistocene glaciation. Students gain experience in making geological observations through laboratory exercises and during one afternoon field trip. Special fee. Lab.
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Attributes: Physical Science(Discovery), Discovery Lab Course
Instructors: STAFF

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/25/2022 5/9/2022 MWF 11:10am - 12:00pm JAMS G46
1/25/2022 5/9/2022 M 6:40pm - 9:00pm JAMS 240