| Course Title: The Earth's Surface |
| Start Date: 08/24/2020 End Date: 10/15/2020 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2020 |
| Description: The surface of the Earth is a history book of past environmental change. Every hill and valley, every erosional feature and every deposit is the result of processes acting at the Earth's surface. In this course we study these processes (e.g. glaciers, rivers, slopes, coastlines, arid regions, frozen ground, cave formation, soil development and groundwater) to understand how they work and to understand the resulting landforms and deposits. With this understanding we can then observe different landforms and deposits and infer past processes (i.e. environments of deposition). Field work and trips allow students to explore first-hand the processes that have created and modified the Earth's surface. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Alan Werner | 413-538-2134 | awerner@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Monday | 12:45PM - 02:00PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 305 | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 12:45PM - 01:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 305 | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Wednesday and Friday | 12:45PM - 02:30PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 305 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: One 100-level Geology course. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-NS | ENVST-NS: Env Studies Minor - Natural Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area. |
| MOD0001 | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1 | This course meets in Module 1. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 12 | Available: 6 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |