| Course Title: Seminar in Geology: 'Trees: Climate and Dendrochronology' |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| Description: Trees are everywhere, and they are remarkable record keepers of climate/environmental information. Dendrochrology is the study of tree rings to understand the age of trees, past climate patterns, and environmental change. In this course, students will learn that the growth of a tree is a delicate interaction based on many factors including regional climate patterns and environmental conditions. This course will demonstrate that science is accessible to a broad audience through sample collection, laboratory processing, data analysis, creation/testing of hypotheses, and presentation to that audience. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Kinuyo Kanamaru | kkanamar@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 301 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Students who completed any combination of a minimum of two courses in Geology, Geography, or Environmental Studies. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-NS | ENVST-NS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Natural Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area. |
| ENVST-CRSE | ENVST-EL: Env Studies Electives | This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major and minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 14 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 0 | 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. |