E&ES 109
Fall 2012
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01
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The landscape of Connecticut reflects geologic processes acting over more than a billion years of earth's history. These events have left Connecticut with an impressive variety of minerals, rocks, and rock formations for such a small state. Connecticut's landscape has also played, and continues to play, an important role in the state's development by humans. In this class, we will undertake weekly field excursions to key locations around Wesleyan to better understand the processes that have shaped Connecticut's landscape, from ancient continental collisions and ice ages to the modern environment. Students will learn how to "read" rock outcroppings to make inferences about ancient earth history as well as collect field data to understand modern environmental processes. Field sites are chosen to emphasize connections between ancient, modern, and human environments. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM E&ES |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYI |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
TBD
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly field assignments. Final paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Field course. Attendance at all class meetings required. |
| Instructor(s): Resor,Phillip G. Times: ..T.... 12:00PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE405; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 6 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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