EES103 Fundamentals of Geology

Lead Faculty: Dr. Dzung T. Nguyen

Course Description

Introduction to the major geological processes which create and transform materials and landforms throughout the planet. Geotectonic processes, geomorphology, unifying themes such as plate tectonics, sea form spreading and athenosphere convection cells; and degradation-aggradation processes.

Physical and historical geology including such topics as chemical and mechanical processes, oceans, streams, mountain building, volcanoes, earthquakes, minerals, rocks, fossils and geologic time.

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