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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to the study of the Earth. Earth’s physical and chemical structure; internal and surface processes that mold the Earth; geological hazards and resources. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 50. Only 2 units of credit to students who have completed course 2. GE credit: SciEng.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Osleger, Verosub
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Lecture—3 hours. Study of the solid and fluid earth and its place in the solar system. Holistic examination of how the solid earth interacts with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and extraterrestrial environment. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 50. Only 2 units of credit to students who have completed course 1. GE credit: SciEng.—I. (I.)
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Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 concurrently. Small group discussion and preparation of short papers for course 2. GE credit with concurrent enrollment in course 2: Wrt.—I. (I.)
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 recommended. The history of life during the three and one-half billion years from its origin to the present day. Origin of life and processes of evolution; how to visualize and understand living organisms from their fossil remains. GE credit: SciEng.—II. (II.) Motani
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Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3 concurrently. Small group discussion and preparation of short papers for course 3. GE credit with concurrent enrollment in course 3: Wrt.—II. (II.) Motani
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Laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 3 concurrently. Exercises in understanding fossils as the clues to interpreting ancient life, including their functional morphology, paleoecology, and evolution.—II. (II.) Motani
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Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to biological evolution. Emphasis on historical development, major lines of evidence and causes of evolution; relationships between evolution and Earth history; the impact of evolutionary thought on other disciplines. GE credit: SciEng.—II. (I.) Vermeij
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Lecture—3 hours. Fundamental scientific concepts underlying issues such as global warming, pollution, and the future of nonsustainable resources presented in the context of anthropogenic processes as well as natural forcing of paleoenvironmental change throughout Earth’s history. GE credit: SciEng.—III. (III.) Montañez
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Lecture—2 hours. Introduction to evolutionary biology, paleobiology, ecology and paleoecology, using dinosaurs as case studies.—II. (II.) Carlson
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Lecture—3 hours. Introductory survey of the marine environment. Oceanic physical phenomena, chemical constituents and chemistry of water, geological history, the seas biota and human utilization of marine resources. Not open for credit to students who have taken course 116. GE Credit: SciEng—II. III. (II, III.) Hill
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Discussion/laboratory—2 hours; term paper or discussion. Prerequisite: course 16 (concurrent). Scientific method applied to discovery of the processes, biota and history of the oceans. Group discussion and preparation of term paper. Not open for credit to students who have taken course 116G. GE Credit: SciEng, Wri.—II. (II.) Hill
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Lecture—2 hours. The impact of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and floods on Man, his structures and his environment. Discussion of the causes, effects, and solution of geologic problems in rural and urban settings.—I, III. (I, III.) Dewey
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Lecture—2 hours. The geologic history of California, the origin of rocks and the environments in which they were formed, the structure of the rocks and the interpretation of their structural history, mineral resources, and appreciation of the California landscape.—II. (II.) Osleger
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Lecture—2 hours. Appreciation of the geologic framework underlying the inherent beauty of U.S. National Parks. Each park provides a visual focus for understanding a variety of geologic processes such as mountain building, volcanism, stream erosion, and glacial action.—I. (I.) Osleger
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Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Modern ideas about the unifying ideas of fractal geometry, chaos and complexity. Basic theory and applications with examples from physics, earth sciences, mathematics, population dynamics, ecology, history, economics, biology, computer science, art and architecture. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Physics 30.) GE Credit: SciEng.—II. Rundle
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Lecture—3 hours. Role of eruptions, and eruptive products of volcanoes in shaping the planet’s surface, influencing its environment, and providing essential human resources. GE: SciEng.—III. (III.) Cooper
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Lecture—3 hours. Introduction to geomorphology, climate and geology of rivers and watersheds, with case examples from California. Assessment of impacts of logging, agriculture, mining, urbanization and water supply on river processes. Optional river field trips. GE credit: SciEng.—III. (III.) Mount
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Nature of the sun, moon, and planets as determined by recent manned and unmanned exploration of the solar system. Comparison of terrestrial, lunar, and planetary geological processes. Search for life on other planets. Origin and evolution of the solar system. (Former course 113-113G.) GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—III. (III.) Osleger
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: high school physics and chemistry. The Earth, its materials, its internal and external processes, its development through time by sea-floor spreading and global plate tectonics. Students with credit for course 1 or the equivalent may receive only 2 units for course 50.—I. II. (I, II.) Montañez, Zierenberg
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Laboratory—6 hours; one or two one-day field trips. Prerequisite: course 50 (preferably taken concurrently). Introduction to classification and recognition of minerals and rocks and to interpretation of topographic and geologic maps and aerial photographs. Students with credit for course 1L or the equivalent may receive only 1 unit for course 50L.—I. II. (I, II.) Montañez, Zierenberg
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2A; Mathematics 16A or 21A; course 1 or 50, 50L. Physical and chemical properties of rocks, minerals and other earth materials; structure and composition of rock-forming minerals; formation of minerals by precipitation from silicate liquids and aqueous fluids and by solid state transformations.—I. (I.) Rustad
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 60 (may be taken concurrently); high school physics is strongly recommended. Optical properties of inorganic crystals; techniques of mineral identification using the polarizing microscope; strategies for studying rocks in thin section.—I. (I.) Rustad
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Lecture/discussion—2 hours; field work—2 hours. Exploration of how students learn and develop understanding in science and mathematics classrooms. Introduction to case studies and interview techniques and their use in K-6 classrooms to illuminate factors that affect student learning. Limited enrollment. (Same course as Education 81.) (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Passmore, Stevenson
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Lecture/discussion—1 hour; fieldwork—1 hour. Research characterizing geological processes in waterways on campus including links among hydrologic, atmospheric, physical, and human processes; carbon cycling and interpreting processes from sediments; field research techniques; research project design and implementation; implications of results for society and environmental policy. May be repeated for credit three times. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Sumner
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Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor; lower division standing. Work-learn experience on and off campus in all subject areas offered by the department. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. May be repeated for credit up to 12 units. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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