GEOL 456 - Geodynamics

Description:
Study of plate tectonics and mountain building processes that shape Earth. Lab includes introduction to Matlab software for analysis and visualization. Required field trip. GEOL 456 and GEOL 556 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: (either GEOL 101 OR GEOL 102, OR GEOL 103) and GEOL101LAB. Corequisite: MATH 172.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Use MATLAB software to manipulate and solve mathematical descriptions of the earth’s dynamics.
Compare, contrast and combine different lines of evidence about how the Earth works.
Describe the principles behind a variety of geophysical techniques, and explain how these techniques are applied to the solid Earth.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
02/02/2012