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May 06, 2024
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2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]
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GLG 101 - Physical Geology
Credits: 4
Lab/Lecture: Three lecture. Three lab.
The study of Earth’s processes and materials including rocks and minerals, structures, landforms and their origins.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- identify and classify various rocks and minerals according to physical characteristics;
- explain igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic processes;
- solve problems using topographic and geologic maps;
- define and describe the basic concepts in structural geology and plate tectonics;
- utilize scientific methods in laboratory investigations and reporting;
- explain basic processes that operate on Earth’s surface and sub-surface.
General Education: Physical and Biological Sciences.
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