Introduces the physical science behind the processes and materials involved in the creation of the earth's crust and its soil. Topics include minerals, rock types, weathering, erosion, soil characterization, perturbation, mapping, horizonation, and soil classification. May be used to meet the Core Curriculum options.
GSCI 111 Lecture.
GSCI 112 Laboratory.
GSCI 112 Lecture.
Introduces topics in geology, meteorology, and astronomy. Geology topics include rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, building and shaping of Earth’s surfaces, and geologic dating. Astronomy topics include the Universe, components of Earth’s solar system, and the effects of Earth’s movement in space. Meteorology topics include Earth’s atmosphere, weather and climate, and Earth’s water structures and cycles. Three lecture hours (3 credits) or three lecture hours with 2 hours of lab per week (additional 1 credit for lab). May be used to meet the Core Curriculum.
GSCI 113 Laboratory.
Accompanies GSCI 113 as the laboratory component.
GSCI 113 Lecture.
Studies motion and energy, the basic ideas of electricity, the phenomena of light and radiation, elementary thermodynamics, and the structure of matter in terms of atoms and molecules and their nature. May be used to meet the Core Curriculum options.
GSCI 115 Lecture.
Permission of the department chair.
Science major and admission to the Teacher Education Program.
EDUC 341.
Available as needed. Topics selected from specialized areas of science not otherwise offered.
Permission of the professor.
