General Information
Class Time:
Monday 2:15-3:55 AM (Lecture) (Beginning Jan 30)
Wednesday 9:05-11:35 AM (Lab) (Beginning Jan 25)
Mode:
In-Person with Additional Online Resources
Classroom:
4239 Ingersoll Hall
Required Text
Lecture: No-Cost OER (see Schedule page for all material)
Lab: The Dynamic Earth Lab Manual
Syllabus
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Overarching Goal of the Course
Appreciate the many ways in which the geosciences play critical roles in society, as well as your individual lives.
Expected Learning Objectives
By the end of EESC 1010 students will be able to do the following:
- Describe how aspects of the geosciences directly affect society on a local, national, and global scale
- Describe how humans affect the Earth system
- Describe how geoscience issues affect you directly
- Recognize the frequent occurrence of geoscience concepts reported in mass media
- Describe the principles behind fundamental concepts in the geosciences: plate tectonics, volcanism, natural resource formation, climate, and geological time.