GEO 255 Remote Exploration of Earth
This project-based course will delve into scientific questions in earth, environmental, and ecological sciences using digital data on a variety of scales, from our backyard to the globe. By investigating problems such as the timing of earthquakes on the San Andreas fault, sources of contaminants in steam water, geologic controls on plant growth, and potential effects of volcanic eruptions, students will deepen their knowledge of geologic processes and develop analytical abilities that are a foundation of scientific inquiry. Course material will focus on topics to be investigated in laboratory projects using digital tools such as geographic information systems, Excel, and Google Earth.
Prerequisite
GEO 105, GEO 106, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
GEO 255L