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Fundamentals Geology I

Field and laboratory methods for identification and description of rocks and minerals with emphasis on sedimentary rocks and rock- forming minerals. Field study of geologic structures. Interpretation of geologic maps. ?Laboratory, three hours per week. Eight?days in the field. Prereq: GLY 220.

Igneous/Metamorph Petrol

Classification and origins of the common igneous and metamorphic rocks. Lecture material will emphasize the mineralogical, chemical, and physical equilibria within the earth. Laboratory topics will stress hand-specimen and microscopic petrography. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours per week. Prereq: GLY 230 and 235 and GLY 360.

The Life Processes Of Plants

This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of the natural products and processes that shape the nature of modern plants and govern their interactions with the environment and characteristics unique to plants and develop a basic understanding of how these plant attributes relate to organismic function. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the nature of the major plant biomes of the Earth their community dynamics and how member plants compete for space and other resources.

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