GEOL 195 - Selected Topics

Credits: 1
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.

Prerequisite: The winter topic is open to geology majors only or by instructor consent. Selected topical coverage of various timely or general interest subject areas in geology. The topic selected varies from year to year and is announced in advance of the registration period. Topics have included impact and extinction of the dinosaurs; volcanoes and tectonics; geologic consideration in land-use planning; and the geology of national parks. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits if the topic is different.

Fall 2013 Topic:

GEOL 195: Topic: Computer Applications (1). Prerequisite: Geology major or by instructor consent. Students develop practical skills using the software packages available in the geology computer lab, centered on relevant tasks they are trying to complete in other courses. Students gain an appreciation for solving problems with quantitative rigor, for applying basic statistics when necessary and for applying the methods and concepts of computer modeling by writing simple, useful programs.