Course Info: NS-0145
| Course | NS-0145 Earth and Life Through Time |
| Long Title | Earth and Life Through Time |
| Term | 2025S |
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| Meeting Info | Cole Science Center 333 on T,TH from 10:30-11:50 |
| Faculty | Steve Roof |
| Capacity | 23 |
| Available | 1 |
| Waitlist | 1 |
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| Additional Info | Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time |
| Description | Humans are recent tenants on an ancient Earth. Understanding
Earth's remarkable history is enlightening yet humbling. Earth's
history provides a critical lens for evaluating the environmental
processes occurring in our modern world. In this course, we will
travel through time to study the evolution of Earth from its
fiery beginning over 4.5 billion years ago to the present day. We
will explore the physical and biological evolution of Earth and
gain an appreciation for Earth as a series of complex systems
that interact dynamically and holistically. We will also learn
how geologists reconstruct Earth history as well as predict the
future. This course will be valuable for anyone who is curious
about geology, life, and evolution and is concerned about the
future of Earth and its tenants. Keywords:Geology, Environmental science, evolution, sustainability |