EPSc/EnSt 441: Intro To Geochemistry
Fall 2007
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EPSc/EnSt 441: Intro To Geochemistry Fall 2007 |
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Professor: Bob Criss, EPSc 256, x5-7441 criss@wustl.edu, office hours: after class TA: Luke Olsen, EPSc
238, Course Description: Application of the principles of nuclear and physical chemistry to problems of the composition and differentiation of the Earth. Introduction to nucleosynthesis of the elements, stellar evolution, the periodic properties of the elements, chemical bonding and ionic substitution, geochronology and stable isotope geochemistry, and the age and composition of the Earth, Moon and meteorites. 4 credit units. Prerequisites: Prerequisites: EPSc 201 and Chem 112, or permission of instructor. Schedule: Three 1-hour lectures and field trips; lecture: MWF 9-10 am, EPSc 102 Grading: (HW, Labs, Field Trips) : (EXAMS I, II, III) :: 40 : 60 % |
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