GEOL 1170 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (4 credits)
Fundamentals of geology. The study of the internal geologic processes and external and erosional and depositional processes which create the subsurface and surface features of the earth. Fundamentals of contour mapping, topographic map interpretation and identification of common minerals and rocks will be covered in a required laboratory period. One field trip required.
Distribution: Natural/Physical Sci General Education lecture&lab