Principles of symmetry and powder X-ray diffraction techniques used in the study of mineral systems.

An introduction to water resources and management. The hydraulic characteristics of rocks and aquifers, transmissibility, storage, and the effect of the environment.

An introduction to the analytical and numerical modeling of groundwater flow and contaminant transfer processes, including governing equations and computer applications.

An introduction to gravity, magnetic, electromagnetic, and seismic exploration methods. Applications include environmental characterization, oil and mineral exploration, geotechnical engineering, and archeology.

Principles of aqueous geochemistry discussed within the framework of geologic processes. One or two field trips.

Study and discussion of topics in aqueous and sedimentary geochemistry.

Theories of stratigraphic accumulation: emphasis on causes of cyclic sedimentation; field application to rock sections.

Applications of principles of sedimentology, stratigraphy, and paleoecology to problems in reconstruction of paleogeography.

Thermodynamic laws and theory are used to discuss igneous and metamorphic processes. Exact field relationships are combined with thermodynamics to solve applied petrologic problems.

Classic reasons for the diversity of igneous rocks, such as liquid immiscibility, pressure divides, fractional crystallization, redox equilibria, and liquid polymerization are examined in the light of 50 years of development in the field of petrology. Lab/recitation and field trips.

A survey of instrumental methods of analysis and computer methods of statistical data reduction and presentation.

Principles of deformation, including stress and strain, fracture theory, and plastic deformation processes, and the natural rock fabrics and structures that result.

Plate tectonic theory, with emphasis on the fundamental physical processes involved in formation and deformation of ocean basins, continents, and orogenic belts.

A study of metamorphic rocks and the interpretation of metamorphic terranes, with emphasis on the processes of metamorphism and high-temperature deformation.

Limited to Geology graduate students with permission from the department.

Limited to Geology graduate students with permission from the department.

Required of all teaching assistants in their first semester of teaching. Instruction and evaluation of teaching laboratory, or discussion sections.

Required of M.A. students. Visiting specialists in a wide variety of geologic fields will lecture and discuss their research.

The research topic and plan must be approved by the graduate adviser and the instructor who is to supervise the thesis, at least two months before the research is to begin.