Geology 211 - Uranium

'From the A-bomb to zircon, uranium has revolutionized humanity's destructive potential and wisdom about time. Uranium is the planet's heaviest naturally occurring element, and it transforms by both radioactive decay and nuclear fission. This course uses computer modeling to explore these two transformations and what we make of them, specifically: the age of the earth, high-precision dating of recent geologic and climate events, nuclear power, nuclear weapons, plutonium production, and the uniquely long-term challenge of nuclear waste disposal and storage.'

Prereq: 1 course in Chemistry, Geology, Math, or Statistics