Geology 101 - The Earth
Spring
2022
01
4.00
William Clement
M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
UMass Amherst
30086
Goessmann Lab. Add rm 64
wclement@geo.umass.edu
30100
Nature and origin of the earth; volcanism; minerals and rocks; earthquakes; plate tectonics; mountain belts; geologic time scales; wave, river, glacial, and wind action in modification of landscape and atmosphere; the asteroid impact hypotheses; genesis of non-renewable resources, geologic basis for environmental decision making. Field excursions. (Gen.Ed. PS)
Open to undergraduate students. Geography, Geology, Earth Systems, Environmental Science, and Natural Resources Conservation (NRC) majors should enroll in GEOL 101 Section 02. 30 seats in Section 01 are reserved for freshmen and 30 seats reserved for sophomores.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.