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EPS 2. Gems and Gem Minerals. (1,2 or 3 units) Two and one-half to five hours of session per week for six weeks. The primary goal of this course is to present some introductory earth science and to provide students with a solid understanding of gemology. The course covers (1) processes leading to the formation of gems in the Earth, (2) how gems are identified, (3) factors that enhance the appearance of gems, (5) materials used to simulate common gemstones, and (6) issues associated with the synthesis of gems. Information about each of the main gems groups is provided. Note: EPS 2 is an online course. Students taking it for 2 units will also need to attend discussion sessions. Students taking it for 3 units will need to attend discussion sessions and write a paper. The instructor will email the course website URL to enrolled students at the beginning of the semester. Banfield Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 3. The Water Planet. (2 units) Two hours of lecture per week. An overview of the processes that control water supply to natural ecosystems and human civilization. Hydrologic cycle, floods, droughts, groundwater. Patterns of water use, threats to water quality, effects of global climate change on future water supplies. Water issues facing California. (SP) Dietrich, Kirchner [ return to top ]

EPS 8. Geologic Record of Climate Change. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. This course will review the geologic record of climate change emphasizing how such knowledge can constrain present day thinking about (and predictive models of) future climate change. We will cover the entire spectrum of climate variations, from the formation of the Earth's early atmosphere 4.6 billion years ago to the ice ages to the development of instrumental records. Berry [ return to top ]

EPS c12. The Planets. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. A tour of the planets and moons of the solar system and an introduction to their internal structures, atmospheres, and surface features. Processes that form planets and act to continually change them (e.g. earthquakes, volcanoes, giant impacts) are discussed, as are comets, asteroids, rings, and life. Information gained from recent spacecraft missions is highlighted. Intended for non-science majors. Also listed as Astronomy 12. Manga, Marcy [ return to top ]

EPS 20. Earthquakes In Your Backyard. (3 units) Two hours of lecture per week and one or more field trips. Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and earthquake hazard and risk, with particular emphasis on the situation in California. Allen Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 24. Freshman Seminar in EPS.. (1 units) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of seminar per week. The freshman seminar in earth and planetary science is designed to provide new students with an opportunity to explore a topic in geology or earth sciences with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Topics vary from semester to semester but will include such possible topics as great voyages of geologic discovery and the role of atmospheric sciences in geologic study. Allen, Romanowicz Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 24. Freshman Seminar in EPS.. (1 units) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of seminar per week. The freshman seminar in earth and planetary science is designed to provide new students with an opportunity to explore a topic in geology or earth sciences with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Topics vary from semester to semester but will include such possible topics as great voyages of geologic discovery and the role of atmospheric sciences in geologic study. Manga [ return to top ]

EPS 39A. Geological Influences in Calif. Society. (2 units) Five or six one-hour class meetings per semester, and one four-day field trip (Attendance at each lecture is mandatory.) Field trips will examine natural features of California that are of scientific and societal importance, such as volcanoes, mountain ranges, earthquake faults, rivers, coastlines, landslides, strata recording earth history, mines, water and energy sources. Field trips go to different parts of California in spring and in fall. Student must bring a sleeping bag, a water-proof tent and pay a commissary fee and a transportation fee. Course is restricted to freshman only. Helgeson Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 49A. Geology of National Parks. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. This course introduces students to geology through an exploration of our national parks. Students will learn about the major processes of the earth - ranging from volcanism, continental drift, and mountain building, to river erosion, glaciers, and groundwater movement - through an exploration of the natural beauty of the various parks. The course will also touch upon environmental issues and early American history, both prehistoric and historic. Wang [ return to top ]

EPS 49B. Geology of National Parks. (1 units) One two-day field trip. This course is the field component of 49A. Enrollment is limited to 30 students Wang [ return to top ]

EPS 50. The Planet Earth. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. An introduction to the physical and chemical processes that have shaped the earth through time, with emphasis on the theory of plate tectonics. Laboratory work will involve the practical study of minerals, rocks, and geologic maps and exercises on geological processes. Dreger Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 80. Environmental Earth Sciences. (2 units) Students will receive no credit for 80 after taking Integrative Biology 80 or Paleontology 15. Two hours of lecture per week. The course describes geologic processes active on and in the earth and man's interactions with them. Geologic aspects of use of the land and oceans based on an understanding of earth's environmental processes. Berry [ return to top ]

EPS c82. Introduction to Oceans. (2 units) Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: One of the following courses at high-school level: physics, chemistry, or biology is recommended. The geology, physics, chemistry, and biology of the world oceans. The application of oceanographic sciences to human problems will be explored through special topics such as energy from the sea, marine pollution, food from the sea, and climate change. Also listed as Integrative Biology C82. Powell Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS c82. Introduction to Oceans. (2 units) Description Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: One of the following courses at high-school level: physics, chemistry, or biology is recommended. The geology, physics, chemistry, and biology of the world oceans. The application of oceanographic sciences to human problems will be explored through special topics such as energy from the sea, marine pollution, food from the sea, and climate change. Also listed as Integrative Biology C82. Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: One of the following courses at high-school level: physics, chemistry, or biology is recommended. The geology, physics, chemistry, and biology of the world oceans. The application of oceanographic sciences to human problems will be explored through special topics such as energy from the sea, marine pollution, food from the sea, and climate change. Also listed as Integrative Biology C82. Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: One of the following courses at high-school level: physics, chemistry, or biology is recommended. The geology, physics, chemistry, and biology of the world oceans. The application of oceanographic sciences to human problems will be explored through special topics such as energy from the sea, marine pollution, food from the sea, and climate change. Also listed as Integrative Biology C82.Description Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: One of the following courses at high-school level: physics, chemistry, or biology is recommended. The geology, physics, chemistry, and biology of the world oceans. The application of oceanographic sciences to human problems will be explored through special topics such as energy from the sea, marine pollution, food from the sea, and climate change. Also listed as Integrative Biology C82. Bishop, Powell [ return to top ]

EPS 98. Directed Group Study. (1-4 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Group meetings of various lengths. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Group studies of selected topics which vary from semester to semester. [ return to top ]

EPS c100. Communicating Ocean Science. (3 units) Two and one-half hours of lecture and one hour of fieldwork per week. Prerequisites: One course in introductory biology, geology, chemistry, physics, or marine science required and interest in ocean science; junior, senior, or graduate standing; consent of instructor required for sophomores. For undergraduate and graduate students interested in improving their ability to communicate their scientific knowledge by teaching ocean science in elementary schools. The course will combine instruction in inquiry-based teaching methods and learning pedagogy with 10 weeks of supervised teaching experience in a local school classroom. Thus, students will practice communicating scientific knowledge and receive mentoring on how to improve their presentations. Also listed as Integrative Biology C100. Ingram Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 100A. Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin. (4 units) Two hours of lecture and two 3-hour labs per week. Prerequisites: some background in chemistry and physics. Introduction to structural, compositional, and physical properties of minerals, their analogs and related substances, their genesis in various geological and synthetic processes and laboratory techniques to identify and investigate minerals. One field trip to selected mineral deposits and visits to laboratories. Wenk Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 100B. Genesis and Interpretation of Rocks. (4 units) Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week plus one weekend trip. Prerequisites: EPS 100A. Introduction to the principal geologic environments where rocks are formed and displayed. Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic processes discussed in the context of global tectonics. Renne [ return to top ]

EPS 101. Field Geology and Digital Mapping. (4 units) Seven hours of field work and two hours of lecture per week, and additional field trips. Prerequisites: EPS 50 or equivalent introductory course in geology. Geological mapping, field observation, and problem-solving in the Berkeley hills and environs leading to original interpretation of geological processes and history from stratigraphic, structural, and lithological investigations. Integration of the Berkeley Hills geology into the Coast Ranges and California as a whole through field trips to key localities. Training in digital field mapping, global positioning systems, and laser surveying. Interdisciplinary focus encourages participation by non-majors. Brimhall Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 102. History and Evolution of Planet Earth. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prequisites: EPS 50. Formation and evolution of the Earth. Nucleosynthesis; formation of the solar system; planetary accretion; dating the Earth and solar system; formation of the core, mantle, oceans and atmosphere; plate tectonics; heat transfer and internal dynamics; stratigraphic record of environment and evolution; climate history and climate change. DePaolo Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 103. Introduction to Marine Geochemistry. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: EPS 50, Chemistry 1A-1B, Mathematics 1A-1B, and Physics 7A. Introduction to marine geochemistry: the global water cycle; major processes governing the distribution of chemical species within the hydrosphere; mass balances, fluxes, and reactions in the marine environment from global to submicron scales; relationships to physical, biological, and geological processes; geochemical tracers and tools. Bishop [ return to top ]

EPS 105. Hydrogeology. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Math 1A-1B, Physics 7A, Chemistry 1A-1B (Math 53, EPS 60 recommended). An overview of the principles governing fluid flow in the earth's crust, interaction of geological processes and fluid flow, transport of energy and solutes, migration of hydrocarbons and contaminants, and waste isolation. Wang, Manga [ return to top ]

EPS 106AC. Cross Roads of Earth Resources & Society. (4 units) Three hours of lectures and two hours of discussion per week plus a field trip. Intersection of geological processes with American cultures in the past, present and future. Overview of ethnogeology including traditional knowledge of sources and uses of earth materials and their cultural influences today. Scientific approach to study of tectonic controls on the genesis and global distribution of energy fuels, metals, and industrial minerals essential to all societies. Evolution and diversity of opinion in attitudes about resource development, environmental management and conservation on public, private and tribal lands. Statutes and history of land use conflict in the western U.S. Impending crisis in renewable energy and the imperative of resource literacy. Brimhall [ return to top ]

EPS 107. Global Tectonics. (3 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: upper division standing in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science or consent of instructor. Geological aspects of the theory of plate tectonics. Mathematics of plate rotations on the spherical Earth. Study of classical tectonic regions around the globe. Alvarez [ return to top ]

EPS 111. Petroleum Geology. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Introductory course in Geology. Basin development related to plate tectonics. Origin of petroleum: quality, quantity, thermal maturation of organic matter in source rock. Primary and secondary migration. Petroleum composition. Reservoir rock: stratigraphy and geometry. Traps: structural, stratigraphic or combination. Reservoir fluids and energy. Oil provinces, individual fields. Helgeson [ return to top ]

EPS 115. Stratigraphy and Earth History. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Geology 10 or EPS 50, EPS 100A and 100B, or consent of instructor. Collecting, analyzing, and presenting a stratigraphic data; dating and correlating sedimentary rocks; recognizing ancient environments and reconstructing Earth history; seismic and sequence stratigraphy; event stratigraphy and neocatastrophism; applications of stratigraphy to climate change, petroleum geology, and archeology. Alvarez [ return to top ]

EPS 116. Structural Geology and Tectonics. (3 units) Two hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory, several one- to two-day field trips. Introduction to classification and geometry of geologic structures; their origins and genetic relation to stress fields and their use as kinematic indicators; case histories of selected regions to elucidate tectonic evolution of mountain systems in different plate tectonic settings. Laboratory exercises will focus on analysis of hand specimens and structural relations portrayed on geologic maps. Several trips to observe geologic structures in the field to supplement laboratory exercises. Burgmann Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 117. Geomorphology. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week, with three weekend field projects. Four written reports, based on the three prescribed field projects and one independent project, are required. Prerequisites: none. Non-majors welcome. Geomorphology is the study of the form and evolution of landscapes. Lecture topics in this class include erosion by glaciers, landsliding, soil formation and erosion, river processes, landscape evolution, and effects of climate change and landuse. In the weekly laboratory meetings students learn to use aerial photographs, read maps, survey land, map landslides, and analyze data they have collected during field trips. Dietrich Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 118. Advanced Field Course. (4 units) Four weeks in the field without a break. Prerequisites: EPS 50, 100A-100B, 101, 116 or consent of instructor. EPS 119 is strongly recommended. Advanced geological mapping, intensive field observation, and problem solving in the field areas selected by instructors. Includes preparation of final reports. Extrasession. Brimhall Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 119. Geologic Field Studies. (2 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: EPS 101 and consent of instructor. Two to four weekend field trips to localities of geological interest. Wenk Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 119. Geologic Field Studies. (2 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: EPS 101 and consent of instructor. Two to four weekend field trips to localities of geological interest. DePaolo Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS c120. Analysis of Environmental Data. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: One year of college mathematics and concurrent enrollment in C120L or consent of instructor. Fundamentals of exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing for environmental scientists, with emphasis on characterizing and evaluating uncertainty. Introduction to selected topics relevant to environmental analysis, including error propagation, design of experiments, and monte carlo methods. Also listed as Energy and Resources Group C130. Kirchner [ return to top ]

EPS 122. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Physics 105. Gravity field, density distribution, and internal structure of the earth and planets. Constitution, composition, temperature distribution, and energetics of the Earth's interior. The geomagnetic field, paleomagnetism, the geodynamo, and concepts in geophysical fluid dynamics. Allen Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS c129. Biometeorology. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Math 16A or equivalent, and Physics 8A or consent of instructor. This course describes how the physical environment (light, wind, temperature, humidity) of plants and soil affects the physiological status of plants and how plants affect their physical environment. Using experimental data and theory, it examines physical, biological, and chemical processes affecting transfer of momentum, energy, and material (water, CO2, atmospheric trace gases) between vegetation and the atmosphere. Plant biometeorology instrumentation and measurements are also discussed. Also listed as Environmental Science, Policy, and Management C129. Baldocchi [ return to top ]

EPS 130. Strong Motion Seismology. (3 units) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Mathematics 54, or equivalent and consent of instructor. Generation of seismic waves. Synthetic accelerograms. Instrumentation to measure strong ground motion. Estimation of seismic motion at a site. Ground motion spectra. Influence of soils and geologic structures. Seismic risk mapping. Dreger [ return to top ]

EPS 131. Geochemistry. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: EPS 100A-100B, Chemistry 1A-1B,. Chemical reactions in geological processes. Thermodynamic methods for predicting chemical equilibria in nature. Isotopic and chemical tracers of transport processes in the earth. Chemistry of the solid earth, oceans, and atmosphere. Helgeson [ return to top ]

EPS c141. Paleoclimatology. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week. Earth's climatic changes have been substantial throughout geologic history, and these changes constitute fascinating natural experiments that reveal much about the earth's climate systems and their capacity for change. In this course we will review important methods for past climate reconstruction and also current knowledge of past climate changes throughout earth's history, with an emphasis on those of the Quaternary. Methods to be explored include analyses of physical, geochemical, and paleontologic characteristics of marine sediments, coral reefs, coastal sediments, lake sediments, tree rings, and ice cores. Also listed as Geography C141. Cuffey, Ingram [ return to top ]

EPS c141. Paleoclimatology. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week. Earth's climatic changes have been substantial throughout geologic history, and these changes constitute fascinating natural experiments that reveal much about the earth's climate systems and their capacity for change. In this course we will review important methods for past climate reconstruction and also current knowledge of past climate changes throughout earth's history, with an emphasis on those of the Quaternary. Methods to be explored include analyses of physical, geochemical, and paleontologic characteristics of marine sediments, coral reefs, coastal sediments, lake sediments, tree rings, and ice cores. Also listed as Geography C141. Cuffey [ return to top ]

EPS c146. Geological Oceanography. (4 units) Three hours of lecture per week. The tectonics and morphology of the sea floor, the geologic processes in the deep and shelf seas, and the climatic record contained in deep-sea sediments. The course will cover sources and composition of marine sediments, sea level change, ocean circulation, paleoenvironmental reconstruction using fossils, imprint of climatic zonation on marine sediments, marine stratigraphy, and ocean floor resources. Also listed as Geography C145. Ingram [ return to top ]

EPS 150. Case Studies in Earth Systems. (2 units) Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: EPS 50, senior standing or consent of instructor. Analysis and discussion of three research problems on the interactions of solid earth, hydrologic, chemical, and atmospheric processes. Emphasis is on the synthesis and application of the student's disciplinary knowledge to a new integrative problem in the Earth Sciences. Boering Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 150. Case Studies in Earth Systems. (2 units) Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: EPS 50, senior standing or consent of instructor. Analysis and discussion of three research problems on the interactions of solid earth, hydrologic, chemical, and atmospheric processes. Emphasis is on the synthesis and application of the student's disciplinary knowledge to a new integrative problem in the Earth Sciences. Burgmann Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS c162. Planetary Astrophysics. (4 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Mathematics 53, 54; Physics 7A-7B-7C. Physics of planetary systems, both solar and extra-solar. Star and planet formation, radioactive dating, small body dynamics and interaction of radiation with matter, tides, planetary interiors, atmospheres, and magnetospheres. High-quality oral presentations will be required in addition to problem sets. Also listed as Astronomy C162. de Pater [ return to top ]

EPS 170AC. Cross Roads of Earth Resources & Society. (4 units) Three hours of lectures and two hours of discussion per week plus a field trip. Intersection of geological processes with American cultures in the past, present and future. Overview of ethnogeology including traditional knowledge of sources and uses of earth materials and their cultural influences today. Scientific approach to study of tectonic controls on the genesis and global distribution of energy fuels, metals, and industrial minerals essential to all societies. Evolution and diversity of opinion in attitudes about resource development, environmental management and conservation on public, private and tribal lands. Statutes and history of land use conflict in the western U.S. Impending crisis in renewable energy and the imperative of resource literacy. Brimhall Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS c178. Applied Geophysics. (3 units) Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab/field exercises per week. Prerequisites: Math 53, 54, Physics 7A, 7B, and an introductory course in geology.. Formerly ENGIN C145/145L; EPS C145/145L; MSE C145/145L. The theory and practice of geophysical methods for determining the subsurface distribution of physical properties of rock and soil. Measurements of gravity and magnetic fields, electrical and electromagnetic fields, and seismic velocity, are interpreted to map the subsurface distribution of density, magnetic susceptibility, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties. Also listed as CIV ENG C178. Rector [ return to top ]

EPS c178. Applied Geophysics. (3 units) Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab/field exercises per week. Prerequisites: Math 53, 54, Physics 7A, 7B, and an introductory course in geology.. Formerly ENGIN C145/145L; EPS C145/145L; MSE C145/145L. The theory and practice of geophysical methods for determining the subsurface distribution of physical properties of rock and soil. Measurements of gravity and magnetic fields, electrical and electromagnetic fields, and seismic velocity, are interpreted to map the subsurface distribution of density, magnetic susceptibility, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties. Also listed as CIV ENG C178. Morrison, Alumbaugh [ return to top ]

EPS c180. Air Pollution. (3 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A-1B and Physics 8A or equivalents, or consent of instructor. Processes controlling the chemical composition of the earth's atmosphere. Effects of human influence: stratospheric ozone depletion, increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, changes in the oxidation capacity of the troposphere, smog. Also listed as ESPM 180. Goldstein [ return to top ]

EPS 181. Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics. (3 units) Three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites: Mathematics 53, 54; Physics 7A-7B-7C. This course examines the processes that determine the structure and circulation of the Earth's atmosphere. The approach is deductive rather than descriptive: to figure out the properties and behavior of the Earth's atmosphere based on the laws of physics and fluid dynamics. Topics will include interaction between radiation and atmospheric composition; the role of water in the energy and radiation balance; governing equations for atmospheric motion, mass conservation and thermodynamic energy balance; geostrophic flow, quasigeostrophic motion, baroclinic instability and dynamics of extratropical cyclones. Fung [ return to top ]

EPS 182. Laboratory and Numerical Methods in Atmospheric Science. (3 units) One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Chem 1A, 1B, Math 1A-1B, Physics 7A-7C, or equivalents. Fluid dynamics, radiative transfer, and the kinetics, spectroscopy, and measurement of atmospherically relevant species are explored through laboratory experiments, numerical simulations, and field observations. The course is intended for Earth and Planetary Science majors and minors, or for chemistry, physics, astronomy, biology, and engineering majors whose interests may lie in science applied to the atmosphere of Earth and other planets. Boering [ return to top ]

EPS 185. Marine Geobiology. (2 units) Two hours of lecture per week. Interrelationships between marine organisms and physical, chemical and geological processes in oceans. Berry [ return to top ]

EPS 200. Problems in Hydrogeology. (4 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Physics 7A-7B, Chemistry 1A-1B, Math 53 and 54; open to senior undergraduates with appropriate prerequisites. Current problems in fluid flow, heat flow, and solute transport in the earth. Pressure- and thermal-driven flow, instability, convection, interaction between fluid flow and chemical reactions. Pore pressure; faulting and earthquakes; diagenesis; hydrocarbon migration and trapping; flow-associated mineralization; contaminant problems. Wang [ return to top ]

EPS 200. Problems in Hydrogeology. (4 units) Description Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Physics 7A-7B, Chemistry 1A-1B, Math 53 and 54; open to senior undergraduates with appropriate prerequisites. Current problems in fluid flow, heat flow, and solute transport in the earth. Pressure- and thermal-driven flow, instability, convection, interaction between fluid flow and chemical reactions. Pore pressure; faulting and earthquakes; diagenesis; hydrocarbon migration and trapping; flow-associated mineralization; contaminant problems. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Physics 7A-7B, Chemistry 1A-1B, Math 53 and 54; open to senior undergraduates with appropriate prerequisites. Current problems in fluid flow, heat flow, and solute transport in the earth. Pressure- and thermal-driven flow, instability, convection, interaction between fluid flow and chemical reactions. Pore pressure; faulting and earthquakes; diagenesis; hydrocarbon migration and trapping; flow-associated mineralization; contaminant problems.Description Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Physics 7A-7B, Chemistry 1A-1B, Math 53 and 54; open to senior undergraduates with appropriate prerequisites. Current problems in fluid flow, heat flow, and solute transport in the earth. Pressure- and thermal-driven flow, instability, convection, interaction between fluid flow and chemical reactions. Pore pressure; faulting and earthquakes; diagenesis; hydrocarbon migration and trapping; flow-associated mineralization; contaminant problems.Description Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Physics 7A-7B, Chemistry 1A-1B, Math 53 and 54; open to senior undergraduates with appropriate prerequisites. Current problems in fluid flow, heat flow, and solute transport in the earth. Pressure- and thermal-driven flow, instability, convection, interaction between fluid flow and chemical reactions. Pore pressure; faulting and earthquakes; diagenesis; hydrocarbon migration and trapping; flow-associated mineralization; contaminant problems. Wang, Manga [ return to top ]

EPS 202. Thermodynamic Analysis of Chemical Reactions in Natural Processes. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Mathematics through differential Equations and an upper division background in chemistry or geochemistry Helgeson [ return to top ]

EPS 203. Introduction to Marine Geochemistry. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 50, Chemistry 1A-1B, Mathematics 1A-1B, Physics 7A or consent of instructor. The global water cycle; major processes governing the distribution of chemical species within the hydrosphere; mass balances, fluxes, and reactions in the marine environment from global to submicron scales; relationships to physical, biological, and geological processes; geochemical tracers and tools. [ return to top ]

EPS 204. Elastic Wave Propagation. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 104 or equivalent; 121; Physics 105. Wave propagation in elastic solids; effects of anelasticity and anistropy; representation theorems; reflection and refraction; propagation in layered media; finite-difference and finite-element methods. Dreger [ return to top ]

EPS 206. Geophysical Inverse Methods. (3 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: EPS 104. Survey of various inverse methods available for geophysical problems. Deterministic and statistical, under- and over-determined, and linear and non-linear problems. Concepts of existence, uniqueness, construction, appraisal, resolution, and trade-off curves. Applications to gravity, magnetics, conductivity, seismology, and planetary physics. [ return to top ]

EPS 207. Laboratory in Observational Seismology. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 121 or 130 or 204 or consent of instructor. Group problem solving of current seismological topics. Analysis, inversion, and numerical modeling of seismic waveform data to investigate questions regarding the physics of the earthquake source and seismic wave propagation. Application of current developments and techniques in seismological research. Dreger [ return to top ]

EPS 207. Laboratory in Observational Seismology. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prereq: EPS 121, 130 or 204 or consent of instructor. Group problem solving of current seismological topics. Dreger [ return to top ]

EPS 208. Mechanical Properties of Earth Materials. (3 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: EPS 108 or course in continuum mechanics. Mechanical properties of rocks and minerals. Finite deformation and thermodynamics of solids under strain. Elasticity, anelasticity, high-temperature creep, and fracture of rocks. Properties of polycrystals and aggregates; the nature of grain boundaries; dislocations and other crystal defects and microstructures. [ return to top ]

EPS 209. Mineral Thermodynamics. (3 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Physical basis of the thermodynamic properties of minerals, including the use of elastic constants, spectroscopic, and related data. The emphasis is on high-temperature phenomena, including the nature of melting. Thermal defects and non-equilibrium processes, particularly diffusion and the theory of phase transformations, are also discussed. [ return to top ]

EPS 209. Mineral Thermodynamics. (3 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Physical basis of the thermodynamic properties of minerals, including the use of elastic constants, spectroscopic, and related data. The emphasis is on high-temperature phenomena, including the nature of melting. Thermal defects and non-equilibrium processes, particularly diffusion and the theory of phase transformations, are also discussed. Jeanloz [ return to top ]

EPS 210. Advanced Ore Petrology. (3 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week plus one field trip. Prerequisites: 100A-100B,106 and 131. Geological and geochemical evaluation of theories of ore transport and deposition, including field, theoretical, and experimental approaches. [ return to top ]

EPS 211. Advanced Digital Mapping and Surveying for Scientists, Engineers and Planners. (2 units) One and one-half hours of lecture and one and one-half hours of laboratory/discussion per week for eight weeks. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Research mapping and surveying applications for scientists, engineers, and planners. Overview and application of digital mapping systems consisting of portable pen-based computers, global positioning systems, and laser range finders. Development of specific digital media mapping tools suited to individual graduate students' areas of research interest. Visible and infrared spectrometric mapping related to remote sensing and image analysis. Preparation of final project map using GIS systems. Course grade based on oral project presentation. It is expected that students will need to work an additional average of four hours per week, including individual conferences with instructor, on the research project and preparations for final oral presentation. [ return to top ]

EPS 212. Advanced Stratigraphy and Tectonics. (3 units) Three hours of seminar per week. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Evolution of the earth in response to internal, surficial and extraterrestrial processes. [ return to top ]

EPS 214. Igneous Petrology. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Formerly Geology 214. The composition, generation, and cooling of magmas to form igneous rocks. The physical and thermodynamic properties of silicate liquids. [ return to top ]

EPS 216. Active Tectonics. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 116 or equivalent, Physics 7A or equivalent, or consent of instructor. This course is a graduate course designed to introduce students in the earth sciences to the geology of earthquakes, including tectonic geomorphology, paleoseismology and the analysis and interpretation of geodetic measurements of active deformation. While the focus will be primarily on seismically active faults, we will also discuss deformation associated with landslides, regional isostatic rebound, and volcanoes, as well as measurements of global plate motions. We will address methods and applications in paleoseismology, tectonic geomorphology, and geodesy. The course will address measurement techniques (e.g,. GPS, leveling, etc.), data analysis and inversion, and subsequent modeling and interpretation of the data. The integration of geodetic measurements with geologic and seismologic data allows an improved understanding of active processes. Burgmann [ return to top ]

EPS 217. Fluvial Geomorphology. (4 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week; some fieldwork is assigned. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Application of fluid mechanics to sediment transport and development of river morphology. Form and process in river meanders, the pool-riffle sequence, aggradation, grade, and baselevel. Dietrich [ return to top ]

EPS 218. Seminar in Seismology. (3 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours of discussion per week. Critical study of problems in current seismological research. Topics will vary from semester to semester. [ return to top ]

EPS 219. Seminar in Geophysics. (3 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours of discussion per week. Critical study of problems in current geophysical research. Content will vary. [ return to top ]

EPS 220. Advanced Concepts in Mineral Physics. (3 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. A combined seminar and lecture course covering advanced topics related to mineral physics. The interface between geophysics with the other physical sciences is emphasized. Topics vary each semester. Jeanloz [ return to top ]

EPS 224. Isotopic Geochemistry. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A-1B, Mathematics 1A-1B. An overview of the use of natural isotopic variations to study earth, planetary, and environmental problems. Topics include geochronology, cosmogenic isotope studies of surficial processes, radiocarbon and the carbon cycle, water isotopes in the water cycle, and radiogenic and stable isotope studies of planetary evolution, mantle dynamics, volcanoes, groundwater, and geothermal systems. The course begins with a short introduction to nuclear processes and includes simple mathematical models used in isotope geochemistry. DePaolo [ return to top ]

EPS 225. Topics in High-Pressure Research. (2 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Analysis of current developments and techniques in experimental and theoretical high-pressure research, with applications in the physical sciences. Topics vary each semester. Jeanloz [ return to top ]

EPS c241. Geochemical Approaches to Modern and Past Environments and Climates. (4 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours of seminar per week. Formerly Geology C241. Research seminar graduate course on the use of geochemical methods and approaches in paleoenvironmental/paleoclimate reconstruction, and in modern environmental studies. Discussion of modern processes that are a key element to understanding past environmental changes. Methods to be covered include stable and radiogenic isotopes, trace element distributions, and organic geochemistry. Also listed as Environ Sci, Policy, and Management C220. [ return to top ]

EPS c242. Glaciology. (4 units) Three hours of lecture and one hour of consultation per week. Prerequisites: Calculus. A review of the mechanics of glacial systems, including formation of ice masses, glacial flow mechanisms, subglacial hydrology, temperature and heat transport, global flow, and response of ice sheets and glaciers. We will use this knowledge to examine glaciers as geomorphologic agents and as participants in climate change. Also listed as Geography C241. Cuffey [ return to top ]

EPS c246. Geological Oceanography. (4 units) Three hours of lecture per week. The tectonics and morphology of the sea floor, the geologic processes in the deep and shelf seas, and the climatic record contained in deep-sea sediments. The course will cover sources and composition of marine sediments, sea level change, ocean sediments, marine stratigraphy, and ocean floor resources. Also listed as Geography C247. Ingram [ return to top ]

EPS c249. Solar System Astrophysics. (3 units) Three hours of lecture per week. The physical foundations of planetary sciences. Topics include planetary interiors and surfaces, planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres, and smaller bodies in our solar system. The physical processes at work are developed in some detail, and an evolutionary picture for our solar system, and each class of objects, is developed. Some discussion of other (potential) planetary systems is also included. Also listed as Astronomy C249. de Pater [ return to top ]

EPS 250. Advanced Topics in Earth and Environmental Sciences. (3 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours of seminar per week. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Review of recent literature and discussion of ongoing research at the interface between earth science and environmental science. [ return to top ]

EPS 251. Carbon Cycle Dynamics. (3 units) Six hours of lecture per week. In this course, we will focus on the (unsolved) puzzle of the contemporary carbon cycle. Why is the concentration of atmospheric CO2 changing at the rate observed? What are the terrestrial and oceanic processes that add and remove carbon from the atmosphere? What are the processes responsible for long-term storage of carbon on land and in the sea? Emphasis will be placed on the observations and modeling needed to evaluate hypotheses about carbon sources and sinks. Past records will be examined for clues about sensitivity of carbon processes to climate variations. [ return to top ]

EPS 254. Advanced Topics in Seismology and Geophysics. (1 units) Course may be repeated for credit. One hour of lecture per week. Lectures on various topics representing current advances in seismology and geophysics, including local crustal and earthquake studies, regional tectonics, structure of the earth's mantle, and core and global dynamics. Romanowicz [ return to top ]

EPS 255. Advanced Topics in Earth and Planetary Science. (1 units) Course may be repeated for credit. One and one-half hours of lecture per week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Lectures on various topics representing current advances in all aspects of earth and planetary science. Romanowicz [ return to top ]

EPS 255. Advanced Topics in Earth and Planetary Science. (1 units) Course may be repeated for credit. One and one-half hours of lecture per week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Lectures on various topics representing current advances in all aspects of earth and planetary science. Wang [ return to top ]

EPS 256. Earthquake of the Week. (2 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Two hours of discussion per week. Each week, the seismicity of the previous week, in California and worldwide, is reviewed. Tectonics of the region as well as source parameters and waveforms of interest are discussed and placed in the context of ongoing research in seismology. Romanowicz [ return to top ]

EPS 271. Field Geology and Digital Mapping. (4 units) Students will receive no credit for 271 after taking 101. Seven hours of fieldwork and two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 50 or equivalent introductory course for majors. Geological mapping, field observation, and problem solving in the Berkeley hills and environs leading to original interpretation of geological processes and history from stratigraphic, structural, and lithological investigations. Integration of the Berkeley hills geology into the tectonic and paleo-climatic record of the Coast Ranges and California as a whole through systematic field mapping in key localities and reading of original literature. Training in digital field mapping, use of digital base maps, and use of global positioning systems. Brimhall Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 260. Research in Earth Science. (2 units) Course may be repeated for credit. Two hours of lecture per week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Weekly presentations to introduce new graduate students and senior undergraduates to current research conducted in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science. Allen Course Webpage [ return to top ]

EPS 300. Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Geology and Geophysics. (1-6 units) Course may be repeated for credit. One hour of discussion per week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and appointment as graduate student instructor. Discussion, curriculum, class observation, and practice teaching in geology, geophysics, and earth science. Jeanloz [ return to top ]

EPS 235. Characterization of Minerals and Rocks. (4 units) Two hours of lecture, three hours of laboratory, and one hour of discussion per week. Introduction to the main methods of characterization such as optical microscopy, x-ray diffraction, x-ray flourescence, and electron microscopy. Interpretation of data in a geologic context. Advanced undergraduates are encouraged to attend. Wenk [ return to top ]