GLY 1010C - Physical Geology

4 credit(s)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all Developmental courses
This course is an introduction to the study of the materials, structures and features of the Earth and the processes that produced them. Topics addressed include classification of rocks, their origin, seismicity and plate tectonics in the Earth, glaciation, mountain building (orogeny), hydrology, weathering/erosion and geologic time. For both science and non-science majors. GLY 1010C and GLY 1100C may be taken in any order.