Fall 2026
September 21 – December 11, 2026
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences (EPS SCI)
16 courses
Introduction to Earth Science
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours; field days. Elements of Earth science; study of Earth materials; nature and interpretation of geologic evidence; study of geologic processes; historical aspects of geology. Mandatory field trips introduce students to solving of geologic problems in field. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Coffey, K.
5 units · 36 open seats · 234/270 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · TR 12:30PM–1:45PM · ROLFE 1200
LAB · T 4:00PM–5:50PM · GEOLOGY 3657
LAB · W 1:00PM–2:50PM · GEOLOGY 3657
LAB · W 11:00AM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 3657
LAB · R 4:00PM–5:50PM · GEOLOGY 3657
LAB · W 9:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 3657
LAB · W 5:00PM–6:50PM · GEOLOGY 3657
LAB · W 3:00PM–4:50PM · GEOLOGY 3657
LAB · F 11:00AM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 3657
LAB · F 9:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 3657
Astrobiology
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life on Earth and in universe. Course material primarily from planetary and Earth sciences, paleontology and biology, astronomy, chemistry, and physics. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Treude, T., Mainzer, A.
5 units · 12 open seats · 428/440 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MW 2:00PM–3:15PM · MOORE 100
DIS · T 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · T 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · T 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · T 12:00PM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · T 1:00PM–1:50PM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · R 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · W 5:00PM–6:50PM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · F 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · R 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · F 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · R 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · R 12:00PM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · F 3:00PM–3:50PM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · T 2:00PM–2:50PM · GEOLOGY 5644
DIS · T 3:00PM–3:50PM · GEOLOGY 5644
Perils of Space: Introduction to Space Weather
(Same as Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences M7.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Concepts of plasma physics. Dynamic sun, solar wind, and Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere. Space storms and substorms and their impacts on astronauts, spacecraft, and surface power and communication grids. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Varney, R.H.
4 units · 8 open seats · 37/45 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MW 2:00PM–3:15PM · DODD 161
DIS · F 1:00PM–1:50PM · MS 7124A
DIS · F 2:00PM–2:50PM · MS 7124A
DIS · R 10:00AM–10:50AM · MS 7124B
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour; one optional field day. Description of causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanoes. Introduction to tectonic plate motion, faults, wave propagation, volcano formation, types of volcanoes, and volcanic eruptions. Review of earthquake and volcano hazard, societal consequences. Analysis of hazard reduction through earthquake forecasting, earthquake-resistant design, and volcano monitoring. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Lithgow-Bertelloni, C.
5 units · 12 open seats · 88/100 enrolled · waitlist 0
LAB · F 2:00PM–2:50PM · GEOLOGY 4691
LEC · TR 11:00AM–12:15PM · DODD 161
LAB · W 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 4691
LAB · T 1:00PM–1:50PM · GEOLOGY 4691
LAB · W 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 4691
Solar System and Planets
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Properties of sun, planets, asteroids, and comets. Astronomical observations relevant to understanding solar system and its origin. Dynamical problems, including examination of fallacious hypotheses. Meteoritic evidence regarding earliest history of solar system. Chemical models of solar nebula. Space exploration and its planning. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Young, E.D.
4 units · 7 open seats · 175/182 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MW 2:00PM–3:15PM · KAPLAN A00051
DIS · T 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · T 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · W 4:00PM–4:50PM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · M 4:00PM–4:50PM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · R 12:00PM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · R 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · W 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
Exploring Mars, Red Planet
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. History and future of Mars exploration, origin of planet, surface materials, and atmosphere. History of climate. Questions regarding water and life. Scientific and practical issues in mission design. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Paige, D.A.
4 units · 73 open seats · 27/100 enrolled · waitlist 0
DIS · W 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 4691
LEC · TR 3:30PM–4:45PM · KAPLAN A00065
DIS · W 12:00PM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 4691
DIS · T 5:00PM–5:50PM · GEOLOGY 4691
DIS · R 3:00PM–3:50PM · GEOLOGY
Dinosaurs and Their Relatives
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours; one optional field trip. Designed for nonmajors. Exploration of biology, evolution, and extinction of dinosaurs and close relatives, in context of history of biosphere. Information from paleontology, biology, and geology. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: The Staff
5 units · 8 open seats · 288/296 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MW 12:30PM–1:45PM · LAKRETZ 110
LAB · M 2:00PM–3:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · T 12:00PM–1:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · T 2:00PM–3:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · T 10:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · F 9:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · F 12:00PM–1:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · W 4:00PM–5:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · R 8:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · R 10:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · M 4:00PM–5:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · R 12:00PM–1:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · W 2:00PM–3:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars
Seminar, one hour. Discussion of and critical thinking about topics of current intellectual importance, taught by faculty members in their areas of expertise and illuminating many paths of discovery at UCLA. P/NP grading.
Instructor: Angelopoulos, V., Nelson, N., Harrison, M., Day, M.D., Aurnou, J.M.
1 unit · 33 open seats · 40/73 enrolled · waitlist 0
SEM · W 8:00PM–9:50PM · SLICHTR
SEM · W 3:00PM–4:30PM · GEOLOGY 3814
SEM · W 8:00PM–9:50PM · SLICHTR 3853
SEM · F 3:00PM–4:20PM · GEOLOGY 3814
SEM · W 1:00PM–2:00PM · GEOLOGY 3645
Geologic Maps
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, three hours; five field days. Recommended: course 1 (or any course from 3 through 17, 20, or Clusters 70A). Planning, creation, and interpretation of geologic maps, including both practical and philosophical problems that arise. Topographic and geologic mapping in the field. Interpretation of published maps in laboratory. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Coffey, K.
4 units · 4 open seats · 26/30 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · TR 11:00AM–12:15PM · GEOLOGY 3645
LAB · F 2:00PM–5:00PM · GEOLOGY 3645
Sedimentary Petrology
Lecture, two to three hours; laboratory, six hours; field trips. Requisite: course 51. Recommended: course 61. Study of sedimentary rocks based on characteristics of sedimentary particles and dynamics of depositional processes. Lectures focus on development of depositional facies models, and laboratories emphasize recognition of sedimentary deposits from each major depositional facies. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Day, M.D.
5 units · 15 open seats · 15/30 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · TR 12:30PM–1:45PM · GEOLOGY 5655
LAB · TR 2:00PM–4:50PM · GEOLOGY 5655
Physical Geochemistry
Lecture, three hours. Recommended: course 51. Basic principles of physical chemistry for geologic applications. Thermodynamics and kinetics of reactions among minerals, natural waters, and magmas; construction and interpretation of phase diagrams; case studies of important geochemical and environmental issues. Concurrently scheduled with course C206. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Schauble, E.A.
4 units · 0 open seats · 15/15 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MWF 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 3645
Physics of Earth
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Mathematics 33A, Physics 1A, 1B, and 1C (or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH). Recommended: course 1 or 8. Crust-to-core tour of Earth and physics used to explore it. Isostasy, plate tectonics, mantle convection, and geodynamo as discovered with tools of elasticity, seismology, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. P/NP or letter grading.
Instructor: Beghein, C.
4 units · 2 open seats · 13/15 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · TR 12:00PM–1:15PM · GEOLOGY 3657
Introduction to Plasmas in the Laboratory, Space, and Engineering
(Same as Electrical and Computer Engineering M185 and Physics M122.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, eight hours. Requisites: Physics 1A, 1B, and 1C (may be taken concurrently). Senior-level introductory course on electrodynamics of charged particles and their collective behavior in plasmas in laboratory, near-Earth space, and astrophysical settings. Covers selected applications taken from fusion energy, space weather, materials processing, generation of coherent radiation, and particle accelerators. Letter grading.
Instructor: Schaefer, D.B.
4 units · 0 open seats · 10/10 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · TR 11:00AM–12:15PM · PAB 2748
DIS · R 8:00AM–8:50AM · PAB 2748
(untitled)
(Same as Ecology and Evolutionary Biology CM173.) Lecture, four hours; laboratory, three hours. Requisites: Chemistry 14A, 14B (or 20A, 20B), Life Sciences 1, 2, 3, and 4, or 7A, 7B, and 7C (or 7A and introductory course in geology). Exploration of relationship between physical processes, such as tectonics and climate, and how they affect surface and impact biology of Earth. Study of evolution of universe, Earth, and life, with integration of history of science, including Darwinian evolution and plate tectonics revolutions. Study of formation of matter offers tools to understand geologic process of climate and ecology of Earth. Past climate change to examine expected future human-influenced climate. Consideration of major events in history of life on Earth. Data and methods from geology, genetics, and geochemistry are integrated to reconstruct past events. This reveals how Earth processes shaped life and how life shaped Earth. Concurrently scheduled with course CM273. Letter grading.
6 units
LEC · TR 4:00PM–5:50PM · Consult instructor
LAB · W 1:00PM–3:50PM · Consult instructor
Current Research in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
(Formerly numbered 193A.) Seminar, one hour. Limited to Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Department students. Study of current topics in Earth, planetary, and space sciences, including participation in weekly department colloquium. May be repeated for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C293A. P/NP grading.
Instructor: Beghein, C.
1 unit · 9 open seats · 1/10 enrolled · waitlist 0
SEM · T 3:30PM–4:30PM · SLICHTR 3853
Directed Research or Senior Project in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
Tutorial, two hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Supervised individual research or investigation under guidance of faculty mentor. Culminating paper or project required. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. P/NP or letter grading.
2 units
TUT · VAR · Consult instructor
Winter 2027
January 4 – March 19, 2027
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences (EPS SCI)
14 courses
Solar System and Planets
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Properties of sun, planets, asteroids, and comets. Astronomical observations relevant to understanding solar system and its origin. Dynamical problems, including examination of fallacious hypotheses. Meteoritic evidence regarding earliest history of solar system. Chemical models of solar nebula. Space exploration and its planning. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 261 open seats · 0/261 enrolled · waitlist 0
DIS · T 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · T 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
LEC · MW 2:00PM–3:15PM · Consult instructor
DIS · W 4:00PM–4:50PM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · T 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · R 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · M 4:00PM–4:50PM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · R 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · R 12:00PM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · T 12:00PM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 4653
DIS · R 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 4653
Natural Disasters
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; one field day. Global urbanization together with historical demographic population shift to coastal areas, especially around Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire, are placing increasingly large parts of this planet’s human population at risk due to earthquakes, volcanos, and tsunamis. Global climate change combines with variety of geologic processes to create enhanced risks from catastrophic mass movements (e.g., landslides), hurricanes, floods, and fires. Exploration of physical processes behind natural disasters and discussion of how these natural events affect quality of human life. P/NP or letter grading.
5 units · 75 open seats · 0/75 enrolled · waitlist 0
DIS · T 1:00PM–1:50PM · GEOLOGY 5655
LEC · TR 10:00AM–12:00PM · GEOLOGY 5655
DIS · T 2:00PM–2:50PM · GEOLOGY 5655
Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Not open for credit to students with credit for or currently enrolled in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 25. General introduction to geological, physical, chemical, and biological processes and history of Earth’s global ocean system. P/NP or letter grading.
5 units · 442 open seats · 0/442 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MW 12:00PM–1:50PM · Consult instructor
LAB · W 3:00PM–3:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · T 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · T 12:00PM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · T 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · R 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · W 4:00PM–4:40PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · T 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · R 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · R 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · T 1:00PM–1:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · W 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · R 12:00PM–12:50PM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · F 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · F 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
LAB · W 11:00AM–11:50AM · GEOLOGY 3820
Mineralogy: Earth and Planetary Materials
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, four hours. Recommended requisite: course 1, or any course from 3 through 17, 20, or Clusters 70A, and completion of chemistry requirement. Principles of mineralogy. Mineral structure and bonding and crystal chemistry, with focus on materials of interest for Earth and planetary sciences and major rock-forming minerals. Laboratory study of relationship between mineral structure and properties, including hand sample identification, microscopy (optical and electron), X-ray diffraction, and spectroscopy techniques. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 40 open seats · 0/40 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MWF 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 3645
LAB · MW 12:00PM–1:50PM · GEOLOGY 4641
LAB · TR 9:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 4641
Introduction to Computing for Geoscientists
(Same as Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences M71.) Lecture, four hours; laboratory, 90 minutes; outside computing study, six to 10 hours. Introduction to writing programs, visualization of geoscience data, and comparison with models. P/NP or letter grading.
5 units · 40 open seats · 0/40 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MW 1:00PM–2:50PM · GEOLOGY 5655
LAB · T 12:00PM–1:20PM · GEOLOGY 3645
LAB · R 11:00AM–12:20PM · GEOLOGY 3645
Geochemical Cycles
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed for junior/senior and graduate physical sciences students. Origin and abundance of elements and their isotopes; distribution and chemistry of elements in Earth and its environment. Concurrently scheduled with course C207. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 15 open seats · 0/15 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MWF 9:00AM–9:50AM · GEOLOGY 4677
Structural Geology
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, six hours. Recommended: course 61. Planar and linear structures at different scales in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. Faults and folds, their description, classification, and kinematic and dynamic analysis. Deformation, strength, fracture, and rheological properties of rocks. P/NP or letter grading.
5 units · 25 open seats · 0/25 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MWF 10:00AM–10:50AM · GEOLOGY 3645
LAB · WF 11:00AM–1:50PM · GEOLOGY 3645
(untitled)
(Same as Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences CM114B.) Lecture, three hours. Recommended requisite: course CM114A. Broad overview of aquatic geomicrobiological processes in diverse environmental settings (e.g., sediments, microbial mats, water column, wetlands, cold seeps, hydrothermal vents, deep biosphere), and how these processes drive element cycling on Earth. Concurrently scheduled with course CM214B. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 10 open seats · 0/10 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MW 10:00AM–11:30AM · GEOLOGY 4677
Applied Geophysics
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours. Requisites: course M71 or Civil and Environmental Engineering M20; Mathematics 3A, 3B, and 3C, or 31A, 31B, and 32A; Physics 1A, 1B, 4AL, and 4BL, or 5A and 5B. Recommended: course M171. Methods and knowledge involved in investigation of near-surface geophysics. Covers gravity fields, wave equations, seismic ray theory, reflection and refraction, seismic interpretation, basic earthquake source theory, and introduction to magnetic fields and electrical resistivity. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 25 open seats · 0/25 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · TR 5:00PM–6:15PM · GEOLOGY 3645
LAB · M 5:00PM–7:50PM · GEOLOGY 4691
Engineering and Environmental Geology
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 1 or 100. Recommended: course 111. Principles and practice of soil mechanics and foundation engineering in light of geologic conditions, recognition, prediction, and control or abatement of subsidence, landslides, earthquakes, and other geologic aspects of urban planning and subsurface disposal of liquids and solid wastes. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 25 open seats · 0/25 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · W 6:00PM–8:50PM · GEOLOGY 3645
Remote Sensing for Earth Sciences
Lecture, three hours. Recommended requisite: course 61. Designed for juniors/seniors and graduate students. Remote sensing related to development of natural resources. Characteristics of electromagnetic spectrum and review of remote sensing devices. Applicability to land-use classification, soil survey, urban studies, vegetation classification; emphasis on geologic interpretation of imagery. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units
LEC · Consult instructor
The Science of Our Space Environment
(Same as Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences M170.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Physics 1A, 1B, 1C. Introduction to the science of the Sun, heliosphere, and near-Earth space environment. Electromagnetic and particle emissions from the Sun, sunspots and the solar cycle, solar wind, planetary magnetospheres, planetary ionospheres, and auroras. Applications to space weather prediction and impacts on satellite systems. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 10 open seats · 0/10 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · TR 10:00AM–11:15AM · MS 7124A
DIS · W 1:00PM–1:50PM · MS 7124A
Planetary Physics
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, Physics 1A, 1B, and 1C (or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH). Formation of solar nebula; origin of planets and their satellites; comets, asteroids, and meteorites; celestial mechanics and dynamics; physics of planetary interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 20 open seats · 0/20 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · Consult instructor
Current Research in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
(Formerly numbered 193B.) Seminar, one hour. Limited to Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Department students. Study of current topics in Earth, planetary, and space sciences, including participation in weekly department colloquium. May be repeated for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C293B. P/NP grading.
1 unit
SEM · Consult instructor
Spring 2027
March 24 – June 11, 2027
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences (EPS SCI)
12 courses
Natural Disasters
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; one field day. Global urbanization together with historical demographic population shift to coastal areas, especially around Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire, are placing increasingly large parts of this planet’s human population at risk due to earthquakes, volcanos, and tsunamis. Global climate change combines with variety of geologic processes to create enhanced risks from catastrophic mass movements (e.g., landslides), hurricanes, floods, and fires. Exploration of physical processes behind natural disasters and discussion of how these natural events affect quality of human life. P/NP or letter grading.
5 units · 240 open seats · 0/240 enrolled · waitlist 0
DIS · Consult instructor
LEC · TR 12:30PM–1:45PM · Consult instructor
Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Not open for credit to students with credit for or currently enrolled in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 25. General introduction to geological, physical, chemical, and biological processes and history of Earth’s global ocean system. P/NP or letter grading.
5 units · 442 open seats · 0/442 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · MW 2:00PM–3:15PM · Consult instructor
LAB · Consult instructor
Dinosaurs and Their Relatives
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours; one optional field trip. Designed for nonmajors. Exploration of biology, evolution, and extinction of dinosaurs and close relatives, in context of history of biosphere. Information from paleontology, biology, and geology. P/NP or letter grading.
5 units · 442 open seats · 0/442 enrolled · waitlist 0
LAB · Consult instructor
LEC · TR 11:00AM–12:15PM · Consult instructor
Igneous Petrology
Lecture, two to three hours; laboratory, six hours; field trips. Requisite: course 51. Recommended: Chemistry 14B and 14BL, or 20B and 20L. Mineralogy, chemical composition, and field occurrence of igneous rocks with reference to their origin by melting in earth. Introduction to thermodynamics as applied to petrology. Formation of magma, its movement, eruption, crystallization, and chemical evolution. Petrologic structure of crust and mantle and its relation to seismology. Overview of petrological and chemical evolution of Earth, moon, and other planets from their origin to present. P/NP or letter grading.
5 units · 20 open seats · 0/20 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · Consult instructor
LAB · Consult instructor
Isotope Geochemistry
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed for junior/senior and graduate physical and biological sciences students. Theoretical aspects of isotope behavior: stable and radiogenic isotopes. Principles of geochronology. Use of isotopes as tracers in crust and mantle processes. Stable isotopes as indicators of environment and paleoclimate. Concurrently scheduled with course C209. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 18 open seats · 0/18 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · Consult instructor
Stratigraphic and Field Geology
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, three hours; fieldwork, eight hours per week. Requisite: course 61. Recommended: 112. Principles of stratigraphy; geologic mapping of selected area; preparation of geologic report. Letter grading.
6 units · 15 open seats · 0/15 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · Consult instructor
LAB · Consult instructor
FLD · TBA · Consult instructor
Advanced Field Geology
Lecture, two hours. Requisites: courses 61, 103A, 111, 112. Problems in regional geology and field research; preparation of written geologic reports. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 20 open seats · 0/20 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · VAR · Consult instructor
Field Geophysics
Lecture, two hours; fieldwork, three weekends. Requisites: courses M71, 136A. Recommended: course M171. Application of seismic, gravimetric, magnetic, electrical, and other geophysical methods to geologic and engineering problems. Practical aspects of geophysical exploration, including planning, data collection, data reduction, and interpretation. P/NP or letter grading.
6 units · 20 open seats · 0/20 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · TBA · Consult instructor
The Science of Our Space Environment
(Same as Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences M170.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Physics 1A, 1B, 1C. Introduction to the science of the Sun, heliosphere, and near-Earth space environment. Electromagnetic and particle emissions from the Sun, sunspots and the solar cycle, solar wind, planetary magnetospheres, planetary ionospheres, and auroras. Applications to space weather prediction and impacts on satellite systems. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 10 open seats · 0/10 enrolled · waitlist 0
DIS · Consult instructor
LEC · Consult instructor
Planetary Physics
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, Physics 1A, 1B, and 1C (or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH). Formation of solar nebula; origin of planets and their satellites; comets, asteroids, and meteorites; celestial mechanics and dynamics; physics of planetary interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 20 open seats · 0/20 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · Consult instructor
Advanced Computing in Geosciences
(Formerly numbered 171.) (Same as Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences M171.) Lecture, four hours. Requisites: course M71, Mathematics 3A, 3B, and 3C (or 31A and 31B). Misfit modeling and quantitative comparisons of acquired data sets and theory. Forward modeling from fundamental equations. Examples, experiments, and exercises from disciplines within geosciences. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 20 open seats · 0/20 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · Consult instructor
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours. Recommended: course 71 or Computer Science 31 or Program in Computing 10A, Mathematics 31B, Physics 1C or 5C. Project-based study with focus on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), with material from astronomy, computer science, mathematics, signal processing, and statistics. Design of observational program, acquisition of telescopic data, development of algorithms to analyze data, and presentation of results. Introduction to the abundance and characteristics of extrasolar planetary systems; radio astronomy, including wave propagation and Doppler shift; signal processing, including sampling theory and Fourier transforms; random processes, including Gaussian and binomial statistics; and algorithm development. Concurrently scheduled with course C279. P/NP or letter grading.
4 units · 25 open seats · 0/25 enrolled · waitlist 0
LEC · Consult instructor