(3 cr.) N & M Earth's history interpreted through 4.5 billion years.
Deductive approach to understanding the signficance of rocks and
fossils and reconstructing the plate-tectonic origin of mountains,
continents, and ocean basins.  A survey of events in earth's
evolution relevant to contemporary environmental concerns.  Two
lectures and one laboratory each week.  Credit given for only one of
G104, S104, or G112.