ENV 1020 Foundations of Earth Systems Science
The Earth functions as a set of interacting components from the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. In this course, students will learn what is meant by a systems approach to earth and environmental sciences and how the Earth systems are a large set of cooperative, self-regulating processes driven by thermodynamics. The course will also discuss how these processes contributed to early evolution of life on the planet and how modern day processes such as climate change are impacted or amplified by natural feedbacks.
Distribution
Biology/Chemistry/Environmental