GEOL189I PO - Isotopes in Earth Sciences

When Offered: Spring 2022
Instructor(s): M. Prokopenko
Credit: 1

How old is the Solar system? How old are the mountains around us? How cold were the Ice Ages? What do whales eat? These are the types of questions you can answer using natural isotopes of elements found all around and even within us. The course gives students in-depth understanding of the fundamental principles underlying the application of stable and radiogenic isotopes in the studies of wide range of natural systems, including our Solar system, mantle and lithosphere (rocks), oceans, atmosphere and biosphere. Prerequisites: Intro Geology (any GEOL020 or GEOL015, and Instr Chemistry course).