Courses Taught by ABLE Faculty
Geology 100 - Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Natural Disasters Professor James Taranik
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Lecture 1 - Introduction
Lecture 2 - Introduction to Geology
Lecture 3 - Origin of the Universe
Lecture 4 - Origin of Our Galaxy
Lecture 5 - Origin of the Solar System
Lecture 6 - Origin of the Earth and Moon
Lecture 7 - The Sun, Asteroids, and Comets
Lecture 8 - Origin of the Atmosphere
Lecture 9 - Origin of the Oceans
Lecture 12 - Origin of Crust
Lecture 13 - The Origin of Rock I
Lecture 14 - The Origin of Sedimentary Rocks
Lecture 15 - The Origin of Metamorphic Rocks
Lecture 16 - The Origin of Life
Lecture 17 - Geologic Dating and Age of Earth
Lecture 18 - Anatomy I -Seismic, and Thermal Properties
Lecture 19 - Anatomy II - Potential Fields
Lecture 20 - Planet Earth and Plate Tectonics
Lecture 21 - Plate Motions I
Lecture 22 - Plate Motions II
Lecture 24 - Plate Motions III - Cretaceous
Lecture 25 - Origin of Life II - Tertiary Life
Lecture 26 - Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
Lecture 27 - Volcanoes and Natural Disasters
Lecture 28 - Earthquakes, Plate Motion, and Natural Disasters
Lecture 29 - Earthquakes and Earthquake Hazards II
Lecture 30 - Earthquakes II
Lecture 31 - Climate Change Through Time
Lecture 32 - Glaciation, Sea Level, and Climate Change
Lecture 33 - Our Holocene Interglacial
Lecture 34 - Global Climate Change and Our Future
Lecture 35 - Water Resources
Lecture 36 - Groundwater and Karst
Lecture 37 - Mass Movements
Lecture 38 - Energy Resources II - Oil and Gas
Lecture 39 - Energy Resources I - Coal
Lecture 40 - Nuclear Energy
Lecture 41 - Solar Energy, Wind, and Geothermal Energy
Lecture 42 - Summary of the Course
