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These courses have been submitted by workshop participants either as examples of courses with significant quantitative content or ones transitioning to a more quantitative form.

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Modeling Earth Systems part of Modeling Earth Systems
In this course, we develop the qualitative and quantitative tools for constructing, experimenting with, and interpreting dynamic models of different components of the Earth system. The integrated set of ten modules ...

Subject: Geography, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science

Oceans in the News - Polar Ocean Science, Data, and the Media part of Oceans in the News:Oceans in the News – Polar Ocean Science, Data, and the Media
Interpreting scientific data is one of the most challenging skills students face today. Students are overloaded with information from various media sources, and often lack both the technical skills to analyze data ...

Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Marine Resources, Ocean-Climate Interactions, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Media Studies

Introduction to Earth Science part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
Introduction to Earth Science will expose you, the student, to the principles that underlie our understanding of how and why the Earth evolves. You will learn about the wide variety of processes associated with ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience

Honors Geology part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
Survey course in physical geology with labs and field trips

Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience

GE-158 Principles of Geological Science part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
This is an introductory course in Physical Geology with no pre-requisites, and serves as one of the science courses with a lab required for all university students to satisfy their general education requirements.

Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience

Earth Processes part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
Physical Geology at introductory level, with emphasis on developing scientific and quantitative skills through experimentation, quantification, and problem solving. It satisfies the quantitative general education ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling

CEGR 207 INTRODUCTION TO AQUIFER MECHANICS part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
This course covers theory and applications in the field of aquifer mechanics including property of sedimentary material, interaction between solid and steady/unsteady flow toward to a well within a confined, ...

Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Aquifer properties, Geoscience:Hydrology, Geoscience

ENV 170 The Fluid Earth part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
This is an introductory course with no pre-requisites that uses the global water cycle to teach important geological concepts.

Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Geoscience

Historical Geology part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
Historical Geology is the study of the physical and biological processes which have shaped our Earth over the past 4.6 billion years. This course will present an overview of the methods and disciplines employed to ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Geoscience

Geography 101 / 101L part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
(From catalog description) This course examines the major world patterns of the physical environment. The course covers the fundamental information and processes dealing with the earth's landforms, atmosphere, ...

Subject: Geography