Course Description

46-309 United Plates of America W(3-0)

Concepts of plate tectonics and rock deformation based on study of North America and adjacent areas. Introduces ideas on the distribution, origin and structural development of the major landforms of America and theories on the formation, growth and movement of the continent and adjacent sea-floors. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)

Prerequisites: 46-202.

Course Profile

1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar