Geological Sciences 240Lxg:

Earthquakes (4.0 units)

Causes of earthquakes and nature of large faults; earthquake hazard and risk; world's great earthquakes; understanding the Richter scale. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours; one field trip required. Not available for major credit to earth and geological sciences majors.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture and one lab. This is a class in the Core Multimedia Program. If you would like to participate in the program and receive extra credit in GEOL 240Lxg, register for lecture, lab and one section of MDA 140: section 42220 (Tuesdays, 4:00 to 5:50 PM), section 42223 (Wednesdays, 12:00 to 1:50 PM), section 42231 (Thursdays, 2:00 to 3:50 PM). To register for these sections of MDA 140, clikc the class number button at the top of the Web Registration screen and enter the desired section number.
SectionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
24950RLecture12:30-1:50pmTue, Thu227 of 235James DolanSAL101
24952RLab8:00-9:50amTuesday19 of 20ZHSB63
24954RLab8:00-9:50amWednesday17 of 20ZHSB63
24956RLab8:00-9:50amFriday13 of 20ZHSB63
24958RLab10:00-11:50amTuesday19 of 21ZHSB63
24960RLab10:00-11:50amWednesday19 of 20ZHSB63
24962RLab10:00-11:50amFriday19 of 20ZHSB63
24964RLab12:00-1:50pmWednesday20 of 21ZHSB63
24966RLab12:00-1:50pmFriday
20 of 20
ZHSB63
24968RLab2:00-3:50pmTuesday
23 of 23
ZHSB63
24970RLab2:00-3:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
ZHSB63
24972RLab2:00-3:50pmThursday20 of 21ZHSB63
24974RLab2:00-3:50pmFriday18 of 20ZHSB63
Information accurate as of 3/13/2009 8:04 AM.