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 this program and receive extra credit for GEOL 240Lxg, register for lecture, lab and one section of MDA 140: section 42221 (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, click the class number button on the top of the Web Registration screen and enter the desired section number.
SectionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
24890RLecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu228 of 240Charles SammisSAL101
24892RLab8:00-9:50amTuesday
20 of 20
ZHSB63
24894RLab8:00-9:50amThursday18 of 20ZHSB63
24898RLab10:00-11:50amWednesday18 of 20ZHSB63
24902RLab10:00-11:50amFriday18 of 20ZHSB63
24904RLab12:00-1:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
ZHSB63
24906RLab12:00-1:50pmFriday19 of 20ZHSB63
24908RLab2:00-3:50pmTuesday19 of 20ZHSB63
24910RLab2:00-3:50pmThursday19 of 20ZHSB63
24912RLab2:00-3:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
ZHSB63
24914RLab2:00-3:50pmFriday
20 of 20
ZHSB63
24916RLab4:00-5:50pmTuesday
20 of 20
ZHSB63
24918RLab8:00-9:50amWednesday17 of 20ZHSB63
Information accurate as of 8/7/2009 4:48 PM.