SIOG 242. Rates and Dates: Applications of Modern Geochronology Methods (4 units)
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Description
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the science behind numerical dating techniques in geological, archaeological, and environmental science contexts. This course will provide a background in the physics of radioactive decay and natural radiation sources and the geochemistry necessary for measurement that are critical to radiometric dating methods, and nonradiometric alternatives. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Prerequisite courses
SIOG 242 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have SIOG 242 as a prerequisite.