G 322 Global Biogeochemical Cycles
A survey course in biogeochemistry from an earth history perspective. Study of the origin and evolution of Earth and its biogeochemical cycles; survey of the microbial and chemical reactions that occur within the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and the biosphere; study of the mechanistic understanding of biogeochemical interactions to a large-scale, synthetic view of global biogeochemical cycles. Three 65-minute lectures and one 2-hour laboratory.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: one year of chemistry.