Dinosaurs and History of Life
1:10pm–2:25pm
PUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 428
Morningside
4:10pm–7:00pm
SCHERMERHORN HALL SCH 603
Description
CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement Given in alternate years. Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: basic high school science and math. Lab is a hands-on introduction to geochronology, paleontology, and historical geology with field trips. (See W1401 for lectures only.) Dinosaurs: a spectacular example of a common, highly successful form of life, dominant for 135 million years. Where did they come from? Why were they so successful? Why did they die out? … or did they? A basic introduction to the historical sciences and the interface between geology and biology
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