EARTH 627Radioactive Isotope Systems
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Earth Sciences
EARTH 627 as listed in the Winter 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
Principles of radioactive decay and geochronology. Applications of geochronology and isotopic tracing using the U-Th-Pb, Re-OS, Lu-Hf, Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr, and Ar-Ar Isotope systems, U-series disequilibrum, cosmogenic nuclides, and extinct radionuclides. Offered in alternate years.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Check it elsewhere for Winter 2026
- Graduate Calendar, Winter 2026The archived entry
- Requirements for Winter 2026Waterloo’s requisite checker
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them