33 courses in the 1972–73 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Department of Earth Sciences
R.N. Farvolden, 4.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Illinois)
B.C. Matthews, B.S.4. (Toronto), A.M. (Missouri), Ph.D. (Corneil)
P.F. Karrow, B.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Illinois)
E.C. Appleyard, B.Sc. (Western), M.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Cambridge) C.R. Barnes, B.Sc. (Birmingham), Ph.D. (Ottawa) J.A. Cherry, B.E. (Saskatchewan), M.S. (Cal., Berkeley), Ph.D. (Illinois) P. Fritz, Dipl. Geol, Dr. Rer. Nat. (Technische Hochschule Stuttgart)
E.O. Frind, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto) D.E. Lawson, B.Sc, M.Sc. (New Brunswick) A.V. Morgan, B.Sc. (Leicester), M.Sc. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Birmingham) R.G. Roberts, B.A. (Cambridge), M.Sce., Ph.D. (McGill) D.L. Salter, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Southampton)
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Details of the undergraduate programmes offered by the Faculty of Science are to be found on page 231.
Earth Sciences 130, or the consent of the instructor, is prerequisite for all later courses in Earth Sciences with the exception of Earth Sciences
Second and third year courses usually involve field trips in the fall. All those majoring in Earth Sciences are required to take a two-week field camp at the end of third year. Earth Sciences students are encouraged to seek geological employment in the summers.
This course is now offered as Science 100*. Consult the Science course listings for details.
An elementary introduction to rocks, minerals, and fossils, geological processes and their effects, structural geology, economic geology, and historical geology. Map study. Field trips. 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Introductory mineralogy and crystallography. Structures of minerals related to physical and morphological properties. Mineral chemistry. Systematic and determinative mineralogy; occurrence of rock-forming and common ore minerals. 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, fall term.
The classification and identification of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. The study of rocks in thin sections. Laboratory study of petrographic methods and problems. 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, winter term.
The principles of Paleontology including the species concept and evolution. The origin of life; a detailed examination of the vertebrate and plant fossil record with special reference to evolution. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, fall term.
The principles of stratigraphy, and an introduction to the structural framework of North America. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, winter term.
Crystallography and stereographic projection. Principles of optical crystallography and the optical identification of minerals. 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, fall term.
An introduction to the deformation of rocks; the effect of stress on rock materials, the application of experimental and theoretical data to naturally deformed rocks (tectonites); elementary rock mechanics; the results of deformation, the types of structures produced; the analysis of simple structures. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, winter term.
The principles and theories of igneous and metamorphic rock genesis. Silicate phase equilibria in magmatic and metamorphic systems. Magmatic differentiation; the distribution and occurrence of magma-types. Controls of metamorphic crystallization and the interpretation of metamorphic textures. The concept of metamorphic facies and facies series. Prerequisite: Earth Sciences 231*, 241* 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
The principles of paleontology, including the species concept and evolution. The morphology, taxonomy, evolution, paleoecology, and stratigraphic value of fossil animals and plants, with special reference to the invertebrates. Field trip and laboratory study of fossils and fossil assemblages. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory.
The properties, classification, and formation of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary structures. Diagenesis. Sedimentary facies, environments and tectonics. Stratigraphic principles and practice. 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Primary and induced structures in igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Diastrophic and non-diastrophic deformations; diapirs. The physical properties of rocks and the effect of stress on them. Theories of rock failure. The relationship between major and minor structures. Laboratory will deal with techniques of analysis of deformed rocks. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory.
Introductory topics on the physics of the earth. Seismology and the earth’s interior. Thermal history of the earth. Gravity and isostasy. Origin of the continents and continental drift. (Identical to Physics 368*). Prerequisite: Mathematics 130, Physics 121*-122* or equivalent 2 lectures, fail term.
Department of Earth Sciences
The geology of the ocean basins. Topics in physical oceanography. Physical properties of ocean water, heat budget of the world oceans. Oceanic circulations, Coriolis effects. Some idealized current regimes. (Identical to Physics 369*). Prerequisite: Earth Sciences 368*. 2 lectures, winter term.
Principles and processes governing the formation of metalliferous ore deposits, coal, petroleum and natural gas. The study of important examples primarily from Canada. Laboratory study will include instruction and practice in ore microscopy. Prerequisite: Earth Sciences 231*, 241* 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
A study of the origin and evolution of the Earth from a chemical standpoint. Fundamental chemical principles are reviewed and applied to the understanding of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Prerequisite: Earth Sciences 330. 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
The geology, tectonics, stratigraphy and history of the Canadian Precambrian Shield. The Precambrian time scale and problems of geochronology. Life, climate and physical conditions in Precambrian time. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, winter term.
A study of selected fossil groups to illustrate the application of paleontological data in solving stratigraphic problems. Methods of differentiation and correlation of rock units on the basis of their fossil assemblages. Field trips. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, fall term.
Each student will work under the direction of a member of the Department on a short research project. The results of this will be presented in thesis form and will be critically examined by members of this and, where pertinent, other departments.
The origin of the universe, solar system and planets. Origin of the atmosphere-hydrosphere system; origin of life. Lunar geology, shields, sedimentary tectonics, geosynclines and island arcs. Tectonic aspects of continental drift, sea-floor spreading, paleomagnetism, paleoclimatology and. paleogeography. 2 lectures, 2 hours seminars.
The application of geology to civil engineering problems. Introductory soil and rock mechanics. Urban and environmental geology. 2 lectures, 1 hour problems, fall term.
Groundwater hydrology. The location, exploitation, and conservation of groundwater resources. 2 lectures, 1 hour problems, winter term.
Stratigraphy and history of Quaternary Period with emphasis on glaciation. Laboratory studies on glacial deposits. Field trips. A previous course in geomorphology is recommended. 2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, fall term.
Applications of the principles of soil and rock mechanics, hydrology, and geochemistry in the analysis of geomorphic processes: watershed behaviour, fluvial processes, sediment transport, dynamics of shoreline behaviour, evolution of natural slopes, chemical processes in weathering and applications to various geologic conditions, hydrologic and chemical interactions in karst phenomena, role of ice in river and frozen ground systems. 3 lectures, winter term. Cross-listed with Geography 402*. Not normally taken by Earth Sciences students.
Introduction to the principles of probability and statistics and their application in the Earth Sciences. Evaluation of quantitative data; statistical models. Prerequisites: Mathematics 130 and an introductory course in computer programming. 3 lectures, fall term.
Introduction to boundary-value problems in geophysics and geophydrology. Analytical and numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Prerequisites: Mathematics 130. 3 lectures, winter term.
Introduction to systems analysis, conceptual and mathematical models, and simulation. Applications in the solution of problems in the Earth Sciences. Prerequisites: Earth Sciences 455* 3 lectures, winter term.
Various topics of petroleum geology, hydrogeology and related fields: Principles of flow through porous-media, abnormal fluid pressures in sedimentary basins, migration and accumulation of petroleum, regional hydrodynamics, fundamentals of hydrogeology, subsurface waste management, development of water, oil or gas reservoirs, subsurface liquid injection. 3 lectures, fall term. Not for students who have taken Earth Sciences 438* or 439*
An introductory course in applied geophysics, seismic, gravity, electric, and electromagnetic methods, bore-hole logging, field methods. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, fall term.
Physical and mathematical foundations of applied geophysics, advanced methods of treatment of geophysical data, with emphasis on problems from geophysical exploration. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, winter term.
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