GEOL 100 Planet Earth-Online - Summer Session 2 (June 12 - Aug. 3, 2017)
No required meetings, 3 HR, no prerequisites, Prof. Steve Altaner, CRN = 36483
Meets Natural Sciences & Technology Gen Ed requirement
Grand Canyon
Japan tsunami, 2011
T-Rex vs. Triceratops
Mt. Etna, Italy, 2013
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Each year geologic hazards (earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, landslides, floods) cause enormous death
and destruction. What causes these dangerous events and how can we mitigate their effects?
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Fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas) provide over 80% of world and US energy. Are we running out of fossil
fuel? How can we reduce the environmental impacts of using fossil fuel?
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Hundreds of millions of people don’t have enough water or don’t have access to safe drinking water.
Tragically, an estimated 840,000 people die each year from easily preventable water-related diseases. How
can we combat the global water crisis?
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How did the Himalayas, Hawaii, and the Grand Canyon form? Why is Illinois so flat? Will California fall
into the Pacific Ocean?
GEOL 100 answers these questions and more about how our home planet, the Earth, operates. Through engaging
discussions and reflections, you’ll get to know other students and the instructor Prof. Steve Altaner, winner of LAS
and Campus teaching awards and a veteran online instructor. This course is guaranteed to be interesting, relevant
to your life, and FUN! The course and instructor always get high ICES ratings. There are no required meeting
times and so students can take this course while also handling a summer job.