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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

5215 (v.4) Planet Earth 101

Area: Department of Imaging and Applied Physics
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 2.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: The course is divided into three segments: Earth, Oceans and Atmosphere. Earth: overview of scientific method; the Big Bang and nucleosynthesis of the elements in stars; formulation of planet Earth and Earth-Moon system; differentiation of crust, mantle and core; early and modern tectonic processes. Oceans: dimensions and shapes of the oceans; spatial variations in water properties; ocean circulation; water, salt and heat budgets; tides and waves; coastal processes; the evolution of the oceans; human impacts. Atmosphere: formation, structure and evolution of the atmosphere, meteorology, climate change, human impacts.
Field of Education: 010303 Astronomy
Result Type: Grade/Mark


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