printer friendly pageEARTHSYS 140: Data Science for Geoscience (EARTHSYS 240, ENERGY 240, EPS 140, EPS 240, ESS 239)
(Formerly
GEOLSCI 140 and 240) Overview of some of the most important data science methods (statistics, machine learning & computer vision) relevant for geological sciences, as well as other fields in the Earth Sciences. Areas covered are: extreme value statistics for predicting rare events; compositional data analysis for geochemistry; multivariate analysis for designing data & computer experiments; probabilistic aggregation of evidence for spatial mapping; functional data analysis for multivariate environmental datasets, spatial regression and modeling spatial uncertainty with covariate information (geostatistics). Identification & learning of geo-objects with computer vision. Focus on practicality rather than theory. Matlab exercises on realistic data problems. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Caers, J. (PI)
;
Lathi, P. (TA)
EARTHSYS 205A: Fundamentals of Geobiology (EPS 205, ESS 205)
(Former
GEOLSCI 205) Lecture and discussion covering key topics in the history of life on Earth, as well as basic principles that apply to life in the universe. Co-evolution of Earth and life; critical intervals of environmental and biological change; geomicrobiology; paleobiology; global biogeochemical cycles; scaling of geobiological processes in space and time. Change of Department Name: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Formerly Geological Science)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
EARTHSYS 227A: The Sixth Extinction (and the Other Five) (BIO 169, BIO 237, EARTHSYS 127A, EPS 137, EPS 237)
(Formerly
GEOLSCI 137 and 237) Are we living through Earth's sixth major mass extinction event? The course will address the causes and consequences of extinction. It will review current understanding of background and mass extinction in the fossil record, including aclose examination of three major mass extinction events. It will assess the intensity, selectivity, and trends in the current biodiversity crisis and assess the options and prospects for approaches to mitigating and, ultimately, recovering from this sixth extinction. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 9 units total)
EARTHSYS 232: Evolution of Earth Systems (EARTHSYS 132, EPS 132, EPS 232, ESS 132, ESS 232)
(Formerly
GEOLSCI 132 and 232) This course examines biogeochemical cycles and how they developed through the interaction between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere. Emphasis is on the long-term carbon cycle and how it is connected to other biogeochemical cycles on Earth. The course consists of lectures, discussion of research papers, and quantitative modeling of biogeochemical cycles. Students produce a model on some aspect of the cycles discussed in this course. Grades based on class interaction, student presentations, and the modeling project. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).
Last offered: Winter 2019
EARTHSYS 240: Data Science for Geoscience (EARTHSYS 140, ENERGY 240, EPS 140, EPS 240, ESS 239)
(Formerly
GEOLSCI 140 and 240) Overview of some of the most important data science methods (statistics, machine learning & computer vision) relevant for geological sciences, as well as other fields in the Earth Sciences. Areas covered are: extreme value statistics for predicting rare events; compositional data analysis for geochemistry; multivariate analysis for designing data & computer experiments; probabilistic aggregation of evidence for spatial mapping; functional data analysis for multivariate environmental datasets, spatial regression and modeling spatial uncertainty with covariate information (geostatistics). Identification & learning of geo-objects with computer vision. Focus on practicality rather than theory. Matlab exercises on realistic data problems. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Caers, J. (PI)
;
Lathi, P. (TA)
EARTHSYS 255: Microbial Physiology (BIO 180, EPS 233A, ESS 255)
(Formerly
GEOLSCI 233A) Introduction to the physiology of microbes including cellular structure, transcription and translation, growth and metabolism, mechanisms for stress resistance and the formation of microbial communities. These topics will be covered in relation to the evolution of early life on Earth, ancient ecosystems, and the interpretation of the rock record. Recommended: introductory biology and chemistry. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).
Last offered: Winter 2023
ENERGY 240: Data Science for Geoscience (EARTHSYS 140, EARTHSYS 240, EPS 140, EPS 240, ESS 239)
(Formerly
GEOLSCI 140 and 240) Overview of some of the most important data science methods (statistics, machine learning & computer vision) relevant for geological sciences, as well as other fields in the Earth Sciences. Areas covered are: extreme value statistics for predicting rare events; compositional data analysis for geochemistry; multivariate analysis for designing data & computer experiments; probabilistic aggregation of evidence for spatial mapping; functional data analysis for multivariate environmental datasets, spatial regression and modeling spatial uncertainty with covariate information (geostatistics). Identification & learning of geo-objects with computer vision. Focus on practicality rather than theory. Matlab exercises on realistic data problems. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Caers, J. (PI)
;
Lathi, P. (TA)
ENERGY 248: Rock-Fluid Systems in the Subsurface (EPS 248)
(Former
GEOLSCI 248) How the petroleum system concept can be used to more systematically investigate how hydrocarbon fluid becomes an unconventional accumulation in a pod of active source rock and how this fluid moves from this pod to a conventional pool. How to identify, map, and name a petroleum system. The conventional and unconventional accumulation as well as the use of modeling. Change of Department Name: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Formerly Geological Science)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
EPS 1: Introduction to Geology (EARTHSYS 11)
(Former
GEOLSCI 1) Why are earthquakes, volcanoes, and natural resources located at specific spots on the Earth's surface? Why are there rolling hills to the west behind Stanford and soaring granite walls to the east in Yosemite? What was the Earth like in the past, and what will it be like in the future? Lectures, hands-on laboratories, in-class activities, and one virtual field trip will help you see the Earth through the eyes of a geologist. Topics include plate tectonics, the cycling and formation of different types of rocks, and how geologists use rocks to understand Earth's history. Change of Department Name: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Formerly Geological Science)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
EPS 2: Chemistry of the Earth and Planets (EARTHSYS 2)
(
EPS 2 - Former
GEOLSCI 2) Chemistry of the Earth and Planets Couse Description: Introduction to chemical principles with an emphasis on applications in the Earth Sciences. Topics include the origin and distribution of the elements in the solar system and on Earth, the origin and structure of the Earth, its oceans, and atmosphere; crystal chemistry, structure, and transformations; predicting and balancing reactions; thermodynamics, phase diagrams, high temperature and aqueous geochemistry, weathering, isotope geochemistry, and organic geochemistry. Students will also be exposed to analytical methods used in the Earth sciences. Change of Department Name: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Formerly Geological Science)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 9 units total)
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