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2008-2009

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Honours Major Academic Plans - Regular

Honours Earth Sciences (Atmospheric Specialization)
A list of recommended electives is presented at the end of the Co-op curriculum for this program.

Year One (Fall)
CHEM 120/120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
EARTH 121/121L The Planet We Live On/Laboratory
EARTH 123/123L Introductory Hydrology
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
PHYS 121/121L Mechanics and Waves 1/Laboratory

Year One (Winter)
CHEM 123/123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
EARTH 122/122L The Planet We Live Off/Laboratory
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
PHYS 122/122L Mechanics and Waves 2/Laboratory
PHYS 139 Scientific Computer Programming


Year Two (Fall)
CHEM 209 Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure
CHEM 240 Mathematical Methods in Chemistry or
    MATH 114 Linear Algebra for Science
EARTH 205 Introduction to Atmospheric Science
EARTH 231 Mineralogy
CHEM 28/28L Organic Chemistry for Engineering and Bioinformatics Students/Laboratory


Year Two (Winter)
4CHEM 254 Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics
EARTH 221 Geochemistry 1
EARTH 281 Geology and Health
MATH 228 Differential Equations for Physics and Chemistry or
    AMATH 250 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
One Elective (0.5 units)


Year Three
CHEM 350 Chemical Kinetics (W)
EARTH 358 Earth System Science (W)
EARTH 361 Atmospheric Motions and Physics (W)
PHYS 241 Electricity and Magnetism (F)
GEOG 271 Earth from Space Using Remote Sensing (W)
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists (F)
Arts Core (0.5 units)
Three Electives (1.5 units)

Year Four
EARTH 305 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (F)
EARTH 305L Atmospheric Modelling Laboratory (F)
EARTH 359 Flow Through Porous Media (F)
EARTH 436A/B Honours Thesis (F,W) or CHEM 494A/B Research Project (F,W)
GEOG 309 Physical Climatology (F)
Five Electives (2.5 units)
4EARTH 421 (F) may be substituted for CHEM 254 (W)

 


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