SIOG 242Rates and Dates: Applications of Modern Geochronology Methods
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the science behind numerical dating techniques in geological, archaeological, and environmental science contexts. This course will provide a background in the physics of radioactive decay and natural radiation sources and the geochemistry necessary for measurement that are critical to radiometric dating methods, and nonradiometric alternatives.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “graduate standing.”