The UA’s policy concerning Class Attendance, Participation, and Administrative Drops is available at: Students will be expected to attend and participate in class, complete problem sets largely correctly, lead and participate in discussions, and complete a final project that reflects an independent, original, and valuable scientific contribution using geochronology. Students will be expected to understand radioisotopic systems commonly used in Earth and planetary science, their mathematical and geochemical bases, and how to deploy them in routine and innovative applications. All students will complete a final project or take-home exam.Ĭourse Objectives and Expected Learning Outcomes Graduate students will lead a brief discussion.

There will be approximately 8 problem sets. This class comprises lectures and discussions on material that students should read before coming to class.

Peter Reiners, PAS 538, Office Hours: 10-11 Thursdays, or as arranged.

This course will be taught at a level that presumes good familiarity with the topics in the following courses: Physical Geology (GEOS 251), Mineralogy (GEOS 306), Chemistry (CHEM 151, 152), Geochemistry (GEOS 400). This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of geochronology and thermochronology, diffusion in minerals and heat in the Earth, trace element behavior, and differentiation and recycling processes in the Earth and other solar system objects. Much of Earth and planetary science relies on chronometric use of radioactive decay and growth of naturally occurring nuclides to understand the timing of events and rates of processes, as well as the use of radiogenic isotopes as tracers for understanding a wide range of phenomena.

Pages from Faure and Mensing for isochron fitting Geos 474/574: Geochronology and ThermochronologyĪdditional notes on isotopic abundance calculations 2019

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