2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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The University Catalog lists all courses that pertain to the West Lafayette campus. In order to view courses that are available at a given time, and the details of such courses, please visit the myPurdue Schedule of Classes.
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EAPS 52600 - Introductory Geofluid Dynamics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides a fluid dynamics background for graduate students interested in atmospheric sciences, oceanography, mantle convection, hydrology, turbulence, or pollution. Topics covered include: basic assumptions and deviations of Navier Stokes equations, conservation laws, vorticity, divergence, waves, and applications in atmosphere, ocean, and geophysics. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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EAPS 52700 - Principles Of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Credit Hours: 3.00. The objective of this course is to build a conceptual model of terrestrial ecosystems and to provide students with the state-of-the-art mechanisms by which terrestrial ecosystems work. Topics include ecosystem concept, Earth’s climate system, geology and soils, terrestrial water and energy balance, terrestrial production processes, terrestrial decomposition, terrestrial plant nutrient use and cycling, biogeochemical pathways, and ecosystem temporal and spatial dynamics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 52900 - Modeling Ecosystems And Biogeochemical Cycles
Credit Hours: 3.00. Process-based models are powerful tools for studying ecosystem dynamics and geochemical cycles in Earth System Sciences. In this course, we will explore how various components of ecosystems can be modeled following principles of biology, physics, and chemistry. We will also examine techniques for using modeling to study: 1) responses of the structure and functioning of ecosystems to changing climate, atmospheric composition, environmental conditions, and human activities; and 2) exchanges of major greenhouse gases (e.g., CO2, CH4, and N2O) between the atmosphere and the biosphere. During the course, we will go through the whole cycle of system modeling approach including model conceptualization, formulation, parameterization, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, verification, and application. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 53200 - Atmospheric Physics I
Credit Hours: 3.00. Cloud and precipitation physics and basic atmospheric radiative transfer. Introduction to computer aided problem solving. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 53300 - Atmospheric Physics II
Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of EAPS 53200 , covering the following selected advanced topics in atmospheric physics: gaseous absorption, Mie scattering, the equation of transfer, and radiative transfer in cloudy and hazy atmospheres. The application of radiative transfer in active and passive remote sensing. Advanced topics in atmospheric thermodynamics, such as heterogeneous systems, kinetic theory of gases, and planetary atmospheres. Basic ozone photochemistry applied to stratospheric and tropospheric pollution. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 53400 - Tropical Meteorology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Tropical climatology; stability, convection, clouds, and precipitation processes; horizontal and vertical motions; life cycle and energetics of tropical cyclones; large-scale tropical circulations; interactions between small-scale and large-scale circulations; general circulations of the tropics; results of tropical experiments; outlook for future experiments. Prior course work in synoptic meteorology labs and atmospheric physics is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 53500 - Atmospheric Observations And Measurements
Credit Hours: 3.00. A course that introduces students to direct and remotely sensed observations of the atmosphere. Directly measured quantities discussed include temperature, pressure, moisture, wind, solar radiation, chemical properties of the atmosphere, etc. Remote sensing of cloud, precipitation, and air motion by weather radars, satellites, profilers, lidars, and other emerging technologies is reviewed. Students will gain experience in observation techniques and data interpretation, and will learn uncertainty and error assessment. Prior course work in atmospheric science and statistics is required. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 53600 - Introduction To General Circulation
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an overview of the general circulation of the atmosphere and oceans. Topics include: global energy balance, hydrological cycle, atmospheric general circulation and climate, ocean general circulation and climate, history and evolution of Earth’s climate, climate sensitivity and feedback mechanisms, global climate models, natural climate change and anthropogenic climate change. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 53800 - Cumulus Dynamics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Thunderstorm and tornado climatology. Stability concepts and convective theories; thunderstorm modeling. Application of potential flow theory to severe storm phenomena; cumulonimbus-environmental interactions. Rotational properties of severe thunderstorms. Tornado funnel observations and vortex theory. Prior course work in synoptic meteorology labs is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 54200 - Economic Geology: Petroleum
Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamental principles of the origin, migration, accumulation, exploration, and development of petroleum. Study of reservoir fluids, reservoir mechanics, and primary and secondary production techniques. Methods of prospect and leasehold evaluation and economic appraisal. Offered in alternate years. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 54300 - Advanced Petrology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of the methods of chemical thermodynamics to the analysis of the paragenesis of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Topics include the thermodynamics of minerals of common geological interest, characterization of the conditions of formation from the analysis of element partition and reactions between minerals and silicate melts, and mechanisms and rates of crustal and mantle processes inferred from the analysis of chemical gradients, reaction structures, and other records of chemical disequilibrium. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 54400 - Structure And Composition Of The Earth’s Crust
Credit Hours: 3.00. Deals with current knowledge of the geophysical structure of the earth’s crust and the interpretation of the geophysical measurements in terms of petrology. Topics covered include: reflection and refraction crustal structure, crustal and upper mantle seismic anisotropy, petrology of oceanic dredge rocks, ophiolites, fault zone reflectivity, exposed continental crustal cross sections, crustal xenoliths, and evolution of the crust. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 54600 - Sedimentary Petrology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Microfacies and chemistry of clastic, carbonate, and chemical sediments. Interpretation of depositional environments and diagenetic histories of sedimentary rocks from microscope, isotope, chemical, and other methods. Offered in alternate years. Prior course work in sedimentology and stratigraphy is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 54900 - Isotope Geology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Stable and radioactive isotopes and the applications of the variations of isotopic abundances to the study of geologic problems, including geochronology, geothermometry, petrogenesis, and crustal evolution. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 55000 - Advanced Geophysical Field Studies.
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Individual geophysical field investigations including organizing, conducting and reducing, and interpreting data under the guidance of a staff member. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 55100 - Gravity Exploration
Credit Hours: 3.00. Theory and practice of the gravity method as applied to geological problems and subsurface exploration. Particular emphasis on isolation and enhancement of anomalies and gravity interpretation. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 55200 - Magnetic Exploration
Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles of magnetic instrumentation and surveying, reduction of magnetic data, interpretation of magnetic anomalies, and application of the magnetic method of geologic problems and subsurface exploration. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 55300 - Seismic Exploration
Credit Hours: 3.00. Seismic reflection and refraction techniques applied to investigation of shallow earth structure. Propagation of body waves in layered media. Seismic field techniques, principles and application of seismic data processing techniques including correlation, convolution, filtering, deconvolution, and spectral analysis. Geologic interpretation of seismic record sections. Laboratory will include field investigations. Application of computer techniques will be emphasized. Prior course work in physical geology, seismology, and differential equations is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 55400 - Topics In Geotectonics
Credit Hours: 2.00. Discussion of current research or advanced topics concerning the description, origin, and evolution of continents, ocean basins, and orogenic belts based on geochemical, geophysical, and geologic evidence. Specific topics to be selected on basis of student and staff interests and backgrounds. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 55500 - Global Tectonics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Large-scale motions and deformations of the earth’s crust and mantle: present theories and historical development. Continental drift, marine geology, sea-floor spreading, plate kinematics, the driving mechanism of plate tectonics, mantle convection, subduction zones and hotspots, structure and composition of the earth, the evolution of plate tectonics and thermal history of the earth, and the earth in comparison to other planets and satellites. Prior course work in surface processes and plate tectonics is required. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 55600 - Planetary Geology
Credit Hours: 3.00. The application of petrology and structural geology to other planets. Topics include: theories of star and solar system formation, orbital dynamics and Kepler’s laws, petrology and geochemistry of meteorites, age dating techniques, structure and composition of the terrestrial, giant, and icy planets, planetary surfaces, planetary atmospheres, and theories of the formation of the moon. Offered in alternate years. Prior course work in earth materials is required. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 55700 - Introduction To Seismology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Theory of propagation to seismic waves in elastic media. Solution of wave equations for compressional, shear, and surface waves. Analysis of travel-times, amplitudes, and attenuation of seismic waves in terms of ray and wave theory. Principles of the seismograph. Structure of the earth as determined by seismological studies. Investigation of the causes, effects, distribution, and characteristics of earthquakes. Earthquake prediction. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 55900 - Topics In Seismology
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. This course covers current topics in seismology. Recent topics have included seismic structure of the crust and mantle, seismic anisotropy, and earthquake sources. Professor Nowack. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 56000 - Seismotectonics And Lithospheric Deformation
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores plate tectonic processed from the scale of plate motions to the individual stresses that deform rocks. Emphasis is placed on sources of stress and how this stress is manifested in the lithosphere through faulting, folding, earthquake generation, and plate motions. Seismic waves and the information they provide about the interior of the Earth is discussed. Additionally, extensional, compressional, and transform plate boundaries are covered. Students are required to read, present, and discuss recent and important research papers relating to the lecture topics. Typically offered Fall semesters in alternating years.
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EAPS 57000 - Paleoclimate Reconstruction
Credit Hours: 3.00. Paleoclimatology, the study of past climate states and climate change, is fundamental to understanding and predicting recent and future changes in Earth’s climate. This course will explore how paleoclimatologists reconstruct and understand past climate through the investigation of biological, hydrological, and sedimentalogical archives. The course combines lectures with reading and discussion of the recent literature, and will emphasize informed critical evaluation of paleoclimate data and illustration of multi-disciplinary approaches to significant problems in contemporary paleoclimatology. Although no formal prerequisites are required, introductory-level familiarity with inorganic and organic chemistry, biology and calculus will benefit students in the class. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 57200 - Paleoecology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of the principles of paleoecology to the interpretation of past environments, including an interdisciplinary treatment of pertinent concepts and techniques in paleontology, sedimentation, ecology, oceanography, geochemistry, and allied fields. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 57300 - Basin Analysis
Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced study of tectonic evolution and stratigraphic history of sedimentary basins. Topics include formative mechanisms of different sedimentary basins; tectonic, eustatic, and climatic controls on basin stratigraphy; relationship of depositional systems to basin types; subsidence and thermal histories; and application of basin analysis to petroleum reservoir and ground water aquifer assessment. Required field trips. Offered in alternate years. Prior course work in sedimentology and stratigraphy is required. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 57500 - Ancient Sedimentary Environments
Credit Hours: 3.00. Seminar course in depositional environments as recognized in the stratigraphic record. Each student will assemble a detailed bibliography and prepare and present to the class one or more in-depth reports on assigned topics, such as alluvial fans, fluvial environments, lakes, deserts, deltas, clastic shorelines, shallow-water carbonate environments, deep marine environments, or glacial environments. Students will also gain experience in literature search procedures, preparation of visual aids, oral presentation, and report writing. One weekend field trip may be required. Prior course work in sedimentology and stratigraphy is required. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 57700 - Geologic Remote Sensing And Spectroscopy
Credit Hours: 3.00. The objectives of this course are: 1) to develop awareness and knowledge of the various types of remote sensing data that are used to study the evolution of the Earth’s surface; 2) to understand how these tools work and the range of geologic topics that they are applied to; 3) to develop critical thinking skills essential for interpretation of multidimensional spatial data; 4) to provide a supervised research experience; 5) to strengthen scientific communication skills; and 6) to develop some of the fundamental practical skills (computer-based experience) that are needed to analyze these data. General background in geology, geophysics, and/or planetary science desirable. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 57800 - Biostratigraphy
Credit Hours: 3.00. Stratigraphic and biologic concepts involved in establishing biostratigraphic and chronostratigraphic zonations. Application of zonal concepts to correlations and geochronology. Includes the role of biostratigraphy in petroleum exploration and production. Prior course work in invertebrate paleontology is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 58000 - Geodynamics I
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will provide students with a first order understanding of geophysical processes by developing analytical solutions to a variety of geophysical problems. Topics will include stress and strain, rheology, elasticity and flexure, faulting, and conductive heat transfer. We will develop governing analytical equations based on first order principles, such as the conservation of mass, energy, and momentum, and solve these equations for a number of boundary conditions. The development of these solutions will provide students with the background to understand the basis for more complex numerical solutions of geophysics problems. The course will also serve as a review for differential and integral calculus required to develop an analytical understanding of the natural world. Typically offered every other year in Fall or Spring.
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EAPS 58100 - Structural And Engineering Geology Of Argillaceous Sediments
Credit Hours: 3.00. Structure, formation, and diagenesis of clay minerals, and engineering properties of argillaceous sediments. Geotechnical methods and plasticity are applied to analysis of natural deposits and geologic phenomena: glacial and lacustrine deposits, quick clays, debris flows, deltaic sediments, mudlumps, submarine slumps and flows, down-to-the-coast normal faults, mud volcanoes, shale diapirs, valley bulges, decollement tectonics. Prior course work in geology for engineers or surface processes, physical geology, and differential equations is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 58300 - Geology Of Landfills
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course consists of the application of the geological sciences to the siting, exploration and site evaluation for solid waste disposal landfills, plus the evaluation of existing landfill facilities as they pertain to soils, bedrock, stratigraphy, landforms, geologic processes, and hydrogeology. Included are soil and rock exploration, laboratory testing, installation of ground water monitoring devices, and evaluation of contaminant transport. Both attenuation and confinement landfill systems are considered. Geological aspects of solid waste disposal regulations are reviewed and compared to those for hazardous waste disposal. Classroom discussions include evaluation of specific landfill examples and a semester project on a landfill evaluation. A one-day field investigation is required. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 58400 - Hydrogeology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigates the qualitative and quantitative aspects of ground water location, occurrence, movement, evaluation, and development, and the influence of man upon this resource. Geologic and engineering aspects of ground water systems are discussed. Classroom teaching is complemented by problem sets and field trips. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 58500 - Hydraulic Analysis Of Ground-Water Systems
Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigates the general theory and application of hydraulic testing and analysis of aquifer and aquitard properties for such parameters as porosity, permeability, hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity, storativity, specific yield, dispersivity, and others. Theory of porous media flow is taught with applications to hydraulic testing. Confined, unconfined, semi-confined, transient, and steady-state flows are analyzed. Pump tests, slug tests, tracer tests, and regional analyses of flow nets are stressed. Classroom teaching is complemented with numerous problem sets. Offered in alternate years. Prior course work in hydrogeology and differential equations is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 58600 - Engineering Geology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Emphasis on application of geology to engineering works including dams, tunnels, shoreline protection, slope stability, building foundations, and urban planning. Related case histories of major projects emphasizing methods of investigation and interpretation. Consideration of collection and application of geological data required by designers for major engineering works; analysis of specific problems. Term paper and field investigation required. Prior course work in engineering geology is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 58700 - Chemical Evolution Of Ground Water
Credit Hours: 4.00. Examines the processes by which ground waters acquire their solutes during passage from recharge to discharge zones and the influence of rock types on aquifer chemistry. Topics covered are mineral dissolution, ion exchange, organic complexing, and membrane properties of clays. Prior course work in chemistry and earth materials is required. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 58800 - Analytical Hydrogeochemistry
Credit Hours: 4.00. A “hands-on” course teaching the proper way to take field samples for chemical, isotopic, and head-gas analyses of ground waters. Sampled waters are then analyzed by a variety of techniques: gravimetry, titrimetry, colorimetry, and atomic absorption spectrometry, and ion chromatography. Prior course work in groundwater chemistry is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 58900 - Numerical Modeling Of Ground Water Systems
Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigates the general theory and application of numerical solutions of partial differential equations of flow through porous media and the simulation of ground water flow by computer methods, using both finite difference and finite element methods with a short introduction to boundary integral equation methods. Both transient and steady-state flow; confined, unconfined, and semi-confined flow are treated. Solute transport simulation methods include random walk, method of characteristics, and other methods. Classroom teaching and “hands on” computer experience is utilized. Offered in alternate years. Prior course work in hydrogeology and differential equations is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 59000 - Field Geology North America
Credit Hours: 2.00. Advanced study of tectonic evolution and stratigraphic history of specific geologic provinces. Particular emphasis on the relationship between tectonics, basin development, and sedimentation. Field component deals with application of field techniques used in basin analysis and structural studies. A 10-day field trip is required. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 59100 - Advanced Topics In Earth And Atmospheric Sciences
Arrange Hours and Credit. Specialized study offered on an individual basis or through specially arranged courses. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EAPS 60000 - Writing Successful Science Proposals
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to teach graduate students the skills necessary to successfully garner extramural graduate, postdoctoral, and project funding. Topics will include identification of funding sources and development of research objectives and strategies. Emphasis will be on writing concise fellowships and full NSF-type research proposals. Class meetings will be interactive with an emphasis on peer review. Each student will complete a quality research proposal based upon their own research. Any graduate student with a nascent idea for a science or engineering project is encouraged to enroll. We have found that this course works especially well to help newer MS or PhD graduate students develop a research project, improve communication with their advisor, and organize their research priorities regardless of whether they use this course to submit a proposal. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 61300 - Advanced Topics In Geomorphology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Special and current topics in geomorphology not available in EAPS 52300 . Content will vary dependent on special interests and needs of students enrolled. Examples of potential topics for intensive investigation include: fluvial processes and morphology, regional geomorphic studies, quantitative methods and techniques, karst morphology and hydrology, soils geomorphology, and structural geomorphology. Prerequisite: EAPS 52300 . Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 62000 - Aerosols, Clouds And Climate
Credit Hours: 3.00. An exploration of the complex relationships between aerosols, clouds and climate, including the so-called “direct effect” of aerosol on the radiation balance and their numerous influences upon relevant cloud properties called “indirect effects”, the impact of different cloud types upon incoming solar radiation and outgoing longwave radiation, the effects of anthropogenic aerosol and climate change on precipitation efficiency, and the representation of aerosol, clouds and cloud processes in climate models. Prerequisites: EAPS 53200 or EAPS 53300 or EAPS 63100 . Typically offered in alternating years Fall Spring.
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EAPS 63000 - Atmospheric Remote Sensing
Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the quantitative retrieval of meteorological variables from satellite-borne sensors. Satellite orbital mechanics and the electromagnetic spectrum. Review of radiative transfer in the atmosphere. Molecular absorption, particle scattering and absorption. Passive remote sensing using extinction, scattering and emission. Active remote sensing with radar and lidar. Course grade will be based on written exams, homework, projects, a remote sensing term paper and class presentation. Prior course work in atmospheric physics is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 63100 - Cloud Physics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines current research in cloud physics and related fields. Content will vary, depending on special interests and needs of students enrolled. Examples of potential topics for intensive investigation include: molecular structure and properties of water, kinetics of nucleation, hydrodynamics of hydrometeors, stochastic collection, interactions between cloud dynamical and microphysical processes, numerical cloud models, cloud parameterization in larger-scale models. Prior course work in vector calculus or advanced atmospheric physics and advanced differential equations is required. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 63200 - Advanced Topics In General Circulation
Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics include: conservation principles, the angular momentum and heat budgets of the earth-atmosphere system, heat and energy transports, atmospheric energy budget, results from global experiments, general circulation models, and laboratory modeling of the general circulation. Prior coursework in general circulation is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 63300 - Synoptic Scale Dynamics
Credit Hours: 4.00. A review of the climatology of synoptic scale systems. An in-depth study of their kinematic properties, including horizontal wind, vorticity, divergence, and vertical motion fields. An analysis of processes influencing the growth and decay of synoptic systems with emphasis on the energetics of open atmospheric systems. Prior coursework in synoptic labs and advanced differential equations is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 63400 - Numerical Modeling Of Atmospheric Systems
Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to numerical schemes for differential and integral equations. Von Neuman’s analysis of linear stability. Nonlinear stability. Numerical methods for solving geofluid dynamics equations. Simulation of microscale, mesoscale and large-scale weather systems. Prior course work in synoptic labs and vector calculus is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 63600 - Mesoscale Meteorology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Review of the theories applied in mesoscale meteorology, including semi-geostrophic systems and frontogenesis, symmetric instability, rainbands and inertia-gravity waves, sea-breeze, terrain effects, mountain waves, lee-vortices and cyclogenesis, convection, convective instability, low-level jets, drylines, and squall lines. Prior course work in synoptic labs and vector calculus is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 63700 - Geofluid Dynamics In Rotating Systems
Credit Hours: 3.00. A theoretical analysis of large-scale motions in the atmosphere and oceans, including shallow water theory, waves, potential vorticity, barotropic and baroclinic instability, frontogenesis and nonlinear instability. Prior course work in synoptic labs and vector calculus is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 63800 - Atmospheric Radiation
Credit Hours: 3.00. Concepts of solid angle, intensity, flux density, and attenuation coefficients. Kirchoff’s law, Planck’s law and consequences. The radiative transfer equation and its formal solution. Infrared radiative transfer of energy, absorption processes, and departures from thermodynamic equilibrium. Atmospheric optics and visibility, radiative effects of pollutants. Prior course work in synoptic labs, vector calculus, and advanced differential equations is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 63900 - Atmospheric Fluid Dynamics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Review of basic concepts; complete fundamental hydrodynamic equations; principles of irrotational flow; rotating fluid motion; hydrodynamic instability, perturbation dynamics, Boussinesq assumptions, Rayleigh instability theorem; thermal convection, linear and nonlinear theories, Benard cells, atmospheric convection, satellite observations. Prior course work in synoptic labs, vector calculus, and advanced differential equations is required. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 64000 - Petrography Of Aggregates
Credit Hours: 3.00. Following an introduction of the application of optical mineralogy to aggregates, aggregate materials are identified optically and their performance evaluated with respect to those fundamental properties which may be observed petrographically. Laboratory will include a one-day field investigation. Prior course work in earth materials is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 65000 - Advanced Topics In Geophysics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Specialized topics in geophysics such as heat flow, rock magnetism, and marine geophysics; varied depending on interest. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 65200 - Folding Of Rocks
Credit Hours: 3.00. Theory and application of finite strain to the study of folded rocks, with numerous illustrations from literature. Presentation of modern theories of folding and density instability of single- and multi-layered rocks, with special emphasis on basic folding mechanisms. Treatment of linear viscous and power-law fluids. Second- and third-order analysis of causes of basic fold forms, such as concentric, chevron and kink folds, and mullion structure. Causes of drag folds and reverse drag folds. Offered in alternate years. Typically offered Fall.
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EAPS 65300 - Fracturing Of Rocks
Credit Hours: 3.00. Description and analysis of joints and faults from the point of view of field geology and fracture mechanics. Three basic modes of fracture and their analogs in the Earth’s crust. Also examined are structures, such as folds, pressure solution surfaces, basins, and mountain ranges associated with faults. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: differential equations. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 65700 - Geophysical Inverse Theory
Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigates problems of determining physical parameters of the earth from remote observations of wave and potential fields. The theoretical topics include spectral and singular value decompositions, maximum likelihood and stochastic inversion, Backus and Gilbert theory, Green’s function and linear operators, and the physics of layered media. Geophysical applications include seismic tomography, deconvolution, gravity and magnetics, earthquake sources, geodetics, and remote sensing. Offered in alternate years. Prior course work in advanced differential equations, physics, and chemistry of the earth is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 65800 - Quantitative Seismology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced methods for theoretical seismology; elastodynamic theorems; seismic source theory for earthquakes and explosions; scattering of plane waves and spherical waves; physics of layered and radially varying media; seismic attenuation; asymptotic ray methods and finite difference methods for the calculation of seismic waves in laterally varying media. Offered in alternate years. Prior course work in advanced differential equations, physics, and chemistry of the earth is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 68000 - Contaminant Hydrogeology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Covers the basic theory and applications of problem-solving exercises in hydrogeology, fluid mechanics, and chemistry of contaminated sites; flow and transport equations and models; investigational methods; remediation methods; case studies; and pertinent environmental laws. Prior course work in chemistry, computer programming, differential equations, and hydrogeology is required. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 69000 - Seminar In Atmospheric Science
Credit Hours: 1.00. (AGRY 69000) Presentations and discussions by staff and graduate students on subjects of contemporary interest in atmospheric science. Typically offered Spring.
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EAPS 69100 - Seminar In Earth Science
Credit Hours: 1.00. Presentations and discussions by staff and graduate students on subjects of contemporary interest in the geologic sciences. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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EAPS 69800 - Research MS Thesis
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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EAPS 69900 - Research PhD Thesis
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research PhD Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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ECON 10000 - Economics Lectures
Credit Hours: 1.00. An orientation to the undergraduate program in economics, to the library and computing facilities used by economics undergraduates, and to the advising and placement services available. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Economics is the study of decision making under conditions of scarcity. This course looks at the behavior of the individual consumer and firm and their interaction with the government. The second half of the course studies the macroeconomy and focuses on the causes of inflation, unemployment, and interest rate changes. The international economy also will be studied. No credit for management students. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:ISH 1040 Introduction To Economics
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ECON 21100 - Contemporary Economic Problems
Credit Hours: 3.00. The course assists students in analyzing current economic issues such as inflation, and unemployment, the energy crisis, environmental protection, poverty, and income distribution, urban blight, health care, and education. All students are required to give presentations and prepare papers on one of these topics. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 21700 - Economics
Credit Hours: 3.00. National economic problems such as unemployment, recessions, inflation, taxation, bank interest rates, the growth of government, monetary systems, and a rising national debt are discussed along with the principles, policies and institutions for solving these macroeconomic problems. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 21900 - Economics For Future Elementary Teachers
Credit Hours: 3.00. A principles of economics course designed for future elementary and social studies teachers. The purpose of this course is to: 1) introduce the future teacher to basic economic concepts required by the Indiana Academic Standards for Social Studies, K-6, 2) learn methods for teaching these concepts in the K-6 curriculum, and 3) develop a catalog of curriculum materials appropriate for teaching economics in grades K-6. No credit for management students. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 21910 - Economics For Future Secondary Teachers
Credit Hours: 3.00. Upon completion of this course students will be able to analyze economic events in order to make more intelligent choices as consumers, workers, and voting citizens; identify and understand the basic concepts and principles of economics in order to meet standards at the secondary school level; identify supplemental materials and programs from variety of sources used in your teaching major, minor or as supplements in your classrooms; and review and organize lessons that teach economic concepts. No credit for management students. The course content is principles-level economics and is designed for social studies education students who are beginning their sequence of required economics courses. The course is designed to be taken before upper-division economic content courses. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 25100 - Microeconomics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Microeconomics studies the choices individuals make and the incentives that influence those choices. Emphasis is on the incentives that determine market prices and resource allocation. The role of public policy in influencing incentives and efficiency is also addressed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:ISH 1042 Microeconomics
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ECON 25200 - Macroeconomics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to macroeconomic theory. The course develops a theoretical framework permitting an analysis of the forces affecting national income, employment, interest rates, and the rate of inflation. Emphasis is placed upon the role of government fiscal and monetary policy in promoting economic growth and stable prices. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:ISH 1041 Macroeconomics
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ECON 28000 - Mathematics For Economists
Credit Hours: 3.00. The course is designed to provide familiarity with some of the basic mathematical tools used extensively in economics. Topics to be covered include constrained optimization and comparative statistics along with economic applications. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 29000 - Sophomore Level Problems In Economics
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Arrange with instructor before enrolling. Investigation in a specific economics field. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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ECON 32500 - Economics Of Sports
Credit Hours: 3.00. This class applies economic principles to the professional sports entertainment industry and its derivative input markets. The class begins by examining the microeconomics of demand for (by fans) and supply of (by teams) sports entertainment. The labor markets for the primary input, athletic talent, receive significant attention. Coordination among economic agents, taking the forms of leagues, players’ unions, and government, is considered at the end of the class, with an emphasis on how they affect the efficiency of the markets related to sports entertainment. Quantitative empirical analysis is emphasized throughout the class. This is not a sports trivia or fantasy sports strategy class. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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ECON 34000 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics from consumer behavior and demand, decisions under uncertainty, production and cost, factor demand, market structure, general equilibrium and welfare. Emphasis on the tools used to analyze the behavior of individual economic units. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 35200 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of ECON 25200 . A more rigorous, general equilibrium treatment of macroeconomic theory with emphasis on the components of the model: determinants of consumption, investment, net exports and foreign exchange rates, the level of unemployment, inflation and the long-run rate of economic growth. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 35500 - Comparative Analysis Of Economic Systems
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course describes the general economic problem and how it is solved by alternative forms of economic organization. Market, centrally planned, social democratic, and mercantilist systems are contrasted in terms of their assignment of property rights, their mechanisms for transmitting information, their incentive structure, and the degree to which they meet efficiency and equity criteria. Worldwide contemporary trends are analyzed. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 36000 - Econometrics
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the statistical techniques used to analyze economic data, estimate casual effects, make predictions, and test economic theory. Students learn empirical skills used in analytical consulting, financial modeling, economic research, and by analysts in the private and public sectors. Emphasis is placed on estimating a single equation (e.g., demand function) and the problems associated with such estimation. As part of the course, students will estimate equations using statistical software available in the Krannert computer labs. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 36100 - Antitrust And Regulation
Credit Hours: 3.00. The course studies the influence of laws and regulations on the behavior of firms, focusing on two types of government intervention in the market: antitrust law and economic regulation. Antitrust laws define the rules by which firms must compete. Economic regulation more tightly constrains the actions of firms, requiring that they obtain approval to set prices and/or enter new markets. The focus is on current topics in both areas, including comparison of U.S. practice with that of European Union and elsewhere. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 36200 - Health Economics
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to introduce upper level undergraduate students in economics to the field of health economics. We will analyze health and health care theories, institutions, and key policy issues using tools from intermediate microeconomic theory. The course begins with an analysis of health care as a commodity and why health is different from other consumer goods. The course then examines the demand for and the production of health and health care, and the behavior and organization of health care providers. The discussion then switches to information asymmetries and the functioning of health insurance markets. Afterwards, the course turns to the analysis of government involvement in the health care system. The class concludes with an examination of medical care systems around the world, paying particular attention to the U.S. health care system. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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ECON 36500 - History Of Economic Thought
Credit Hours: 3.00. The course traces the development of theories of value and economic growth from the seventeenth century to Karl Marx. Among the authors studied are the mercantilists, Hume, Smith, Ricardo, and Marx. Excerpts from the original works are read and evaluated in light of modern theory. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 36700 - Law And Economics
Credit Hours: 3.00. It has become increasingly clear to economists, legal scholars and political scientists that it is impossible to understand economic institutions without first having an understanding of the legal framework within which they operate. Similarly, it is impossible to understand the impact of law on society without first having an understanding of economic principles. This problem is further complicated by the fact that there are often ambiguities in the written law that lead to significant differences between what the law appears to say and how the law is interpreted in the courts. This course is designed to give the student an understanding of both legal and economic principles and the relationship between them. Finally, through the use of economic analysis, the student will acquire the tools to predict the likely outcomes of particular laws and how they will affect their family and business decisions. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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ECON 36800 - Economics And Values
Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores some specific critiques of stereotypical neoclassical economics; utilizes notions of knowledge, learning, rationality, logic, science, and scholarship that tend to complement those found in many conventional economics courses; raises questions about the roles of values in both individual decision-making and in economic thinking, as well as about the interrelation of economic concepts and issues of ethics, justice, and care at both the individual and the social level; embodies interactive, reflective learning. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 37000 - International Trade
Credit Hours: 3.00. Develops an understanding of the economics of globalization, including the movement of goods, people, capital, and ideas across countries. Using the tools of intermediate economic theory, we discuss the benefits and costs of globalization, the implications of globalization for wages, earnings, and national welfare, and their intersection with government policies. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 37100 - International Monetary Problems
Credit Hours: 3.00. A mixture of lectures and case discussions covering historical changes in the world’s monetary system, problems with balance of payments adjustments, exchange rates and foreign exchange markets, international capital markets and financial flows, the international transmission of business fluctuations, monetary and fiscal policy in an interdependent world, and crises in developing countries. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 37500 - United States Economic History
Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of economic analysis to illuminate such historical questions as the economic effects of British colonial administration, the rise of banking institutions, the financing of the railroads, the economics of slavery, the rise of big business, and the sources of government regulation of business. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 37600 - Economics Of The European Union
Credit Hours: 3.00. Current economic structure of the European Union, and the economic challenges it is now facing. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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ECON 38000 - Money And Banking
Credit Hours: 3.00. The course analyzes the economics of money, monetary systems, investments, and financial intermediaries in modern industrial economies. Topics considered include the origin of money and the banking industry, financial asset markets, the role of central banks, and the effects of various monetary policies. The theory will be presented side by side with current economic and financial news, and the students will learn how to track financial and economic data via The Wall Street Journal. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 38500 - Labor Economics
Credit Hours: 3.00. The purpose of this course is to introduce important topics, theories, institutions, and policy issues relating to the functioning of labor markets. Topics to be considered include labor supply decisions, investments in human capital, compensating wage differentials, labor contract theory, unions, compensation programs, signaling in labor markets, the economics of unemployment, and government employment, retirement, and workplace safety. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 39000 - Junior Level Problems In Economics
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Investigation into a specific topic area of economics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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ECON 39040 - Economics Internship
Credit Hours: 1.00. A Economics related work experience. This internship experience is intended to complement the student’s academic plan-of-study and help prepare him/her for his/her future role in Economics. A letter from the prospective employer stating the period of employment, hours per week, job title, job qualifications, and job description may be requested before registration will be permitted. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 41500 - Contemporary Economic Problems And Policies
Credit Hours: 3.00. An application of the principles of economics developed in ECON 25100 and ECON 25200 to contemporary controversies in public policy. Half of the semester is devoted to microeconomics issues and half to controversies in macroeconomics policy. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 41900 - Managerial Economics
Credit Hours: 3.00. The application of economic analysis and common nonmathematical models to managerial decisions. Topics include decisions involving time and uncertainty in both competitive and noncompetitive markets. Pricing decisions are emphasized. Permission of Department required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 42200 - Public Finance And Taxation
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the role of government in market economies. The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of the reasons for government intervention in the economy and how individuals and firms respond to taxation and other government actions and how to evaluate the benefits of public programs. For example, what effects do taxes have on incentives to work, save, and invest? Emphasis is placed on current U.S. policy issues including Social Security, health care, education, environmental regulation, welfare programs, and tax reform. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 45100 - Game Theory
Credit Hours: 3.00. In the course, economic, political, and social interactions are represented as games, in which strategies and resulting outcomes can be analyzed. The analysis of these interactions is then used to demonstrate how one can make optimal decisions under uncertainty. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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ECON 45600 - Urban Economics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines the market forces that lead to the development, growth, and size of cities. In addition, this course covers the theory of location and land use, principles of local public finance, policy problems in the areas of urban housing, transportation, crime, and pollution. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 46000 - Econometrics
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the statistical techniques used in testing economic theory. Emphasis is placed on estimating a single equation (e.g., a demand function) and the problems associated with such estimation. As part of the course, students will estimate equations on the University’s computational facility. Typically offered Spring.
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ECON 46100 - Industrial Organization
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the determinants of firm and market structure and the resulting market performance in imperfectly-competitive markets. Advanced topics include advertising, research and development, imperfectly competitive international markets, and market integration. Emphasis is placed on using theoretical models of firm and industry behavior to explain and analyze real-world examples of firm behavior. Typically offered Fall.
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ECON 46600 - International Economics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes topics in international economics, using more advantage techniques and more detailed treatment than in ECON 37000 or ECON 37100 . While coverage varies somewhat with instructor, some topics could include: economic growth, innovation and technology transfer, and the role of multinational corporations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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