Earth Resources
Earth Resources: Origin, Use, and Environmental Impacts The global economy world politics, and many aspects of our daily lives are dependent on the extraction and use of materials taken from the Earth. Unfortunately, within our lifetimes, we will be faced with significant shortages of many of these resources. In this course we will focus on how resources such as oil, coal, aluminum, and even gem minerals are generated by geological processes, how they are extracted and processed, and how these activities impact the environment. Several field trips will allow us to view first-hand the impacts of resource extraction and use in the local area.
Earth Resources: Origin, Use, and Environmental Impacts The global economy world politics, and many aspects of our daily lives are dependent on the extraction and use of materials taken from the Earth. Unfortunately, within our lifetimes, we will be faced with significant shortages of many of these resources. In this course we will focus on how resources such as oil, coal, aluminum, and even gem minerals are generated by geological processes, how they are extracted and processed, and how these activities impact the environment. Several field trips will allow us to view first-hand the impact …Read more
Professor West is a great professor. The course material is mostly taught in class in lectures and most of the time spent out of class is for short readings or working on papers. You take away a lot from this class yet it's not overbearing.
Professor West's lectures are clear and interesting. This class doesn't have a lot of readings and assignments. It's a great balance with other heavy classes. Prof. West is kind and willing to provide useful advice. Taking this class can expand your outlook!
This was a very good course for an FYS. I feel as though he could have given more feedback on our writing however the feedback that was provided was solid. This was an interesting course and it was not excessive in assignments. The work is completely manageable
I really enjoyed this course. The workload was mostly not that heavy and every assignment was discussed far in advance so I never felt too overwhelmed. Professor West is super accommodating, enthusiastic, and effective in teaching, definitely recommend
I really enjoyed this FYS, Davis West is very knowledgeable and a very approachable person, so I felt comfortable asking questions and talking with him. The amount of writing is definitely manageable if give yourself enough time.