Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences

Catalog description

Introduces quantitative tools necessary for upper level Earth Science courses. Includes basic statistical descriptions of spatially and temporally varying data, curve fitting, and time-series analysis with emphasis on atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial data sets. Students learn to construct simple numerical models of Earth Systems. Instruction in data analysis and modeling in Python. Calculus through integration and differentiation and at least one semester of intermediate Earth Science required.