EPS SCI 210Geochemical Kinetics: Thermochronometry
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Designed for graduate physical or biological sciences students. Theoretical basis and application of thermochronometry: derivation of diffusion equation and methods of solution, relationship between heat and mass diffusion and their simultaneous solution, Boltzmann/Matano analysis, multicomponent diffusion, closure theory; 40Ar/39Ar systematics and interpretive models, multidiffusion domain theory, petrological applications.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
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Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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