Geochemical and Cosmochemical Thermodynamics
E-PSCI 140
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as E-PSCI 243
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Description
The laws of thermodynamics. Equilibrium and spontaneous transformations in systems of variable chemical composition. Components, phase rule and petrogenetic grids. Calculation of phase diagrams. Applications to cosmochemistry, igneous and metamorphic petrology, and environmental geochemistry.
Course Notes
For advanced undergraduates. This course fulfills the EPS sub-discipline requirement of Geobiology, Geochemistry, and Earth History, or Geology, Geophysics, and Planetary Science.
Recommended Prep
A course in college-level chemistry or equivalent; Mathematics 21a or Applied Mathematics 21a (may be taken concurrently).
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Course Component
Lecture
Subject
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline
Dec. 15, 2026
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
