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I currently teach the following courses at the University of Utah:

Title: GEO 1110 - Introduction to Earth Systems (3 semester hours)
Description: Properties and origins of minerals and rocks; structure of and processes in the solid Earth; processes at the Earth's surface and in the hydrosphere.

Title: GEO 5360 - Fluid Dynamics of Earth Materials (3 semester hours)
Description: Derivation of the Navier-Stokes equations and application to fundamental aspects of earth science and engineering including debris flows and flows, sediment erosion and transport, mass wasting, volcanic eruptions, storm surges, and coastal engineering.

Title: GEO 5560 - Numerical Methods in the Geosciences (2 semester hours)
Description: Application of common numerical methods to problems in geology, geochemistry, and hydrology. Topics include interpolation, systems of linear and nonlinear equations, finite difference methods, and numerical integration.

Title: GEO 5565 - Digital Mapping and GIS in the Geosciences (2 semester hours)
Description: Introduction of coordinate systems and projections, digital elevation data and mapping. Analysis of geologic and hydrologic systems and data within a GIS context