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Course numbers for courses I have taught since coming to Brown are listed below. A list of courses recently and currently taught can be found at the page titled Recent/Current where a syllabus and/or links to the web site for these courses can be found.

The titles of the course numbers listed below are as follows:

Geological Sciences 1        Face of the Earth (Introductory Physical Geology for Non-Science Students)
Geological Sciences 2        Physical Geology (Introductory Physical Geology for Geology and other Science Students)
Geological Sciences 22      Same as Geol. Sci. 2, renumbered
Geological Sciences 45      Structural Geology (First undergraduate course in Structural Geology for geology students)
Geological Sciences145     Same as Geol. Sci. 45, renumbered
Geological Sciences161     Introduction to Geophysics (An overview of Whole-Earth Geophysics)
Geological Sciences 211    Independent Research for Graduate Students (selected topics to match a student's needs/interests)
Geological Sciences 250    Seminar in Structural Geology (topics depend on students' interests)
Geological Sciences 251    Advanced Structural Geology (Assumes an undergraduate Structural Geology Course - Treats selected topics from the point of view of continuum mechanics)
Geological Sciences 252    Mechanics of Structural Geology (More advanced treatment of some topics in 251)
Geological Sciences 253    Deformation Processes in Geological Materials
Geological Sciences 255    Same as Geol. Sci. 250, renumbered
Geological Sciences 285    Seminar in Geophysics (topics depend on students' interests)

1970-71
Geol. Sci. 45, Sem. I, enrollment 14
Modes of Thought - "Continental Drift", Sem. II, enrollment 20
Geol. Sci. 253, Sem. II, enrollment 4

1971-72
Geol. Sci. 251 (with W. M. Chapple), Sem. I, enrollment 6
Modes of Thought - "Continental Drift", Sem. I, enrollment 20
Independent Study of Ann Craig on Continental Drift, Sem. I
Geol. Sci. 45, Sem. II, enrollment 16
Geol. Sci. 250 (with W. M. Chapple), Sem. II, enrollment 7, "The Thermodynamics of Nonhydrostatic Stress"

1972-73
Geol. Sci. 251 (with W. M. Chapple), Sem. I, enrollment 9
Modes of Thought - "Continental Drift", Sem. I, enrollment 20
Geol. Sci. 45, Sem. II, enrollment 17
Geol. Sci. 252 (with W. M. Chapple), Sem. II, enrollment 4
Geol. Sci. 191-192, Undergraduate Senior research of W. M. Bruner, "Experimental and Theoretical Study of Residual Stress and Strain in Rocks", Sem. I and II

1973-74
Geol. Sci. 251 (with W. M. Chapple), Sem. I, enrollment 9
Geol. Sci. 250 (with W. M. Chapple), Sem. II, enrollment 7
Modes of Thought - "Continental Drift", Sem. I, enrollment 20

1974-75
Geol. Sci. 251 (with W. M. Chapple), Sem. I, enrollment 7
Modes of Thought - "Continental Drift", Sem. I, enrollment 20

1975-76
Geol. Sci. 251 (with W. M. Chapple), Sem. I, enrollment 11
Modes of Thought - "Continental Drift", Sem. I, enrollment 17
Geol. Sci. 45, Sem. II, enrollment 22
Geol. Sci. 161 (with W. M. Chapple), Sem. II, enrollment 18

1976-77
On sabbatical leave

1977-78
Geol. Sci. 2, Sem. I, enrollment 35
Geol. Sci. 251 (with E. M. Parmentier), Sem. I, enrollment 8
Geol. Sci. 45 (with E. M. Parmentier), Sem. II, enrollment 20

1978-79
Geol. Sci. 2, Sem. I, enrollment 52
Geol. Sci. 251 (with E. M. Parmentier), Sem. I, enrollment 5
Special Themes ST/OS33 - "Plate Tectonics", Sem. I, enrollment 14
Geol. Sci. 45, Sem. II, enrollment 12

1979-80
Geol. Sci. 2, Sem. I, enrollment 54
Geol. Sci. 251 (with E. M. Parmentier), Sem. I, enrollment 6
Geol. Sci. 45 (with J. A. Tullis), Sem. II, enrollment 26

1980-81
Geol. Sci. 2, Sem. I, enrollment 84
Geol. Sci. 251 (with E. M. Parmentier), Sem. I, enrollment 11
Geol. Sci. 45 (with J. A. Tullis), Sem. II, enrollment 26
Geol. Sci. 285 (with J. R. Rice, E. M. Parmentier, and D. W. Forsyth), Sem. II, enrollment 5, "Earthquake Mechanics"

1981-82
Geol. Sci. 2, Sem. I, enrollment 99
Geol. Sci. 251 (with E. M. Parmentier and C. Simpson), Sem. I, enrollment 5
Geol. Sci. 253 (with J. A. Tullis and C. Simpson), Sem. I, enrollment 4
Geol. Sci. 45 (with J. A. Tullis), Sem. II, enrollment 31
Supervised undergraduate research of Ken Conca, "A Finite Element Study of the Temperature Distribution in an Axi-symmetric Solid-Medium Rock Deformation Assembly'

1982-83
Geol. Sci. 2, Sem. I, enrollment 110
Geol. Sci. 251 (with E. M. Parmentier), Sem. I, enrollment 7
Geol. Sci. 45 (with J. A. Tullis), Sem. II, enrollment 33
Independent study: Francis A. Brooks, III, "An Experimental Study of the Effects of Various Surfactants on the Relation Between Stress Intensity Factor and Crack Velocity in Quartz"

1983-84
On sabbatical leave

1984-85
Geol. Sci. 2, Sem I, enrollment 77
Geol. Sci. 45, (with T. Byrne and J. Tullis) Sem II, enrollment 30
Geol. Sci. 253, (with J. Tullis and T. Byrne) Sem II, enrollment 10
Independent Study: Deborah Travis, "A Study of the Mechanism of Deformation of the Purgatory Conglomerate, Rhode Island"

1985-86
Geol Sci. 2, Sem I, enrollment 40
Geol. Sci. 251, (with T. Byrne), Sem I, enrollment 13
Geol. Sci. 45, (with T. Byrne), Sem. II, enrollment 30

1986-87
Geol. Sci. 2, Sem I, enrollment 50
Geol. Sci. 45, Sem II, enrollment 20

1987-88
Geol. Sci. 22, Sem. I (with R. Yund), enrollment 49
Geol. 251, Sem. I (with E. M. Parmentier, J. A. Tullis, and T. Byrne), enrollment 4
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II (with J. A. Tullis), enrollment 11

1988-89
Geol. Sci. 22, Sem. I (with R. Yund), enrollment 48
Geol. 251, Sem. I (with E. M. Parmentier, J. A. Tullis, and T. Byrne), enrollment 10Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II (with J. A. Tullis)

1989-90
Geol. Sci. 22, Sem. I (with R. Yund), enrollment 47
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II, enrollment 18 (with J. A. Tullis)
Independent Study: Paul Ecker, "Experimental Study of Contact Area as a Function of Normal Stress in Marble"
Independent Study: Padhrig McCarthy, "Modeling Accretionary Wedge Deformation"

1990-91
On sabbatical leave

1991-92
Geol. Sci. 22, Sem. I (with J. Tullis), enrollment 94
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II (with J. Tullis), enrollment 20
Geol. Sci. 255  Sem. II, enrollment 5, "The Dynamics of Earthquake Rupture"

1992-93
Geol. Sci. 22, Sem. I (with R. Yund), enrollment 85
Geol. 251, Sem. I (with E. M. Parmentier), enrollment 3
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II, enrollment 28

1993-94
Geol. Sci. 22, Sem. I (with R. Yund), enrollment 93
Geol. Sci. 253, Sem I (with J. Tullis), enrollment 5
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II (with J. Tullis), enrollment 26

1994-95
Geol. Sci. 22, Sem. I (with R. Yund), enrollment 85
Geol. Sci. 251, Sem I (with E. M. Parmentier and J. Tullis), enrollment 11
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II (with J. Tullis), enrollment 20

1995-96
Geol. Sci. 22, Sem. I (with R. Yund), enrollment 94
Geol. Sci. 253, Sem I (with J. Tullis), enrollment 6
Geol. Sci. 1, Sem II (with B. Giletti), enrollment 37
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II (with J. Tullis), enrollment 14

1996-97
Geol. Sci. 251, Sem I enrollment 5
Geol. Sci. 1, Sem II, enrollment ~100
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II (with J. Tullis), enrollment 15
Independent Study of Margaret Boettcher, "Design of See-through Apparatus for Observation of Granular Aggregates During Deformation"

1997-98
On sabbatical leave

1998-99
Geol. Sci. 251, Sem I enrollment 6
Geol. Sci. 1, Sem II, enrollment 61
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II (with J. Tullis), enrollment 17
Independent Study of Margaret Boettcher, "Design of See-through Apparatus for Observation of Granular Aggregates During Deformation"

1999-2000
Geol Sci. 211, Sem I.: Independent Reading Course for Sarah Zaranek, "Rock Friction and Earthquake Mechanics"
Geol. Sci. 1, Sem II, enrollment ~80
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II enrollment ~15

2000-2001
Geol. Sci. 251, Sem I enrollment 6
Geol. Sci. 1, Sem II
Geol. Sci. 145, Sem. II (with J. Tullis)