GEOCHEMISTRY is defined as the use of chemistry to study the Earth and how it works. The goal of this course is to introduce upper-division undergraduate and beginning graduate students to the fundamental principles of modern geochemistry. When you successfully complete this course, you will understand:

1. the major themes of low- and high-temperature geochemistry and how they relate to other aspects of the geological sciences (the Big Picture!),
2. how to acquire and present high-quality geochemical data, and
3. how to use both simple mathematical expressions and sophisticated computer models to interpret geochemical data.