Jeffrey Kavanaugh

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
Directory

Fall Term 2025 (1930)

EAS 100 - Planet Earth

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-3)

Introduction to the origin and evolution of the Earth and the solar system. Introduction to plate tectonics and the rock cycle. Simple energy balances and interactions between radiation and the atmosphere, land, oceans, ice masses, and the global hydrological cycle. Evolution of life, biogeography, and global climate in the context of geologic time. The carbon cycle. Human interaction with the Earth. Mineral and energy resources. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been obtained in EAS 200 or 201.

LECTURE A2 (58443)

2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
MWF 13:00 - 13:50



EAS 201 - Earth Science I

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

A non-laboratory introduction to the origin and evolution of the Earth and the solar system. Introduction to plate tectonics and the rock cycle. Simple energy balances and interactions between radiation and the atmosphere, land, oceans, ice masses, and the global hydrological cycle. Evolution of life, biogeography, and global climate in the context of geologic time. The carbon cycle. Human interactions with the Earth. Mineral and energy resources. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been obtained in EAS 100 or 210. (Note: EAS 201 and EAS 200 are considered to be equivalent to EAS 100 for prerequisite purposes). [Faculty of Science]

LECTURE 800 (55094)

2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
MWF 13:00 - 13:50

Winter Term 2026 (1940)

EAS 327 - Environmental Instrumentation

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-2)

Laboratory work and lectures to develop skills in environmental measurement through comprehension of first principles. Instrumentation (basic electronics; matching signal sources and receivers; noise; frequency response). Sensor-environment coupling (heat and mass transfer). Sampling theory. Principles will be applied to selected environmental monitoring instruments. Field trip. Prerequisites: EAS 100 or 102 and MATH 113 or 114. SCI 100 may be used in lieu of these prerequisites.

LECTURE B1 (83050)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
TR 12:30 - 13:50



EAS 373 - The Climate System

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An examination of the physical processes influencing global climate. Radiation and energy in the climate system, the hydrological cycle, vertical structure of the atmosphere and ocean, influence of the Earth's rotation, general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean, climate feedback mechanisms, climate history and climate change, introduction to climate models. Prerequisite: EAS 270. Not available to students with credit in EAS 271. [Faculty of Science]

LECTURE B1 (82807)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
MWF 13:00 - 13:50



INT D 280 - The Mountain World: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Mountain Studies

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An interdisciplinary study of the physical and human dimensions of mountain environments. Content includes the physical (glaciers, climate, geology, etc.), biological (flora, fauna, ecology, etc.), physiological (human bodies at altitude, performance, sport, etc.), and cultural (societies, literature's, histories, etc.) dimensions of these unique regions, as well as a critical analysis of the processes of change and influence shaping local and regional mountain environments around the globe, past and present. (Offered jointly by the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation and the Faculty of Science) [Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation]

LECTURE B1 (84334)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
MWF 09:00 - 09:50