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Lecture 1: Introduction and the Physics of the Nucleus
Lecture 2: Radioactive Decay
Lecture 3: Nucleosynthesis
Lecture 4: Basics of Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
Lecture 5: Geochronology I: The K-Ca-Ar system
Lecture 6: Geochronology II: The K-Ar and Rb-Sr systems
Lecture 7: Geochronology III: The Sm-Nd system
Lecture 8: Geochronology IV: The U-Th-Pb system
Lecture 9: Geochronology V: The U-Th-Pb system: zircon dating
Lecture 10: Geochronology VI: U-Th decay series dating
Lecture 11: Geochronology VII: Other decay systems
Lecture 12: Cosmogenic Isotopes in Geochronology
Lecture 13: Cosmogenic Isotopes in Geochronology II
Lecture 14: Fission Track Dating
Lecture 15: Analytical Methods
Lecture 16: Isotope Cosmochemistry
Lecture 17: Isotope Cosmochemistry II
Lecture 18: The Mantle I
Lecture 19: The Mantle II: The Pb Picture
Lecture 20: Mantle Models
Lecture 21: Mantle Plumes; Subcontinental Lithosphere
Lecture 22: The Continental Crust
Lecture 23: The Continental Crust II
Lecture 24: Isotope Geochemistry of Subduction Zone Magmas
Lecture 25: U-Series Isotopes and Melt Generation
Lecture 26: Noble Gases and Evolution of the Atmosphere
Lecture 27: Stable Isotope Theory: Equilibrium Fractionations
Lecture 28: Kinetic Fractionations and the Hydrologic System
Lecture 29: Biological Fractionations of Stable Isotopes
Lecture 30: Stable Isotope Applications I: High Temperatures
Lecture 31: Stable Isotope Applications II: Assimilation-Fractional Crystallization
Lecture 32: Stable Isotope Applications III: Assimilation and Subduction
Lecture 33: Hydrothermal Activity, Metamorphism and Ore Deposits I
Lecture 34: Hydrothermal Activity, Metamorphism and Ore Deposits II
Lecture 35: Stable Isotopes in Paleontology and Archaeology
Lecture 36: Stable Isotopes in Paleoclimatology I
Lecture 37: Stable Isotopes in Paleoclimatology II
Lecture 38: The Carbon Cycle, Isotopes, and Climate I
Lecture 39: The Carbon Cycle, Isotopes, and Climate II
Lecture 40: Mass Independent Fractionation; Li and B isotopes