PřF:GE102 Geology for archaeologist - Course Information
GE102 Geology for archaeologist
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2008
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the structure of geology and its subject of study; to learn the position of Earth in the Universe, its properties and its inner structure; to understand the principles of geological processes and principles of evolution of continental and oceanic crust; to analyze the main stages of the Earth evolution together with the evolution of life on it; to explain synoptically the geology of the Czech Republic (including the reading of the geological map).
- Syllabus
- Geology - definition, subject of study
- Position of Earth in the Universe
- Physical and chemical properties of the Earth. Structure of Earth - crust, mantle, nucleus. Lithosphere, astenosphere.
- Endogenetic processes (magmatism, metamorphism, tectonics, earthquake), evolution of the continental and oceanic crust.
- Exogenetic geological processes (weathering, activity of water, wind, frost and organisms)
- The overview of the Earth history (Precambrian - Cenozoic)
- Geology of the Czech Republic - the outline (together with the reading of the geological map)
- Literature
- ZAPLETAL, Jan. Základy geologie. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2000, 93 s. ISBN 8070678550. info
- KALVODA, J., R. BRZOBOHATÝ and O. BÁBEK. Historická geologie (Historical Geology). In Historická geologie. Olomouc. Olomouc: UP Olomouc, 1998, p. 1-50. 1. vydání. ISBN 80-7067-806-2. info
- CHLUPÁČ, Ivo, Rostislav BRZOBOHATÝ, Jiří KOVANDA and Zdeněk STRÁNÍK. Geologická minulost České republiky (Geological history of the Czech Republic). Praha: Academia Praha, 2002, 436 pp. Ediční číslo 2483. ISBN 80-200-0914-0. info
- Assessment methods
- Teaching: 2 hours lecture per week.Duration: 1 semester. Assessment: Oral examination (colloquium)
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Výuka proběhne v podzimním semestru akademického roku 2008/2009.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Ekvivalent AEB_59 Geologie pro archeology.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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