PřF:G1021 Physical geology - Course Information
G1021 Physical geology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 6/0. 9 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Slavomír Nehyba, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Francírek, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Marek Goldbach, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Martin Hanáček, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Mon 8:00–10:50 A,01026, Thu 7:00–9:50 A,01026
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! G1020 Physical geology I && ! G1021k Physical geology && ! NOW ( G1021k Physical geology ) && (! PROGRAM ( B - GE ) || ( NOW ( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&& NOW ( C7777 Handling chemicals )))
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course, students should be able to understand the processes of Physical Geology. Students should be able to apply the appropriate geological terminology and identify the geological processes and rocks in the field.
- Syllabus
- Introduction to Physical Geology Geologic Column and Geologic Time. Astrogeology. General View of Earth, The Earth's Interior. The Earth's Crust. Plutonism, Intrusive Activity and the origin of Igneous Rocks. Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks. Postvolcanic Processes, Hot Springs and Geysers. Earthquakes. Sedimentary Strata and Sedimentary Rocks. Metamorphism, Metamorphic and Hydrothermal Rocks. Geologic Structures, Deformation of Rocks. Mountain Belts and Evolution of Mountain Belts. Plate Tectonics.
- Literature
- Kachlík V., Chlupáč I.: Základy Geologie
- SKINNER, Brian J., Roger D. MORTON and Stephen C. PORTER. The dynamic Earth : an introduction to physical geology. Third edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1995, 231 stran. ISBN 0471108642. info
- THOMPSON, Graham R. and Jonathan TURK. Modern physical geology. Philadelphia: Saunders College Publishing, 1993, xv, 608, 2. ISBN 0-03-096910-7. info
- CHERNICOFF, Stanley and Ramesh VENKATAKRISHNAN. Geology :an introduction to physical geology. New York: Worth Publishers, 1995, xxvii, 593. ISBN 0-87901-452-0. info
- PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Physical geology :student study art notebook. 7th ed. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1996, 161 s. ISBN 0-697-28732-7. info
- THOMPSON, Graham R. and Jonathan TURK. Introduction to physical geology. Fort Worth: Saunders College, 1998, 1 sv. (rů. ISBN 0-03-024348-3. info
- PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Physical geology :with interactive plate tectonics CD-ROM. 7th ed. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1996, 539 s. +. ISBN 0-697-26676-1. info
- TARBUCK, Edward J. and Frederick K. LUTGENS. Earth :an introduction to physical geology. Illustrated by Dennis Tasa. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002, xv, 670 s. ISBN 0-13-092025-8. info
- KUMPERA, Otakar and Jan FOLDYNA. Všeobecná geologie. Edited by Vojtech Zorkovský. Vyd. 1. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 521 s. info
- Teaching methods
- ordinary lectures with presentation of all topics of the subject Class discussion, individual consultation
- Assessment methods
- final writing exam, more than 60% of correct answers for successful exam
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- G1021k Physical geology
!G1021 && !NOW(G1021) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02))) - G2031 Geological field exercises
G1011 || G1061 || G1081 || G1021 || G1011k || G1061k || G1081k || G1021k - G7671 Geological Research of underground construction
(G1021k || G1021) && (G3081k || G3081) - G7671k Geological Research of underground construction
(G1021 || G1021k) && (G3081 || G3081k)
- G1021k Physical geology
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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