PřF:G7321k Plate Tectonics and Orogeny - Course Information
G7321k Plate Tectonics and Orogeny
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (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.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Fri 14. 10. 13:00–16:00 Gp,02006, Fri 2. 12. 10:00–16:00 Gs,-1011, Fri 20. 1. 9:00–10:00 Gp,02006
- Prerequisites
- ( G4100 Structural geology || G4101 Structural geology || G4101k Structural geology ) && ( (!( PROGRAM ( B - GE )|| PROGRAM ( N - GE )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE4 )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE )|| PROGRAM ( C - CV ))) || ( NOW ( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&& NOW ( C7777 Handling chemical substances )))
The student should be familiar with basic terminology structural geology. Completion of the course G4101 is a condition for students of the Bachelor's degree in Geology. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 32 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Student will be taught about the principles of plate tectonics.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course the student will be able to solve:
- simple tasks from a plate tectonics quantitatively, graphically or numerically
- simple tasks from geometry of orogens - Syllabus
- Axioms of plate tectonics
- Types of boundaries between two plates and their geometry
- Types of triple junction points and their stability
- Volocity diagrams
- Plate tectonics in plane - graphical solution of tasks
- Pole and rotation speed of tectonic plates
- Plate Tectonics on a ball - Graphic Solution of Tasks
- Causes of Plate Movement
- Literature
- TWISS, Robert J. and Eldridge M. MOORES. Structural geology. New York: W.H. Freeman, 1992, 532 s. ISBN 0-7167-2252-6. info
- DE PAOR, Declan G. Structural geology and personal computers. 1st ed. Oxford: Pergamon, 1996, xvi, 527 s. ISBN 0-08-042430-9. info
- PARK, R. G. Foundations of structural geology. 3rd ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997, xii, 202. ISBN 0412644002. info
- SYKES, L. R. Plate tectonics and great earthquakes : 50 years of earth-shaking events. New York: Columbia University Press, 2019, xii, 256. ISBN 9780231186889. info
- SCHETTINO, Antonio. Quantitative plate tectonics : physics of the earth - plate kinematics - geodynamics. Cham: Springer, 2015, xiv, 403. ISBN 9783319091341. info
- FRISCH, Wolfgang, Martin MESCHEDE and Ronald C. BLAKEY. Plate tectonics : continental drift and mountain building. Heidelberg: Springer, 2011, viii, 212. ISBN 9783540765035. info
- Plate tectonics : an insider's history of the modern theory of the Earth. Edited by Naomi Oreskes. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 2003, xxiv, 424. ISBN 0813341329. info
- MERLE, Olivier. Emplacement mechanisms of nappes and thrust sheets. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998, viii, 159. ISBN 0792348796. info
- PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Interactive plate tectonics. Dubugue: Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1996, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 0-697-28731-9. info
- ROWLAND, Stephen Mark and Ernest M. DUEBENDORFER. Structural analysis and synthesis : a laboratory course in structural geology. 2nd ed. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Science, 1994, xi, 279. ISBN 0865423660. info
- COX, Allan and R. Brian HART. Plate tectonics : how it works. Palo Alto, Calif.: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1986, xxi, 392. ISBN 086542313X. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures and practical exercises.
- Assessment methods
- Written test with practical problems.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2022/2023.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět lze v tomto roce výjimečně zapsat opakovaně (změna obsahu)
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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